User Manual
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UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 3: Using the UniFi Controller Software
Settings > Admins
You can create administrator accounts that are 
site-specific; these site administrators can only see the 
sites they manage and cannot see any devices that are 
Pending Approval.
The super admin account is created during the Setup 
Wizard and has global admin (read/write) access; this 
super admin account cannot be revoked or re-invited. 
Only the super admin –not any site admin– can view 
wired devices that are Pending Approval and then adopt 
them on the UniFi Controller. 
Note: Ensure that you save the super admin login 
information for futureuse, including the adoption of 
new wired devices.
To create operator accounts for the Hotspot Manager, see 
“Operator Accounts” on page 123.
Username  Displays the name of the administrator.
Email  Displays the email address of the administrator.
Role  Displays the permissions level: Admin (read/write 
access) or Read Only.
Verified  Displays a checkmark to indicate that an admin 
is verified after he or she responds to an email invitation.
Actions  Click a button to perform the desired action:
•  Edit  Click 
EDIT
to make changes.
•  Delete  Click 
to delete the user group. (The 
Default user group cannot be deleted.)
Add New Admin  Click 
to add a new site 
admin. Go to the Create or Edit an Admin section. 
To create operator accounts for the Hotspot Manager, see 
“Operator Accounts” on page 123.
Create or Edit an Admin
•  Email  Enter the email address of the new administrator.
•  Name  Enter the name of the new administrator.
•  Invite to SDN  Select this option to allow the new 
administrator access to SDN (Software-Defined 
Networking) settings. The new administrator must use 
his or her own cloud account (linked to the same email 
address) to manage the UniFi Controller. The admin 
who issued the invitation can select which role the 
new administrator will have with respect to the UniFi 
Controller. 
•  Role  Select Administrator (read/write access) or 
ReadOnly.
•  Invite  Click to send an email invitation.
•  Cancel  Click to discard changes.
Settings > User Groups
Configure user groups on this screen. The default user 
group is named Default and has no bandwidth limits.
User Group Settings
Name  Displays the name of the user group.
Bandwidth Limit (Download)  Displays the download 
limit.
Bandwidth Limit (Upload)  Displays the upload limit.
Actions  Click a button to perform the desired action:
•  Edit  Click 
EDIT
to make changes to the user group 
settings. Go to the “Create or Edit a User Group” on 
page 40 section below.
•  Delete  Click 
to delete the user group. (The 
Default user group cannot be deleted.)
Create New User Group  Click 
to create 
a new user group. Go to the Create or Edit a User Group 
section. 
Create or Edit a User Group
•  Name  Enter or edit the name of the user group.
•  Bandwidth Limit (Download)  Select to limit the 
download bandwidth. Enter the maximum in Kbps.










