User Manual
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UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 9: Insights
Overview
Port  The ports display their status and port number:
Indicates a 10/100 Mbps connection.
Indicates a 1 Gbps (1000 Mbps) connection.
Indicates a 10 Gbps connection.
Indicates 1 Gbps (1000 Mbps) connection with PoE.
Indicates the connection is disabled (no network or 
VLAN is enabled).
Indicates no connection (the network or VLAN is 
enabled, but the port is not in use).
Switch  If All Switches is selected, then this displays the 
hostname, alias, or MAC address of the UniFi Switch. You 
can click the name to get additional details. For more 
information, see “UniFi Switch Details” on page 93.
Name  Displays the name of the port.
PoE  Displays the PoE setting:
•  (blank)  PoE is disabled.
•  24V Passive  24V passive PoE is enabled.
•  PoE+  802.3at/af devices can be plugged in and 
automatically receive PoE.
•  __W  Power output is displayed in watts.
Mode  Displays the operation mode:
•  Switching  The default mode.
•  Mirroring  The network traffic of this port will receive 
the mirrored traffic from the port selected in ”Port 
Configuration” on page 95.
•  Aggregate  This port is part of an aggregate link. A port 
channel, also known as a Link Aggregation Group (LAG), 
combines multiple links into a single logical link (single 
IP address) for load balancing and/or redundancy.
Networks/VLANs  Displays the networks/VLANs that the 
port belongs to. If the Mode is Aggregate, then it displays 
the aggregation detail.
Link Status  Displays the connection speed and duplex 
mode.
STP  Displays the STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) mode.
TX  Displays the amount of data transmitted.
RX  Displays the amount of data received.
TX Rate  Displays the transmit rate.
RX Rate  Displays the receive rate.
Activity  Displays the level of activity. The different colors 
represent different types of packet activity.
Color Packet Activity
TX rate
RX rate
You can place your mouse over the Activity icon to display 
the specific TX or RX rate.
Actions  Click a button to perform the desired action:
•  Edit  Click 
EDIT
to make changes to the port settings. 
For more information, see “UniFi Switch Details” on 
page 93.
•  Clear Counters  Click 
CLEAR COUNTERS
 to clear the port 
statistics.
•  Power Cycle  If applicable, click 
POWER CYCLE
to power 
cycle the port.










