User Manual
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UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 11: UniFi Switch Details
Chapter 11: UniFi Switch 
Details
A UniFi Switch hyperlink opens the UniFi Switch’s Details 
window either in the Properties panel or as a separate 
popup window. You can always dock this window in the 
Properties panel or detach it as a separate window. 
Properties
The Properties panel appears on the right side of the 
screen. Information about each selected device appears as 
a popup within this panel.
Remove All  Click   to close the Properties panel.
Collapse All  Click   to collapse all of the popups 
torows.
The top of the popup remains and displays the following:
•  Display  Click   to display the device information.
•  (icon)  Displays the icon
of the device (the icon will vary 
depending on the model). 
•  (status)  Displays to indicate the device status.
 - Pending Approval  A solid orange circle   indicates 
the default state, available for adoption.
 - Connected  A solid green circle   indicates a 
managed connection.
 - Managed by Other  A solid gray circle   indicates 
that the device is not in the default state but not 
controlled by the current UniFi Controller.
 - Disconnected  A red warning icon 
!
 indicates no 
connection.
•  Name/MAC Address  Displays the device name or MAC 
address of the device.
•  Restart  Click 
to restart the selected device.
•  Locate  Click 
to flash the LED on the device and the 
device icon on the Map tab so you can locate it. The LED 
will flash until the Locate button is clicked again. (The 
icon on the Map tab will flash three times and stop.)
•  Upgrade  Click 
to upgrade the device. (This icon 
does not appear if an upgrade is not available or there 
are pending changes.)
•  Undock from Properties Panel  Click   to display the 
same information in a separate popup screen that can 
be moved anywhere within the browser screen.
•  Close Properties  Click   to close the device popup.
Hide Property Panel  Click   to hide the Properties panel 
but allow the device popups to remain accessible from 
this panel. Click the properties   icon to re-open it.
The upper part of the detached popup screen has an icon 
for each port.
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).
Indicates STP blocking.
Indicates mirroring mode.
Place your cursor over a port to view details.
•  Port  Displays the port number.
•  Name  Displays the name of the port.
•  Status  Displays the connection speed and duplex mode.
•  TX  Displays the amount of data transmitted.
•  RX  Displays the amount of data received.
•  PoE  (Not applicable to the SFP ports.) Displays the PoE 
setting:
 - Off  PoE is disabled.
 - 24V Passive  24V passive PoE is enabled.
 - __W  Power output is displayed in watts.
 - PoE+  802.3at/af devices can be plugged in and 
automatically receive PoE.










