User Manual
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UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 3: Using the UniFi Controller Software
Clicking an Event Device Link
The messages have clickable links for client and UniFi 
devices:
•  “UniFi Security Gateway Details” on page 85
•  “UniFi Switch Details” on page 93
•  “UniFi Access Point Details” on page 103
•  “UniFi VoIP Phone Details” on page 115
•  “Client Details” on page 117
Alerts
When there is a new alert, an orange icon displaying the 
number of new alerts appears.
The Alerts   tab displays a list of important events, 
along with the corresponding device icon, device name, 
message, date, andtime. 
Maximize/Minimize  Click   to maximize the screen size. 
Click again to minimize the screen size. 
Close  Click   to close the screen.
Show archived alerts  Select this option to display all of 
the archived alert messages.
Archive All  Click Archive All to archives all of the alert 
messages.
Search    You can enter text that you want 
to search for. Simply begin typing; there is no need to 
press Enter.
Archive  Click   to archive the selected alert message.
Icons
The messages use the following icons (not all are shown 
here):
UniFi Security Gateway
UniFi Switch
UniFi Access Point
UniFi VoIP Phone
Clicking an Alert Device Link
The messages have clickable links for client and UniFi 
devices:
•  “UniFi Security Gateway Details” on page 85
•  “UniFi Switch Details” on page 93
•  “UniFi Access Point Details” on page 103
•  “UniFi VoIP Phone Details” on page 115
•  “Client Details” on page 117
Settings
The Settings 
tab displays a list of available sub-tabs:
•  Site  Site-related settings.
•  Wireless Networks  Wireless network and group setup, 
including Zero Handoff Roaming.
•  Hotspot 2.0  Hotspot 2.0 settings.
•  Networks  Wired network setup.
•  Routing & Firewall  Routing and firewall settings.
•  Guest Control  Guest portal and policies.
•  Profiles  RADIUS authentication profiles.
•  Admins  Admin accounts and privileges.
•  User Groups  User group settings.
•  DPI  Deep Packet Inspection settings.
•  Controller  Identity, discovery, and email server settings.
•  Cloud Access  Cloud login credentials.
•  Maintenance  System configuration backup, system 
configuration restore, and support files.
•  Auto Backup  Auto-backup settings.
Settings > Site
Configure the site-specific settings. To switch sites, select a 
different site from the Current Site drop-down menu at the 
top of any screen.










