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UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 6: Devices
Only the super admin – not any site admin – can view
devices that are Pending Approval and then adopt them
on the UniFi Controller.
Note: The super admin account was created
during the initial installation; for more
information, see “Configuring the UniFi
Controller Software” on page 2.
Model Displays the model name of the UniFi device.
Clients Displays the number of clients connected to
theAP.
Down Displays the total amount of data downloaded by
the AP.
Up Displays the total amount of data uploaded by the AP.
Channel Displays the transmit/receive channel being
used by the AP. The radio band is represented as (ng) for
2.4 GHz and (na)/(ac) for 5 GHz.
Actions Click a button to perform the desired action:
• Locate Click to flash the LED on the AP and the
AP’s 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.)
• Restart Click to restart the selected device.
• Upgrade If a software upgrade is available for the
device, click to install the latest UniFi firmware
on the device. The Status will appear as Upgrading until
the process is complete and the device reconnects to
the UniFi Controller software.
• Adopt Click to adopt a device that appears as
Pending Approval for its status. The Status will appear as
Adopting until the device is connected.
Performance
(icon) Displays the icon corresponding to the AP model
(not all icons are shown below):
UniFi AP Pro, UniFi AP AC Lite/LR/Pro
UniFi AP AC EDU
UniFi AP In-Wall
UniFi AP/AP LR
UniFi AP AC
UniFi AP AC Outdoor
UniFi AP Outdoor+
UniFi AP Outdoor5
The LED color of the icon indicates the device status.
• Blue/Green Indicates the device is connected.
• Gray Indicates the device is pending approval.
• Red/Orange Indicates the device is disconnected or
not managed by this site (Pending Approval or Managed
by Other).
Device Name Displays the hostname, alias, or MAC
address of the AP. You can click the name to get additional
details; see “UniFi Access Point Details” on page 103
for more information.
IP Address Displays the IP address of the AP.
Status Displays the connection status.
• Connected The AP is physically wired to the network.
• Connected (100 FDX) The AP is physically wired to the
network at 100 Mbps in full-duplex mode.
• Connected (wireless) The AP is wirelessly uplinked to a
physically wired AP.
• Disconnected The AP is unreachable by the UniFi
Controller software.
• Isolated A managed AP is unable to locate itsuplink.
• Managed by Other The AP is not in the default state
but it is not controlled by the UniFi Controller.
• Pending Approval The AP is in the default state and is
available for adoption.
Only the super admin – not any site admin – can view
devices that are Pending Approval and then adopt them
on the UniFi Controller.
Note: The super admin account was created
during the initial installation; for more
information, see “Configuring the UniFi
Controller Software” on page 2.
2G Clients Displays the number of clients connected to
the AP using the 2.4 GHz band.
5G Clients Displays the number of clients connected to
the AP using the 5 GHz band.
TX Displays the overall TX (transmit) rate.
RX Displays the overall RX (receive) rate.
TX 2G Displays the overall TX rate for the 2.4 GHz radio
band. The different colors represent different types of
packet activity:
Color Packet Activity
Packets sent
Packets retried
Packets not sent due to likely interference