User Guide

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UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 3: Using the UniFi Controller Software
Site
The UniFi Controller can manage multiple UniFi networks,
which are called sites. Each site has its own configurations,
maps, statistics, guest portals, and site administrator
accounts. The multiple sites are logically separated, and
the initial site is named Default.
Current Site To create a new site, click the drop-down
arrow to display the drop-down menu.
Click Add Site, and the Add Site screen will appear:
• Site Name Enter a name that describes the site. It will
be used in the Current Site drop-down menu.
• Submit Click
SUBMIT
to save changes.
Properties
The Properties tab is hidden by default. To display it, click
the properties icon.
Information about each selected device appears as a
popup within this tab. The information varies depending
on the device type. For more information, see the
appropriate chapter:
• “UniFi Security Gateway Details” on page 67
• “UniFi Switch Details” on page 75
• “UniFi Access Point Details” on page 83
• “UniFi VoIP Phone Details” on page 95
• “Client Details” on page 97
Controls and Live Chat
At the bottom left of the screen, there are three controls:
•
• Alerts (see “Alerts” on page 32)
•
Events (see “Events” on page 32)
At the bottom right of the screen, there is the live chat
tab. Click
Chat with us
to open a window for online chat
support.
Settings
The tab displays a list of available sub-tabs:
• Site Site-related settings.
• Wireless Networks Wireless network and group setup,
including Zero Handoff Roaming.
• Networks Wired network setup.
• Guest Control Guest portal and policies.
• Admins Admin accounts and privileges.
• User Groups User group settings.
• VoIP VoIP setup.
• Extensions VoIP extension, group, and conference
options.
• Controller Identity, discovery, and email server settings.
• Cloud Access Cloud login credentials.
• Maintenance System configuration backup, system
configuration restore, and support files.
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.
Site Configuration
Site Name Change the name of the site.
Country Select the appropriate country.
Time Zone Select the appropriate time zone.
Services
Automatic Upgrade When enabled, the following
options will automatically upgrade your firmware when an
update is available.
• Automatically upgrade AP firmware Select this option
to automatically upgrade firmware on the APs.
• Automatically upgrade phone firmware Select
this option to automatically upgrade firmware on the
Phones.
LED When enabled, the LED on the UniFi device will light
up. When disabled, the LED will turn off.