User Guide

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UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 3: Using the UniFi Controller Software
Configure the following options:
- Radio Select the appropriate radio, 2G or 5G.
- Channel Select the channel that all of the APs will use
for Zero Handoff Roaming.
Load Balancing (Not available if you enabled the Mobility
option.) Select this option to balance the number of
clients you specify per radio. Then enter the number of
clients in the field provided.
Legacy Support (Not available if you enabled the Mobility
option.) By default, legacy devices, such as 802.11b
devices, are excluded. Select this option if you want to
support legacy devices.
Save Click to apply changes.
Cancel Click
CANCEL
to discard changes.
For each WLAN group, you have the following:
• Remove a WLAN Group To remove a WLAN group,
select it from the drop-down menu, and then click the
button.
• Options To make changes, select the WLAN group from
the drop-down menu, and then click . Go to “Add
or Edit a WLAN Group” on page 19.
Wireless Networks
Name Displays the wireless network name or SSID.
Security Displays the type of security being used on your
wireless network.
Guest Network Indicates whether or not the network is a
guest network.
Actions Click a button to perform the desired action:
• Edit Click to make changes to the wireless
network settings. Go to the Create or Edit a Wireless
Network section in the next column.
• Delete Click to remove the wireless network.
Create Wireless Network Click to add
a wireless network. Go to the Create or Edit a Wireless
Network section in the next column.
Create or Edit a Wireless Network
• Name/SSID Enter or edit the wireless network name
orSSID.
• Enabled Select this option to make this network active.
• Security Select the type of security to use on your
wireless network.
- Open This option is typically only used on the guest
network. When enabled, wireless network access is
open to anyone without requiring a password.
- WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is the oldest
and least secure security algorithm. WPA
™
security
methods should be used when possible.
• WEP Key Enter a WEP encryption key in
hexadecimal format. You can enter a 64-bit or
128-bit key:
Type Hex
64-bit 10 Hexadecimal Characters
(0-9, A-F, or a-f)
Example: 00112233AA
Note: You can use 5 printable characters,
which will be translated to the
corresponding HEX code.
128-bit 26 Hexadecimal Characters
(0-9, A-F, or a-f)
Example:
00112233445566778899AABBCC
Note: You can use 13 printable
characters, which will be translated to the
corresponding HEX code.
• Key Index Specify which Index of the WEP Key
to use. Four different WEP keys can be configured
at the same time, but only one is used. Select the
effective key: 1, 2, 3, or 4.
- WPA-Personal WPA or Wi-Fi Protected Access was
developed as an encryption method stronger than
WEP. WPA-Personal requires a passphrase to connect
to the wireless network.
• Security Key Enter the passphrase that users will
use to connect to the wireless network.