User Guide

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UniFi Controller User Guide
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
Chapter 3: Using the UniFi Controller Software
Create or Edit a Network
• Name Enter or edit the network name.
• Purpose Select the most appropriate description:
Corporate, Guest, Remote User VPN, Site-to-Site VPN,
Voice, or VLAN Only. Then follow the instructions for
your selection:
Corporate or Guest Network
• IP/Subnet Enter the IP address and prefix size.
• VLAN (Not available for the default Corporate network,
LAN.) Enter the VLAN ID.
• IGMP Snooping Select this option to monitor IGMP
(Internet Group Management Protocol) traffic and
thereby manage multicast traffic.
• DHCP Server Enabled by default. The local DHCP server
assigns IP addresses to DHCP clients on the network.
• DHCP Range Enter the starting and ending IP
addresses of the range in the fields provided.
• DHCP Name Server Configure the name or DNS
(Domain Name System) server setting.
- Auto Enabled by default. Name servers are
automatically assigned by the DHCP server.
- Manual Select this option to manually select name
servers.
• Name Server 1/2 Enter the IP address of the name
server in each field.
• DHCP WINS Server Select this option to designate
WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) server(s).
- WINS Server 1/2 Enter the IP address of the WINS
server in each field.
• DHCP Lease Time The IP addresses assigned by the
DHCP server are valid only for the duration specified
by the lease time. Increasing the time ensures client
operation without interruption, but could introduce
potential conflicts. Decreasing the lease time avoids
potential address conflicts, but might cause more slight
interruptions to the client while it acquires a new IP
address from the DHCP server. Enter the number of
seconds.
• DHCP Guarding Disabled by default. Select this option
to detect and block unauthorized DHCP servers.
- Trusted DHCP Server IP Enter the IP address of the
trusted DHCP server.
• Save Click
to apply changes.
• Cancel Click
CANCEL
to discard changes.
Remote User VPN
• IP/Subnet Enter the IP address and prefix size.
• IP Pool The starting and ending IP addresses of the
pool automatically appear after you complete the
IP/Subnet field.
• Name Server Configure the name or DNS (Domain
Name System) server setting.
- Auto Enabled by default. Name servers are
automatically assigned by the DHCP server.
- Manual Select this option to manually select name
servers.
• Name Server 1/2 Enter the IP address of the name
server in each field.
• WINS Server Select this option to designate WINS
(Windows Internet Naming Service) server(s).
- WINS Server 1/2 Enter the IP address of the WINS
server in each field.
• RADIUS IP Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server,
which is used for authentication.
• RADIUS Password Enter the password of the RADIUS
server.