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Chapter 6: Devices

If displayed, the LED color of the device icon indicates the

device status.

• Blue/Green Indicates the device is connected.

• Red/Orange Indicates the device is disconnected or

not managed by this site (Pending Approval or Managed

by Other).

Name/MAC Address Displays the hostname, alias, or

MAC address of the UniFi device. You can click the name

to get additional details. 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

IP Address Displays the IP address used by the UniFi

device.

Status Indicates the device status: Connected,

Disconnected, Pending Approval, Adopting, Upgrading,

Managed by Other, or Isolated (APs only).

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.

Version Displays the version number of the UniFi device’s

firmware.

Uptime Displays the duration of time the UniFi device has

been running.

Actions Click a button to perform the desired action:

• Locate For most devices, click

to flash the LED

on the physical device and the device’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.)

If the device is a Phone, then click

to ring the

Phone and flash the Phone’s icon on the Map tab so you

can locate it. The Phone will ring until you click Locate

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.

Gateway/Switches

All UniFi Gateway and Switch devices are displayed.

(icon) Displays the icon corresponding to the UniFi device

(not all icons are shown below):

UniFi Security Gateway

UniFi Security Gateway Pro

UniFi 24-Port Switch

UniFi 48-Port Switch

The LED color of the device icon indicates the device

status.

• Blue Indicates the device is connected.

• Red Indicates the device is disconnected or not

managed by this site (Pending Approval or Managed by

Other).