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Site, Stations, Refresh – Ubiquiti Networks UniF AP AC Outdoor User Manual

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Chapter 2: Using the UniFi Controller Software

UniFi

®

Controller User Guide

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.

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.

Site

To create a new site, click the arrow to display the

drop-down menu.
Click Add Site, and the Add Site screen will appear:

ID

Enter a unique name to permanently identify the

site. It will be used in the URL, and if you customize the
portal, it will be used to identify the site folder.

Name

Enter a name that describes the site. It will be

used in the Site drop-down menu.

Save

Click Save to save changes.

Cancel

Click Cancel to discard changes.

APs

active

Click the arrow to display a list of Access

Points that are online.

inactive

Click the arrow to display a list of Access

Points that were previously online but are no longer
accessible.

pending

Click the arrow to display a list of Access

Points that are not yet managed but are available.

Stations

users

Displays the total number of users.

guests

Displays the total number of guests.

Refresh

Click the Refresh icon to update the on-screen
information. Select the refresh interval: Manually, Every
5 seconds
, Every 15 seconds, Every 30 seconds, Every
minute
, Every 2 minutes (default), or Every 5 minutes.
At the bottom of the screen, there are four tabs:
Recent Events (see the next column)
Alerts (see the next column)
“Settings” on page 7
“Admin” on page 14

Recent Events

The Recent Events tab displays a list of recent events, along
with the corresponding date, time, and message.

Event Slider

Move the slider right and left to navigate

between pages of events.

Search

You can enter text that you want to search for.

Simply begin typing; there is no need to press Enter.
You can apply one of the following filters:

Admin

Only display recent events for the administrator.

AP

Only display recent events for the AP.

All

Display all of the recent events.

within

Filter recent events based on the time period you

specify. Select 1 hour, 8 hours, 24 hours, 2 days, 7 days,
2 weeks, or 1 month.

Clicking an Event Device Link

The messages have clickable links

[

blue text in gray

brackets

]

for AP (see “Access Point Details” on page

32), User, and Guest (see “User/Guest Details” on page
43)
. Details vary based on the selection.

Alerts

When there is an alert, a red circle will flash on the Alerts
tab. The Alerts tab displays a list of important events, along
with the corresponding date, time, and message.

Alert Slider

Move the slider right and left to navigate

between pages of alerts.

Search

You can enter text that you want to search for.

Simply begin typing; there is no need to press Enter.
You can apply one of the following filters:

Unarchived

Only display alert messages that have not

been archived.

All

Display all of the alert messages.

Archive All

Archive all of the alert messages.

Adopt

Adopt an Access Point that is waiting for adoption.

Archive

Archive the selected alert message.

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