Basic Configuration

Ensure DNS/hosts are setup for Unifi controller. Read Example Unifi VLAN for a in-depth walkthrough.

Router Configuration

Forward traffic to Unifi Controller for AP to be managed - will be located slightly differently for each router.

Note

These are only needed if not using VLAN separation.

Enable Unifi Controller Assignment in EdgeOS or DHCP Option 43

This should be enabled for subnets in which the AP will reside. This will allow the AP to be auto-detected by the controller.

See Setup DHCP & DNS for VLANs for setting up the Unifi Controller option for DHCP on EdgeOS.

For non-EdgeOS routers, this can be enabled in using option 43.

Reference

0644 root root dhcpd.conf

option space ubnt;
option ubnt.unifi-address code 1 = ip-address;

class "ubnt" {
        match if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 4) = "ubnt";
        option vendor-class-identifier "ubnt";
        vendor-option-space ubnt;
}

subnet 10.10.10.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
        range 10.10.10.100 10.10.10.160;
        option ubnt.unifi-address {UNIFI CONTROLLER IP};
        option routers 10.10.10.2;
        option broadcast-address 10.10.10.255;
        option domain-name-servers 168.95.1.1, 8.8.8.8;
        # ...
}