Ubiquiti Networks UniFi Controller
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Ubiquiti Networks UniFi Controller

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Article summary

The UniFi Controller is a wireless network management software solution for managing multiple wireless networks using a web browser.

Types of Assets Fetched

This adapter fetches the following types of assets:

  • Devices

Parameters

  1. UniFi Controller Domain (required) - The hostname of the UniFi Controller server.
  2. User Name and Password (required) - Specify the user name and password for a read-only user. A user with 'Read Only' role provides permission to access the data necessary to a given API resource. For more details, see the below section.
  3. Site (optional, default: default) - Specify the site name to fetch devices from.
    • If supplied, Axonius will fetch data from the specified site name.
    • If not supplied, Axonius will fetch data from site name 'default'.
  4. Verify SSL - Select whether to verify the SSL certificate of the server against the CA database inside of Axonius. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.
  5. HTTPS Proxy (optional) - Connect the adapter to a proxy instead of directly connecting it to the domain.

To learn more about common adapter connection parameters and buttons, see Adding a New Adapter Connection.

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Advanced Settings

Note:

Advanced settings can either apply for all connections for this adapter, or you can set different advanced settings and/or different scheduling for a specific connection, refer to ​Advanced Configuration for Adapters

  • UniFi SSID include list (optional, default: empty) - Specify a comma-separated list of UniFi SSID.
    • If supplied, all connections for this adapter will only fetch devices whose SSID is any of the comma-separated list of UniFi SSID that have been defined in this field.
    • If not supplied, all connections for this adapter will fetch devices that are associated with any SSID.
Note:

For details on general advanced settings under the Adapter Configuration tab, see Adapter Advanced Settings.

Configuring a Read-Only User in UniFi Controller Dashboard

To configure a read-only user for Axonius:

  1. Open the Unifi Controller dashboard.
  2. Go to Settings -> Admins -> click Add New Admin.

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  1. For Invite to Controller, select Manually set and store the password.
  2. Define a name and a password.
  3. Select Read Only role.
  4. Provide the user with the following Global Permissions:
    • Allow system stats access
    • Allow read only access to all sites
  5. Click Create.

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