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UniFi

Config DNS

  • ServicesDNS->ResolverGeneral->Settings->Host Overrides:
- host: unifi-controller
  domain: grigri
  ip_address: 192.168.193.2
  description: Deployed on k8s.grigri in his own load balancer
  additional_names_for_this_host:
  - host: unifi
    domain: grigri
    description: Used for automatically adopt devices

» dog unifi-controller.grigri
A unifi-controller.grigri. 1h00m00s   192.168.193.2
» dog unifi
A unifi.grigri. 59m50s   192.168.193.2

Adopt devices

  • Factory reset:
  • 10 seconds button
  • ssh and run syswrapper.sh restore-default
  • Connect to the network
  • Click adopt from unifi web interface

Note: For wireless mesh use same channel for both APs (disable Channel Optimization). If still doesn't work go to legacy UI and set up same Channel and width in Settings->RADIOS

ssh access

Add SSH key to System->Network Device SSH Authentication->SSH Keys

ssh -oPubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-rsa -oHostkeyAlgorithms=+ssh-rsa -oKexAlgorithms=+diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 pando85@{{ hostname }}

Layer 3 methods for UAP adoption

From this doc, using SSH to adopt devices from the DMZ network.

After SSH into the device:

set-inform http://unifi-controller.grigri:8080/inform

And then you will see the device now show up for adoption.