Configure Equipment

YouTube user, Crosstalk Solutions, created a great video showing how to set up your equipment. The video is titled, “Complete Unifi Setup Start to Finish” and can be found here.

• Connect a CAT 5/6 cable from the Internet port on your ISP’s router/modem to the WAN 1 port of the Unifi Security Gateway (USG)[CM1] [CM2]
• Connect another Cat 5/6 cable from the LAN 1 Port of the Unifi Security Gateway to port 1 of the Ubiquiti Unifi switch.
• Connect the Ubiquiti Unifi CloudKey to port 2 of the Unifi switch. The cloud controller should power up as long as POE is enabled on Port 2.
• Connect your computer to port 3 of the Unifi switch.
• Connect as many of the mesh wireless access points to the switch as possible. If you cannot fit them all, don’t worry. You can do this part in phases. No need for the POE injector at this point. Each of the access points should power up if POE is enabled on the port they are plugged into.

All devices should get an IP from the USG if your internet modem/router is set to DHCP. Contact your ISP if it is not set to DHCP.

• Connect to the USG by opening your internet browser and going to http://192.168.1.1
• Change the IP to match your ISP settings
• Install Google Chrome
• Install Google Chrome UBNT Discovery extension (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ubiquiti-device-discovery/hmpigflbjeapnknladcfphgkemopofig?hl=en)
• Open UBNT Discovery extension and click “Unifi Family”
• Click “Find Cloud Key”
• Click on IP address
• Click Manage
• Select all devices to configure
• On the configure Wi-Fi screen, the first Secure SSID is meant to be your private network not your resident Wi-Fi network
• Select “Enable Guest Access”
• The Guest SSID will be your resident Wi-Fi network. Name the SSID accordingly. (e.g. Get Connected Fresno)
• Input Admin Name, Admin Email, and Password. These credentials will be used to manage the controller and equipment. Best to only share this information with those who will be setting up and configuring equipment.

• Enter Ubiquiti Cloud access credentials. If you do not have a cloud account. Click the Register now button. These credentials will also be used to manage the controller and equipment. Best to only share this information with those who will be setting up and configuring equipment.
• Log into Unifi with the Cloud Access credentials from previous step
• Click on Devices and name each of the device by clicking on the device, then configuration, and then entering the name in the Alias field
• If you have, additional WAP’s to set up, unplug all but one and plug in the remaining WAP’s. Then configure them the same way you did in the previous steps
• Update all of the device firmware to the latest by clicking the “Rolling Upgrade” button.
• Label all devices and ports to ensure easy trouble shooting in the field
• Update property info sheet, site map, and any documentation with the new device names and information.

Once fully installed at the site, it is highly recommend that you change all of the device names, IP’s, usernames, and passwords to something specific to your agency. Using the default values for these items is a security risk. In addition, setting these items during the bench configuration might cause issues when you are out at the site as network settings might be different.