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Install Unifi controller on Ubuntu
These instructions were validated for unifi controller v5.7.23 being installed on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
- Start with clean install of Ubuntu 18.04 on Oracle VirtualBox v5.2.12.
- Install java 8 using websiteforstudents.com or tecadmin.net.
- If desired, install the firewall GUI administration tool from Software Center (apt install gnome-software)
- Review the Unifi ports to open
- As of 14 July 2018, add TCP ports 8080, 8443 and UDP 3478 to public/permanent
- Note: Enabling Cloud Access and accessing the controller via https://unifi.ubnt.com instead does not require opening 8443, and is safer since no direct Internet access is permitted to your controller's management.
$ sudo -s $ cd /root $ mkdir downloads
Download the latest controller software from ubnt.com. It will be named something like "unifi_sysvinit_all.deb":
apt-get install ./unifi_sysvinit_all.deb
Fix /usr/bin/mongod noted in community.ubnt.com:
$ cd /usr/bin $ sudo -s $ mv mongod mongod.bin
Replace mongod with the following:
#!/bin/bash cleaned_args=$(echo $* | sed -e 's/--nohttpinterface//') exec /usr/bin/mongod.bin ${cleaned_args}
Fix permissions:
$ chmod +x mongod
Restart services:
$ systemctl restart unifi $ systemctl status unifi
If desired, cat /var/log/unifi/server.log and mongod.log to ensure no errors are reported.
Now you may use the VM or another machine to access the webpage on the virtual machine's IP (https://VM_IP_ADDRESS:8443/login)
If the AP can't be found, do the following:
ssh to AP IP address and login as ubnt, using the default password ubnt. You may need to factory reset the controller if the password has been changed.
Tell the AP where the controller software is running (IP below is VirtualMachine noted above):
set-inform http://192.168.1.182:8080/inform
Then login to the controller and adopt the AP.
Other notes:
- To get to the AP properties which list the radio channels and power output, click on "Statistics" in the controller's left sidebar and then click the AP's MAC address.