How to configure ubiquiti network equipment¶

General steps¶

• Reset the device
• ssh into it (username: ubnt, password: ubnt)
• Setup a password

Upgrading most ubiquiti access points¶

• Dowload the latest firmware from https://www.ui.com/download
• scp it to the device as /tmp/fwupdate.bin
• ssh into the device, run syswrapper.sh upgrade2 & (seems to need to be backgrounded)

Enabling ssh access without a password¶

• Add your public RSA (ed25519 don't work) to /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys

Configuring Wifi¶

• Download the "unifi network" app
• Go to account->standalone devices : wait for the aps to show up

Installing OpenWRT on AP Lite/LR/Pro¶

Stock ubiquiti does not work in IPv6 only environments. So replacing the stock firmware with OpenWRT makes them usable.

• Update ("downgrade") to firmware version 3.7.58
  • https://dl.ui.com/unifi/firmware/U7PG2/3.7.58.6385/BZ.qca956x.v3.7.58.6385.170508.0957.bin
• Get the latest openwrt image
  • Check https://openwrt.org/toh/ubiquiti/unifiac
• Use mtd to replace it and to zero the backup copy