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title: "Ubiquiti Unifi direct AP"
description: "Instructions on how to use a Unifi WAP as a device tracker."
date: 2017-11-17 14:59
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ha_category: Presence Detection
ha_iot_class: "Local Polling"
ha_release: 0.59
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This platform allows you to detect presence by looking at devices connected to a [UniFi AP](https://www.ubnt.com/products/#unifi). This device tracker differs form [Ubiquiti Unifi WAP](/components/device_tracker.unifi/) because it doesn't require the Unifi controller software.

To use this device tracker in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
device_tracker:
  - platform: unifi_direct
    host: YOUR_AP_IP_ADDRESS
    username: YOUR_USERNAME
    password: YOUR_PASSWORD
```

{% configuration %}
host:
  description: The hostname or IP address of your Unifi AP.
  required: true
  type: string
username:
  description: The SSH device username used to connect to your Unifi AP.
  required: true
  type: string
password:
  description: The SSH device password used to connect to your Unifi AP.
  required: true
  type: string
{% endconfiguration %}

See the [device tracker component page](/components/device_tracker/) for instructions how to configure the people to be tracked.