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| UniFi | Instructions on how to configure UniFi integration with UniFi Controller by Ubiquiti. | ubiquiti.png |
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UniFi by Ubiquiti Networks, inc. is a software that binds gateways, switches and wireless access points together with one graphical front end.
There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant:
Configuration
Home Assistant offers UniFi integration through Configuration -> Integrations -> UniFi Controller. For legacy support old device_tracker configurations are imported and set up as new integrations.
Enter host address, user name and password and then continue to select which site you want to connect to Home Assistant. The user needs administrator privileges in order to control POE switches.
Extra configuration for device tracker
You can augment the behavior of UniFi device tracker by adding
# Example configuration.yaml entry
unifi:
controllers:
- host: unifi
site: My site
ssid_filter:
- 'HomeSSID'
'IoTSSID'
{% configuration %} host: description: Same address as relevant config entry, needed to identify config entry type: string required: true default: None site: description: Same site as relevant config entry, needed to identify config entry type: string required: true default: None block_client: description: Clients that can be blocked from the network type: list required: false default: None detection_time: description: How long since the last seen time before the device is marked away, specified in seconds. type: integer required: false default: 300 ssid_filter: description: Filter the SSIDs that tracking will occur on. type: list required: false default: None {% endconfiguration %}
Configuring Users
The UniFi controller allows you to create multiple users on it besides the main administrator. If all you want to use is the device tracker then it is recommended that you create a limited user that has read-only permissions for the Unifi device tracker. If you want blocking of network access or POE control as well you would need to have 'admin' permissions.
Conflicts with MQTT
The Unifi controller can either be a dedicated hardware device (UniFi's cloud key), or as software any Linux system. If you run the Unifi controller on the same operating system as Home Assistant there may be conflicts in ports if you have the MQTT integration as well.
It is recommended that you run the Unifi controller in a dedicated virtual machine to avoid that situation.
Presence detection
This platform allows you to detect presence by looking at devices connected to a Ubiquiti UniFi controller.
Troubleshooting and Time Synchronization
Presence detection depends on accurate time configuration between Home Assistant and the UniFi controller.
If Home Assistant and the UniFi controller are running on separate machines or VMs ensure that all clocks are synchronized. Failing to have synchronized clocks will lead to Home Assistant failing to mark a device as home.
Switch
Block network access for clients
Allow control of network access to clients configured in configuration.yaml
Control clients powered by POE
Entities appear automatically for each connected POE client. If no POE client device is in operation, no entity will be visible. Note: Unifi infrastructure devices such as access points and other switches are not (yet) supported, even if they are powered over ethernet themselves.
Note that POE control actually configures the network port of the switch which the client is connected to.
Debugging integration
If you have problems with UniFi or the integration you can add debug prints to the log.
logger:
default: info
logs:
aiounifi: debug
homeassistant.components.unifi: debug
homeassistant.components.device_tracker.unifi: debug
homeassistant.components.switch.unifi: debug