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    Recovering Ubnt Controller?

    Water Closet
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    • wrx7m
      wrx7m @WrCombs last edited by

      @WrCombs One AP? I would just factory reset the AP

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      • WrCombs
        WrCombs @wrx7m last edited by

        @wrx7m said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

        @WrCombs One AP? I would just factory reset the AP

        yes, One AP.
        Would you recommend just re-installing Ubnt Controller ?

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        • Dashrender
          Dashrender @WrCombs last edited by

          @WrCombs said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

          @wrx7m said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

          @WrCombs One AP? I would just factory reset the AP

          yes, One AP.
          Would you recommend just re-installing Ubnt Controller ?

          yes - install a new controller - on the AP, use the reset button... then plug it in and adopt it into the new controller.

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          • wrx7m
            wrx7m @WrCombs last edited by

            @WrCombs - If I get to the point where I need to factory reset mine, I will be ditching the controller and using the Android app.

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            • Dashrender
              Dashrender @wrx7m last edited by

              @wrx7m said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

              @WrCombs - If I get to the point where I need to factory reset mine, I will be ditching the controller and using the Android app.

              For a single home controller - that is likely the best solution.

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              • WrCombs
                WrCombs @Dashrender last edited by

                @Dashrender said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                @WrCombs said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                @wrx7m said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                @WrCombs One AP? I would just factory reset the AP

                yes, One AP.
                Would you recommend just re-installing Ubnt Controller ?

                yes - install a new controller - on the AP, use the reset button... then plug it in and adopt it into the new controller.

                Okay.

                Now my question, Where do I start with that?

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                • WrCombs
                  WrCombs @Dashrender last edited by

                  @Dashrender said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                  @wrx7m said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                  @WrCombs - If I get to the point where I need to factory reset mine, I will be ditching the controller and using the Android app.

                  For a single home controller - that is likely the best solution.

                  There's an Android App???

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                  • wrx7m
                    wrx7m @WrCombs last edited by

                    @WrCombs Yup. You can provision the AP using it. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles the controller does, but it does most of what you want in a home network AP

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                    • WrCombs
                      WrCombs @wrx7m last edited by

                      @wrx7m said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                      @WrCombs Yup. You can provision the AP using it. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles the controller does, but it does most of what you want in a home network AP

                      I'll have to look into it.

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                      • wrx7m
                        wrx7m @WrCombs last edited by

                        @WrCombs https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en
                        https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012360487-UniFi-Getting-Started-with-the-UniFi-Mobile-App

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                        • WrCombs
                          WrCombs @wrx7m last edited by

                          @wrx7m said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                          @WrCombs https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en
                          https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012360487-UniFi-Getting-Started-with-the-UniFi-Mobile-App

                          thanks!

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                          • WrCombs
                            WrCombs @wrx7m last edited by

                            @wrx7m said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                            @WrCombs https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en
                            https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012360487-UniFi-Getting-Started-with-the-UniFi-Mobile-App

                            Would you suggest Standalone mode then for at home use?

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                            • wrx7m
                              wrx7m @WrCombs last edited by wrx7m

                              @WrCombs said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                              @wrx7m said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                              @WrCombs https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubnt.easyunifi&hl=en
                              https://help.ubnt.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012360487-UniFi-Getting-Started-with-the-UniFi-Mobile-App

                              Would you suggest Standalone mode then for at home use?

                              That all depends. With controller, you still need a controller. Stand alone means you no longer have to run one. These are the pros and cons of each according to that link-
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                              • Reid Cooper
                                Reid Cooper last edited by

                                For home use, stand alone is normally fine. But as wrx says, it is limited.

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                                • Dashrender
                                  Dashrender last edited by

                                  FYI - if you go the controller route, you only need the controller online to update the APs or if you're using a captive portal. There might be a few more cases where it needs to always be online, but these wouldn't be typical for a home use case.

                                  TL;DTR - controller is really only needed for setup, and updating.

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                                    bnrstnr last edited by

                                    If you had automatic backups setup you should totally be able to plug the old hard drive in and grab the latest backup (I think they're enabled by default?). I've done this a few times in the past.

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                                    • WrCombs
                                      WrCombs last edited by

                                      So I went home and downloaded the Unifi Mobile app.

                                      Tried to connect to my existing controller but none were found.

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                                        bnrstnr @WrCombs last edited by

                                        @WrCombs said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                                        So I went home and downloaded the Unifi Mobile app.

                                        Tried to connect to my existing controller but none were found.

                                        Because that laptop died and the controller isn't running?

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                                        • WrCombs
                                          WrCombs @bnrstnr last edited by

                                          @bnrstnr said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                                          @WrCombs said in Recovering Ubnt Controller?:

                                          So I went home and downloaded the Unifi Mobile app.

                                          Tried to connect to my existing controller but none were found.

                                          Because that laptop died and the controller isn't running?

                                          Yeah, Probably.

                                          How do I build a new controller? just on my phone or do I need to build it on the computer and sync to my phone?
                                          I never saw that in the Link wrx gave me

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                                            bnrstnr @WrCombs last edited by

                                            @WrCombs Do you have a windows laptop? If you want to just start from scratch install the controller and follow the directions.

                                            https://dl.ubnt.com/unifi/5.9.29/UniFi-installer.exe

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