CONTROL4 UNIFI: Setting up Local Account / Login for Authentication

CONTROL4 UNIFI: Setting up Local Account / Login for Authentication

It is strongly recommended to set up a local login for UniFi Control. Whilst the UniFi API Key cannot be shared between Access and Protect/Network, the UniFi Login can. We use a combination of both login and API key to provide the best combination of features, and official API utilisation.


To set up a login 
  1. 1. Log in to the UniFi Controller using the local IP (do not use the cloud login)
  2. Navigate to Admins and Users
  3.  Create a new user with any name (we recommend control4). The following settings should be selected
    1. Enable Admin
    2. Restrict to local access only and set a unique username / password
    3. Record the Username and password which has been created. This will be required by the driver

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