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It's worth mentioning that no, you don't need an online login any more, they quickly reversed that when people pointed out it was a silly idea.

nottorp 5y ago
They did? I have an AP and I keep the old version of their admin app on an old computer, but when i tried to install something newer it started some crap with a cloud login so I gave up. Did they revert it? You can really use an AP with recent firmware now without connecting in any shape or form to Ubiquity servers?
- philjohn 5y ago
  I think initial login is via your UI.com account, and then it's very easy to disable cloud login and create local-only admin account, as well as completely disable remote access via unifi.ui.com.
  - nottorp 5y ago
    Not enough, sorry.
    - philjohn 5y ago
      Oh well I must say this is a bit of an extreme/maximalist position to take - I agree being local only by default, or having the option to choose during setup would be better, but the option is there.
      - nottorp 5y ago
        So why would I need to register with unifi at all?
- Handytinge 5y ago
  Although it's not covered in the basic setup, I'm fairly sure you can set up your own controller locally and set the adopt URL on the AP (via ssh) to match. This process requires no internet beyond downloading the controller software (they maintain a .deb and provide source).
inetknght 5y ago
It's worth mentioning that I just logged in to my UniFi device and it did not have any obvious way to convert to a strictly-local account. Do you have a link with instructions to do so?
- philjohn 5y ago
  After setup go to user admin, add a new administrator account, and then disable remote access and remove the cloud account. https://community.ui.com/questions/CloudKey-Gen2-or-setup-without-internet-or-firmware-2-x-or-request-2622878/c2deba1b-b3a9-4654-b6b3-e64f33143ab3 https://community.ui.com/questions/CloudKey-Gen2-or-setup-wi...

nottorp 5y ago

They did? I have an AP and I keep the old version of their admin app on an old computer, but when i tried to install something newer it started some crap with a cloud login so I gave up. Did they revert it? You can really use an AP with recent firmware now without connecting in any shape or form to Ubiquity servers?

philjohn 5y ago
I think initial login is via your UI.com account, and then it's very easy to disable cloud login and create local-only admin account, as well as completely disable remote access via unifi.ui.com.
- nottorp 5y ago
  Not enough, sorry.
  - philjohn 5y ago
    Oh well I must say this is a bit of an extreme/maximalist position to take - I agree being local only by default, or having the option to choose during setup would be better, but the option is there.
    - nottorp 5y ago
      So why would I need to register with unifi at all?
Handytinge 5y ago
Although it's not covered in the basic setup, I'm fairly sure you can set up your own controller locally and set the adopt URL on the AP (via ssh) to match. This process requires no internet beyond downloading the controller software (they maintain a .deb and provide source).

inetknght 5y ago

It's worth mentioning that I just logged in to my UniFi device and it did not have any obvious way to convert to a strictly-local account. Do you have a link with instructions to do so?

philjohn 5y ago
After setup go to user admin, add a new administrator account, and then disable remote access and remove the cloud account. https://community.ui.com/questions/CloudKey-Gen2-or-setup-without-internet-or-firmware-2-x-or-request-2622878/c2deba1b-b3a9-4654-b6b3-e64f33143ab3 https://community.ui.com/questions/CloudKey-Gen2-or-setup-wi...