Introduction of AP and Installation of Unifi Controller on Linux

In networking, an access point (AP), is a networking device that allows the Wi-Fi device to connect to a wired network. AP generally adds a router (via wired network) as a standalone device, but it can also be an integral part of the router. An AP is different from a hotspot, which is a physical location where Wi-Fi access is available to a WLAN.

 

An AP connects directly to a wired local area network Wireless LAN technology usually provides wireless connections via Wi-Fi to other devices to use Ethernet, and AP wireless wired connections. AP supports many wireless devices connections through one of their wired connections.

 

Why use UniFi devices?

UniFi® Enterprise System provides a great combination of scalability with performance, reliability, and top performance/price pricing. An intuitive software featuring a graphical user interface is bundled with Unifi Software without any extra cost - there is no licensing fee or support cost.

 

High-Performance, Scalable Access Points

UniFi Access Points deliver wireless coverage, indoors or outdoors in the deployment of high-density customers requiring high latency and high uptime performance.

 

Installation of Unifi controller(used for controlling Unifi AP) on different systems(OS)

 

Supported systems

Microsoft Windows 7/8/10 (Installation process explained on official documentation)

Mac OS X 10.11+ (Installation process explained on official documentation)

Linux(Installation process in mentioned on the below blog)

 

System Requirements

• Linux, Mac OS X 10.11 (or above), or Microsoft Windows 7/8/10

• Java Runtime Environment 1.8 or above recommended

• Web Browsers

• A DHCP enabled network

 

Download the Latest Unifi driver from below link

 

https://www.ubnt.com/download/unifi

 

Install the downloaded .deb file as below

 

sudo dpkg -i Downloads/unifi_sysvinit_all.deb

 

Install the broken dependencies manually or below command

 

 

 

sudo apt --fix-broken install

 

Start the Unifi controller service

 

 

 

sudo service unifi start

 

Check the status of the Unifi controller service running or not

 

 

 

sudo service unifi status

 

Open the browser and open the below link

 

https://localhost:8443

 

Enter the respective country and time-zone followed by the device list as per network setting

 

 

Fill the SSID name and SSID password as per requirement

 

 

Fill the “Controller Access” page details as per requirements

 

 

 

Hit the Finish button and to submit the details

 

 

Go to the login page

 

https://localhost:8443/manage/account/login

 

 

Navigate to the Device part and check the list of available devices

 

 

And check and upgrade(if available) the framework and adopt the device for providing the same setting as entering at the time installation.