5.8 UniFi Controller Consolidated Change Log

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.28:

• Allow choosing the department in the chat window.
• Hide Fast Roaming feature for WEP networks.
• Fix displaying IP address of gateway discovered by Discovery Tool.
• Fix device buttons on Site Overview.
• Fix a migration issue.
• Fix a potential bug affecting autobackup on Windows 10.
• Fix a bug which may cause unifi.yourdomain.com to be provisioned to devices for both the management and STUN URLs.
• Don't exclude all port forwarded ports from policy routing.
• Various bug fixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.27:

• Various bug fixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.26:

• Various bug fixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.25:

• Remove TKIP only option from WPA security mode.
• Fix bug that would reset USG port speed/duplex to defaults on controller upgrade.
• Various bug fixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.24:

• Add setup size status for UniFi Cloud Key.
• Allow forced adoption in case the adopted device limit is reached.
• Hide broken RSSI Histogram on nanoHD.
• Fix autocomplete for creating new RADIUS user.
• Various bug fixes and improvements.

Controller bugfixes/changes since 5.8.23:

• Fix the management VLAN issue with AC-IW/IW-Pro.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.22:

• Fix LED Brightness and Color options, this feature is available only for BaseStationXG.
• Various backend bug fixes and improvements.

New Features:

• Add BaseStationXG LED bar color control to the device properties panel.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.21:

• Enable RF scanning for UAP-nanoHD.
• Fix a bug with AC-IW/IW-Pro provisioning which caused traffic to stop forwarding when the management VLAN and a WLAN VLAN are the same.
• Various backend bug fixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.20:

• Add validation for Promotional URL input in Guest Control.
• Fix decoding UTF-8 characters over WebRTC connection.
• Fix analytics graph display on firefox in Hotspot manager.
• Fix default value for Outdoor Mode in batch AP configuration.
• Fix property panel auto scroll after refresh.
• Fix time range change after granularity modification on the Statistics Overview page.
• Fix reversed TX/RX client statistics.
• Update translations.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.19:

• Use the same tab order as switches for UAP-AC-IW.
• Update translations.
• Device list: Invisible uplinks in Uplink column after refresh.
• Switch stats should't allow to select device managed by other.
• Remove extra PHY port for USG-XG.
• Various backend bug fixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.17:

• Adding display of RSTP in switch properties panel when it's enabled.
• DPI refactor, also prevent more than 6 items on the list.
• Fix timezone selection in Wizard.
• Fix DPI Donut Chart on click handler.
• Fix DNS rules for guest VLANs.
• Fix restoring from autobackup on SD card.
• Fix authorize.net support - the guest's email is now properly sent when that field is enabled.
• Disable open terminal after click on IP address for sites without advanced features enabled.
• Omit /0 networks from USG guest firewall group config as they are unsupported.
• Hide Fast Roaming feature for Open networks.
• Improve wireless uplink migration.
• Statistics/Performance: fix time range selection.
• Various backend bug fixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.16:

• Add tooltip for enabling geoIP filtering.
• Update translations.
• Improve accuracy of reported wireless uplink candidates.
• Various backend bug fixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.15:

• Rename duplicated translation key for connectivity monitor.
• Disable host record for static DHCP mappings.
• Fix setting speed/duplex on disabled interfaces of USG-XG-8.
• Temporarily limit MongoDB support to releases prior to 3.6.x (currently 3.4.14 is recommended).
• Various backend bug fixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.14:

• Extend Client statistics signal level range.
• Update translations.
• Fix unwanted username/password autocomplete.
• Hide Elite ToS accept button for not supported countries in property panel.
• Fix client signal binding.
• Fix downloading autobackup via unifi.ubnt.com.
• Fix editing WLANs via group config.
• Fix filtering of top APs, and improve performance of stats filtering.
• Fix available wireless uplinks so disabled radios/APs are not displayed.
• Fix upgrade failed event when scheduled upgrade runs and device is on latest firmware.
• Only enable source validation for single WAN use cases.
• Various backend bug fixes and improvements.

New Features:

• Local SSO login.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.12:

• Improve reported topology when using wireless uplinks.
• Fix incorrect client signal value in ap's property panel and clients list.
• Fix empty Radio Type dropdown on Performance page.
• Fix a bug with L3 wireless adoption.
• Display correct labels at ports list when port is not configurable.
• Various backend bugfixes and improvements.

New Features:

• Add app switcher.
• Add speed and duplex config for USG interfaces.
• Add WiFi Happiness to client STA statistics.
• Allow users to opt-out wireless uplinking/meshing on per-radio basis.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.10:

• Add French translations.
• Add timestamp to manually downloaded backup file.
• Add tags column to devices page.
• Add bypass for confirm before device downgrade.
• Display user count graph in device performance statistics page.
• Improve blocking opening device terminal for not supported devices.
• Improve translation for firmware upgrade toast.
• Fix Hotspot Manager and Site Overview with WebRTC connection.
• Fix missing translation for Client Satisfaction in property panel.
• Fix manually download backup file for Firefox.
• Fix scrolling down the walls tab in map designer mode.
• Fix incorrect internet traffic count for wireless clients.
• Fix loading Settings page with German translations.
• Fix saving network settings before adopting USG.
• Fix IPv6 PD Prefix ID validation and config generation.
• Topology path highlighting fix.
• Hide configuration section in Elite Device settings when Cloud Access is off.
• Prevent console errors when Map Links are toggled on and device is removed.
• Additional columns in Clients list.
• Show more accurate client's device images in property panel.
• Show the WLAN VLAN is RADIUS assigned in the WLAN list, when it is.
• Hide Elite ToS accept button for unsupported countries.
• Mask password characters for RADIUS hotspot.
• Update outdoor mode checkbox label.
• Update translations.
• Various backend bugfixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.9:

• Add missing PoE event labels.
• Fix broken device stats.
• Various backend bugfixes and changes.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.8:

• Update translations.
• Improve reliability of topology.
• Fix broken batch config for radios.
• Fix channel width inconsistency.
• Fix cut RF Scan tooltip.
• Fix for clients counters in property panel.
• Fix pre-selecting timezones.
• Fix progress bar width on opening WebRTC connection.
• Fix release notes display.
• Fix IPv6 RA attributes.
• Fix RADIUS auth and accounting on guest networks when using USG.
• Fix port forward WAN interface.
• Various backend bugfixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.7:

• Add USG alias validation.
• Add port group validation.
• Add autochannel support for devices with multiple radios (XG).
• Add ability to open debug terminal by clicking an IP on the device overview screen.
• Display toast with information about new controller version.
• Update timezones list to IANA tzdb.
• Update translations.
• Hide message when controller minor version has not changed.
• Fix save/provision error with UnNP.
• Fix IPv6 related configs.
• Fix PPPoE interface name in routing table.
• Fix an issue causing the controller to be factory reset.
• Prevent overlapping header text over close button.
• Prevent port forwards from interfering with IPsec and vice versa.
• Various backend bugfixes and improvements.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.6:

• Fix disabled 'Queue Changes' button in batch AP LED configuration.
• Improve wireless adoption process.
• Conditionally enable journalling on UCK after successful migration.
• Various backend bugfixes and improvements.

New Features:

• Assign USG Physical Ports to Logical Networks.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.3:

• Improve Neighboring Access Points loading.
• Virtual Device on map: avoid duplicated device name inside label.
• Show additional performance graphs in AP Property Panel.
• Added missing mapping for PoE events (PoE Overload and PoE Disconnect).
• Allow for assigning network groups that are only VLAN based.
• Allow to dismiss toast when there are devices with upgrade available.
• Fix saving DHCPv6 Server configuration.
• Throughput graph - restore max values bars.
• Topology on Safari - fix node labels position shifted up.
• Virtual Device on map: avoid duplicated device name inside label.
• Reduce port stats log level to fix unnecessary log spam.
• PPPoE IPv6 provisioning improvements.
• Improve guest portal handling on gateway devices.
• Fix filtering virtual devices on maps.
• Fix creation of IPv6 PD LAN networks.
• Fix validation of IPv6 IPs as group members.
• Various backend bugfixes and improvements.

New Features:

• Add netconsole logging to site config.
• Allow setting Management VLAN at Access Points.

Controller bug fixes/changes since 5.8.2:

• Tweak Topology lines shape to avoid overlapping with text labels.
• Update translations.
• Topology: show wireless Client's channel.
• Display message when user logs into controller and there are devices with upgrade available.
• Prepopulate RADIUS Tunnel-Medium Type once 'Virtual LANs (VLAN)' is selected.
• Don't allow setting up DHCP server on IPv6 networks unless the interface type is `static`.
• Clarify IPS alert wording.
• Disable hardware offload on USG when Smart Queue QoS is enabled.
• Add event for switch PoE port disconnect and overload.
• Expose HTTPS blocking for Facebook Wi-Fi portal. Note you will need to add all required Facebook subnets/hostnames to pre-authorization list manually.
• Allow Facebook Wi-Fi portal to be opened in Apple Captive Network Assistant.
• Prevent site-to-site VPN from unnecessarily reprovisioning on controller start.
• Fix State in map marker label is on the left side.
• Fix Topology error occuring for aliases longer than 24chars.
• Fix Invisible STA device image.
• Fix DPI Selector per user: all categories highlighted.
• Fix Topology path highlighting when mouse pointer is over client label.
• Fix User DPI details sometimes application name is empty.
• Select RADIUS VLAN when enabled for WLAN.
• Fix Debugging Metrics.
• Fix Topology console error.
• Fix factory reset issue on UCK.
• Fix pre-adoption upgrade of USG devices.
• Fix VPN status reporting.
• Lower RSSI requirements for wireless adoption.
• Remove reboot before upgrade logic from UAP upgrades.
• Various backend bugfixes and improvements.

New Features:

• Property Panel: Show images of most popular client devices.
• Added support for USC8 switch.

Controller bugfixes/changes since 5.8.1:

• Allow to customize Map Device Marker label.
• Change SSH Credentials before restore from backup in wizard.
• Modify the way how Channel Distribution widget lays out its internal elements.
• Update translations.
• Disabled devices should not be taken into account in general site status.
• Designer Map: fix setting scale in feet.
• Fix airTime scan Details empty table.
• Fix case when locked device could be moved on Designer map.
• Fix UI jitter bug in Device Property Panel airTime accordion.
• Topology: prevent overlapping labels on wireless links.
• Fix date format not always being localized.
• MeshV3 Stability Improvements.
• Fix a bug preventing email password recovery from functioning in some cases.
• Various hardware provisioning improvements.
• Various backend bugfixes and improvements.

New Features

• Add WeChat authentication to Hotspot.
• Add Elite Device service.
• Allow setting opacity on Image-type maps.
• New Channel Distribution widget.

Controller bugfixes/changes since 5.8.0:

• Add control for dnsmasq as DHCP server.
• Allow setting mask /31 (255.255.255.254) for USG/WAN to be compliance with RFC3021.
• Display warning when time series start day is before data retention settings for given granularity.
• Improve device marker on maps.
• Update status colors in VPN widget.
• Update translations.
• WAN & WLAN Histograms - mark current values instead of mean ones, limit glowing elements number to 3.
• Add message with instruction to csv upload.
• Add model EOL (end of life) pending warning.
• Additional charts for Devices (Statistics → Performance view).
• Drag and drop optimizations.
• Expand firewall group name limit to 64.
• Hide the Aggregation option under Network when UAP supports it natively.
• Improve way how Donut charts display tooltips, to prevent being overlapped by other elements.
• IPv6 - Add DHCPv6 DNS Control.
• Lock web store to US only.
• Fix handling error responses received via WebRTC channel.
• Fix Routing Utilisation Widget layout issues.
• Fix Schedule Upgrade editing via WebRTC.
• Fix displaying selected priority wireless uplink.
• Fix displaying blank page on double click on Insights.
• Fix filtering outdoor channels by using default value for outdoor mode.
• Fix handling error responses received via WebRTC channel.
• Fix missing action buttons after enabling cloud access.
• Fix saving RADIUS profile without accounting servers.
• Fix MAC auth provisioning so RADIUS assigned VLAN is set when it's enabled in the RADIUS profile.
• Fix radios sorting in Configure Radios section.
• Update device uplink name dynamically.
• GeoIP Filtering - Block incoming/outgoing/both traffic.
• Temporarily remove WAN/WAN2 IPv6 PPPoE option.
• Rename label Select group to Any in firewall's form.
• SNMPv3 - Username and Password validation to match SNMPv3 standard and USG requirements.
• Show Hardware Offload as off when IPS is enabled, don't allow it to be turned on.
• Map fixes: Devices disappearing from map when changing from legacy to designer without saving and cannot change map type from Google to image at the second time.
• Several device management improvements, to improve UX and mitigate some errors.
• Various backend bugfixes and improvements.

New Features

• Add Scheduled Upgrades support (Beta).
• Add site VPN route distance.

Controller bugfixes/changes since 5.7.9:

• Additional DPI application icons (i.e. Slack).
• Add description for mDN.
• Add tooltip that DHCP DNS must be a valid IP address only.
• Hide gateway, broadcast and mask for User VPN networks.
• In case of Topology with large number of nodes (> 200), draw straight lines to improve performance.
• Improve way how Donut charts display tooltips, to prevent being overlapped by other elements.
• Showing message about missing permission in routing utilization widget.
• Extend form's elements to show whole value at Settings/User Groups.
• Additional charts for Devices (Statistics → Performance view).
• Fix missing DPI users (name & icon).
• Fix for airTime view in Firefox 57.
• Add workaround for Cloud Key firmware upgrade issue, for devices on firmware 0.8.1 to 0.8.4.
• Apply the same rules for both TCP and UDP DNS, which fixes the issue
• Various backend bugfixes and improvements.