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====== UniFi Network Controller ======

===== Release Information =====

The [[https://community.ui.com | Ubiquiti Community]] hosts information about official/stable and beta releases for all software, including UniFi Network. Please search the [[https://community.ui.com/releases | Software Releases]] page on the community for current release information. Note that access to beta release information requires that you [[https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/204908664-How-To-Sign-Up-for-Early-Access | join the Early Access program]]. You can also download official/stable UniFi Network software directly from the [[https://www.ui.com/download/unifi | UniFi Download]] page.

Sometimes older UniFi devices will be designated as [[https://help.ui.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500001268521 | obsolete/vintage]] by Ubiquiti and might not function properly in newer controller versions. The following are some community announcements related to older devices that might require staying with older controller releases.

  * [[https://community.ui.com/releases/UAP-AC-UAP-AC-Outdoor-LTS-Announcement-/544923f4-02a0-4937-a859-ee75da4be387 | Gen1 UAP-AC LTS Announcement]] - The following first generation 802.11ac devices //require// the latest 5.6.x release or older.
    * UAP-AC
    * UAP-AC-Outdoor
  * [[https://community.ui.com/questions/Select-UniFi-Access-Point-AP-Models-Obsoletion-Date-March-1-2021/65487283-ce9d-49f4-85b9-b6aa54659ef7 | Obsolete AP Models Announcement]] - The following AP models will still be visible in newer controller versions, but will //**not** be configurable// in any controller version released after March 1, 2021. Use the latest 6.0.x release or older for full functionality.
    * UAP-Outdoor
    * UAP-Outdoor+
    * UAP-Pro
    * UAP-IW
    * UAP (v1+v2)
    * UAP-LR (v1+v2)
    * UAP-AC-EDU
    * UAP-AC-IW-PRO


^ Release   ^ Definition                                                                                                       ^ Current Version                                                            ^
| Official  | Considered safe to use in production, pushed via public update channels \\ Formerly called Stable                | 9.1.120                                                                    |
| Beta      | Release that we think can go Official without changes \\ Formerly called Stable Candidate and Release Candidate  | 9.1.119                                                                    |
| LTS       | Maintained for some obsolete products (see announcement above)                                                   | [[products:software:unifi-controller:5.6_consolidated_change_log|5.6.42]]  |
| Testing   | Feature-frozen, going to Beta (no longer used?)                                                                  | ?                                                                          |
| Unstable  | Branch where new features are being added (no longer used?)                                                      | ?                                                                          |

[[products:software:unifi-controller:changelogs | List of Consolidated Changelogs]]

===== Controller API =====

The controller can be accessed via an HTTP API, which can be useful when advanced functionality is needed. We have created an [[products:software:unifi-controller:api | API Documentation]] page with consolidated community knowledge about the API, since Ubiquiti doesn't provide this information themselves. There is a link to a basic shell API client that Ubiquiti does provide with each controller release. There are also several API clients that have been released by the community.

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===== User Guides =====

[[https://www.ubnt.com/downloads/guides/UniFi/UniFi_Controller_V5_UG.pdf | UniFi Network Controller v5.x User Guide]]