If you are using a unifi dream machine which acts as a cloud key switch and a gateway your topology might look like this.
Ubiquiti cloud key setup.
The unifi cloud key provides top processing power for centralized device management.
Ensure that your host system is on the same layer 2 network as the cloud key gen2.
This cost me about 95 after all was said and done.
Launch the chrome web browser and type the ip address of your cloud key gen2 into the address field.
The default ubnt ubnt username and password also applies to the cloud key and ssh access to the cloud key when accessing the configuration ui of a new or factory defaulted cloud key by typing its ip address in the browser default is 192 168 1 30 instead of going through the setup wizard.
Use the chrome web browser to set up your cloud key gen2.
Connect the unifi cloud key to 802 3af poe and run the unifi controller setup wizard.
If you re not sure how to connect several devices together remember.
In this video we setup the new cloud key gen 2 plus this has the nvr and cloud key built into itself.
Ubiquiti account unifi.
The ip address of your controller can.
In this video i unbox install and talk about what the cloud key is and what it does.
Other than that specific moment the cloud key and ssh password is not the same as the device.
Click adopt in the cloud key s actions column to continue.
Click open controller wizard to set up the controller on the cloud key.
It also has a backup battery we also look at the proc.
If the cloud key firmware is not the latest version click upgrade firmware to upgrade the firmware.
The image above displays a typical unifi network topology with a unifi cloud key unifi security gateway and a unifi switch.