When customers initially setup their UniFI Access Point in the controller software, if you don’t specify a password when you add a new location or access point, it will auto generate a password for you. As long as the UniFi Access Point has not been previously setup or adopted by the software, and only if you are attempting to connect via SSH, then always use the default username and password of ubnt / ubnt.

Inevitably at some point you will need to use this username and password again – and you will thank yourself when you remember where it is you stored that information!Īnother scenario involving the default username and password for UniFI Access Points (and many other Ubiquiti products) would be when accessing the unit via SSH – in this case (and if you haven’t already adopted the AP into the controller software as mentioned above), you would then need to use the default username and password – this has always been Username: ubnt and Password: ubnt. So, in the above specific situation, where a customer is setting up a UniFi Access Point for the first time and using the Ubiquiti Controller Software to manage the AP, you will need to create a memorable username and password of your own and write it down make sure you keep this somewhere safe, store a physical copy somewhere (where you won’t lose it or forget where you put it) and create a text file on your phone or laptop with this information stored for future use. This is what the UniFi Controller Software login screen will look like: During this process when you adopt the UniFi wireless AP into the controller software you will be asked to assign a username and password – to be clear, this isn’t asking you what the current username and password is, it’s asking you to assign new ones (that you have thought of with your own fragile mind). So, you’ve just got your shiny new UniFi Access Point and have yet to go through the setup process of installing the unit.

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