Ubiquiti UniFi Account/User Credentials Cheatsheet

If your brand-new network is set up by UniFi Network iOS app. and using existing Ubiquiti account [email protected] for sync (the option Enable Local Login with UBNT Account will be enabled automatically if you login your Ubiquiti account during the setup), there’s what you will get:

Newer devices: UDM, UDM-Pro, UDM-SE, Cloud Key G2, etc

  • Web login: UI.com account
  • SSH login:
    • User: ubnt
    • Password: you defined it in system settings on your consoles

Router, Security Gateway aka. USG

  • Web login:
    • User: admin or custom defined
    • Password: Random-generated during your first setup via iOS app. You need to checked “Enable SSH authentication” in order to change your USG username and password at the time of writing (UI version: 5.10.23.0). It can be found in UniFi Controller Web UI (under Settings – Site – Device Authentication, then click the eye-shaped icon to reveal the password)
  • SSH login:
    • User: admin or custom defined
    • Password: same as USG login credentials

Switch, aka. USW

  • SSH login:
    • User: admin
    • Password: same as USG login credentials

UniFi Cloud Key, aka. UCK

  • UniFi Controller Web UI:
  • UniFi Cloud Key Web UI:
  • SSH login:
    • User: root
    • Password: Your UniFi Cloud password