node-red-contrib-unifi is a Node-RED module that allows to query/control UniFi devices via the official UniFi-Controller API. Based on npm package node-unifi

Supports the following Commands

• SitesStats : Site stats
• SiteSysinfo : Site sysinfo
• ClientDevices : Online client device(s)
• AllUsers : All client devices ever connected to the site
• UserGroups : User groups
• Health : Health metrics
• Dashboard : Dashboard metrics
• AccessDevices : Access points
• RogueAccessPoints : Rogue access points
• Events : Events
• Alarms : Alarms
• WLanSettings : WLan Settings

Special Commands: (No GUI)

• disableWLan : Disable/Enable WLan { command: "disableWLan", wlan_id: "use _id from command WLanSettings", disable: true }
• blockClient : Block Client { command: "blockClient", mac: "client MAC address" }
• unblockClient : Unblock Client { command: "unblockClient", mac: "client MAC address" }
• reconnectClient : Reconnect Client { command: "reconnectClient", mac: "client MAC address" }
• authorizeGuest : Authorize Client { command: "authorizeGuest", mac: "client MAC address", minutes: "minutes until authorization expires" }
• unauthorizeGuest : Unauthorize Client { command: "unauthorizeGuest", mac: "client MAC address" }
• site : Connect to site name { site: "site name"}

Tips

• Use the command SiteStats to get your Unifi Site Name
• Use msg.payload = { site: "site name"}; to add the site name dynamically

Requirements

• Installed UniFi-Controller version v4 or v5
• Unifi controller user must have at least 'administrator' rights (not read-only)

Installation recommended

The recommended way to install this module is from the Node-RED GUI itself. Menu/manage palette/Install/search for unifi and then click install.

Installation manual

If Node-RED has been installed according to the instructions on https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/installation, then the installation command for node-red-contrib-unifi has to be done from inside the Node-RED user-directory (default $HOME/.node-red) and prefixed with sudo.

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2017 Kristoffer Isaksson

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