# \#unifi **URL:** https://community.openhab.org/tag/unifi/1340.md [Latest](https://community.openhab.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openhab.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openhab.org/tags.md) --- ## [Unifi controller is OFFLINE after upgrading OpenHab to v5.2.1 (from v5.1.3)](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-controller-is-offline-after-upgrading-openhab-to-v5-2-1-from-v5-1-3/170162)
**Author:** [@Piscator](https://community.openhab.org/u/Piscator)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-controller-is-offline-after-upgrading-openhab-to-v5-2-1-from-v5-1-3/170162 "2026-10-08T20:17:17Z")
I just upgraded to OpenHab v5.2.1. The Bridge reports always as offline and the openhab admin console suggess it is a configuration error / authentication problem. Note that the authentication has not changed (and I can… --- ## [UNIFI binding 5.2](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-5-2/169797)
**Author:** [@Konstantin\_Panchenko](https://community.openhab.org/u/Konstantin_Panchenko)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-5-2/169797 "2026-09-24T20:30:59Z")
As I don’t have any traction in the Unifi 5.1 thread, I’ll open a new one Not sure if this should go here or should I create a new thread. I’ve updated to OH5.2 yesterday and new Unified Unify binding giving me some pro… --- ## [Unifi - How to know if the Internet is online?](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-how-to-know-if-the-internet-is-online/169501)
**Author:** [@nelson.aponte](https://community.openhab.org/u/nelson.aponte)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-how-to-know-if-the-internet-is-online/169501 "2026-06-13T06:43:59Z")
Hi. I’m running a self-hosted instance of the Unifi Network App (v9.3.45), OH 5.1.3, and I’m wondering whether it’s possible to store the Internet connection status in an item. I didn’t see any channels in the document… --- ## [Ubiquiti Unifi Binding Feature Discussion](https://community.openhab.org/t/ubiquiti-unifi-binding-feature-discussion/14520)
**Author:** [@mgbowman](https://community.openhab.org/u/mgbowman)\ **Replies:** 1302\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/ubiquiti-unifi-binding-feature-discussion/14520 "2026-05-26T12:41:28Z")
I’ve been prototyping a new UniFi Binding for OH2 which connects to the UniFi controller and track devices for “presence” detection. One thing I cannot wrap my head around is how to accomplish this using the new OH2 conc… --- ## [Unifi binding presence detection issues](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-presence-detection-issues/168021)
**Author:** [@tcgerhard](https://community.openhab.org/u/tcgerhard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-presence-detection-issues/168021 "2026-01-16T20:23:05Z")
I am using the Unifi binding on OH 4.3.8 and have regular issues with devices falsely indicating offline in the presence feature. A recent example is shown in these log entries: 2026-01-16 14:05:11.253 \[INFO \] \[openhab… --- ## [\[Solved\] Is there interest in the enhancement of Unfi Binding to support Unify Superlink Smarthome sensors?](https://community.openhab.org/t/solved-is-there-interest-in-the-enhancement-of-unfi-binding-to-support-unify-superlink-smarthome-sensors/167939)
**Author:** [@ohb1138](https://community.openhab.org/u/ohb1138)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/solved-is-there-interest-in-the-enhancement-of-unfi-binding-to-support-unify-superlink-smarthome-sensors/167939 "2026-01-11T23:13:45Z")
Hi all, I just got aware that Unify is providing smart home sensors as part of their network systems (see links below) and I was wondering if there is/are already interest/requests for enhancing the existing Unfi Bindin… --- ## [Unifi Binding - Not discovering offline device](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-not-discovering-offline-device/167750)
**Author:** [@Nodiaque](https://community.openhab.org/u/Nodiaque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-not-discovering-offline-device/167750 "2025-12-31T19:28:04Z")
Hello everyone, I’m using the unifi binding to wakeup device on my network. The unifi binding is used to retrieve the mac address of the device from the unifi controller. But I don’t know why, it seems to not get inform… --- ## [Unifi MultiSite](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-multisite/165958)
**Author:** [@Oekel](https://community.openhab.org/u/Oekel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-multisite/165958 "2025-08-27T19:56:04Z")
Hi, I serve 2 houses with OpenHab and UniFi-Controller (Docker) both connected over stable VPN. The Docker run on my Server. My APs and Switches run under Site “Default” and the one of my parents unter a Different Name… --- ## [Unifi Access Binding](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-access-binding/164008)
**Author:** [@smartknxer](https://community.openhab.org/u/smartknxer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-access-binding/164008 "2025-05-10T12:45:56Z")
Hello, I\`m searching a way to trigger some actions by the unifi Access ( UA Hub Door & UA G3 Pro W.) There is an API but I don’t know to use it in openhab. Has anybody an idea or solution? --- ## [Unifi Binding - Access Points](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-access-points/157062)
**Author:** [@moody\_blue](https://community.openhab.org/u/moody_blue)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-access-points/157062 "2024-07-07T12:34:31Z")
I’m using the Unifi binding. Currently it does not support unifi access points, can this be added ? I have a use case where I need to run a rule if a certain AP goes down. --- ## [Unifi Binding doe not update](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-doe-not-update/145539)
**Author:** [@OpenWan](https://community.openhab.org/u/OpenWan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-doe-not-update/145539 "2024-01-20T23:45:47Z")
Hello My Config: Raspi4 Buster OpenHAB 4 M1 I have several issues with the binding: it looks like that the items are not updated regularly if I make a config by things-file it will not recognize the unifi controlle… --- ## [Unifi constantly going offline](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-constantly-going-offline/142844)
**Author:** [@pgruetter](https://community.openhab.org/u/pgruetter)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-constantly-going-offline/142844 "2023-01-19T19:51:42Z")
Hi all I’m using the Unifi Binding because I’m planning to switch the PoE ports (disable certain access points at night). I noticed that the controller keeps flipping from OFFLINE to ONLINE and back again roughly every… --- ## [Unifi OH 3.4 not working any more](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-oh-3-4-not-working-any-more/142260)
**Author:** [@Matthias\_Kaufmann](https://community.openhab.org/u/Matthias_Kaufmann)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-oh-3-4-not-working-any-more/142260 "2022-12-23T16:19:52Z")
Hi, I upgraded to OH 3.4 stable and unifi stopped working: 2022-12-19 15:34:18.837 \[INFO \] \[ab.event.ThingStatusInfoChangedEvent\] - Thing 'unifi:controller:home' changed from UNKNOWN to OFFLINE (COMMUNICATION\_ERROR): U… --- ## [Unifi Binding: POE Switch doesnt work](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-poe-switch-doesnt-work/139212)
**Author:** [@e36Alex](https://community.openhab.org/u/e36Alex)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2022, 9:19am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-poe-switch-doesnt-work/139212 "2022-09-28T09:19:43Z")
Hi, i am using the UniFi Binding (V3.3.0) and now added things and items for the ports of one of my switches. The things are all “online” but the items just got the state “NULL”. Also there are no messages in the logs. … --- ## [Unifi connected, but thing won't update](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-connected-but-thing-wont-update/133218)
**Author:** [@simyan81](https://community.openhab.org/u/simyan81)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-connected-but-thing-wont-update/133218 "2022-02-13T15:29:56Z")
Hi community ! I have an issue with the Unifi binding. It seem to connect to my Unifi server because if I enter wrong password in the Unifi Controller thing, I got error message. The problem is UniFi thing won’t upda… --- ## [Unifi binding: unhandled exception java.io.EOFException](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-unhandled-exception-java-io-eofexception/71080)
**Author:** [@robjkamp](https://community.openhab.org/u/robjkamp)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-unhandled-exception-java-io-eofexception/71080 "2022-01-21T17:21:18Z")
I have this behaviour of the Unifi binding in the log with DEBUG turned on. My controller is in the cloud in a Google VM. I have about 120 of these on a daily basis. What is going on? How to mitigate or what do I need t… --- ## [Unifi binding resets the host property value each time I open the bridge settings](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-resets-the-host-property-value-each-time-i-open-the-bridge-settings/131202)
**Author:** [@franks](https://community.openhab.org/u/franks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-resets-the-host-property-value-each-time-i-open-the-bridge-settings/131202 "2022-01-05T12:42:13Z")
Prerequisites I’ve installed the UniFi binding and created the bridge thing using the following properties: UID: unifi:controller:5eba85627e label: UniFi Controller thingTypeUID: unifi:controller configuration: host: … --- ## [Unifi binding: Unhandled exception](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-unhandled-exception/92842)
**Author:** [@jhohn](https://community.openhab.org/u/jhohn)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-unhandled-exception/92842 "2021-12-21T09:06:36Z")
Hi, I have this behaviour of the Unifi Binding. When starting it turns online for a second and then it changes to “offline communication error”. Logfile says: 2020-02-15 15:16:05.797 \[hingStatusInfoChangedEvent\] - 'u… --- ## [iPhone + Unifi Binding :online is rolling. Getting online and offline](https://community.openhab.org/t/iphone-unifi-binding-online-is-rolling-getting-online-and-offline/114501)
**Author:** [@ByteBandito](https://community.openhab.org/u/ByteBandito)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/iphone-unifi-binding-online-is-rolling-getting-online-and-offline/114501 "2021-12-20T14:55:40Z")
Hi all, I had a great plan: When I get home I park my car in front of my house. My smartphone iphone connects via wifi to the network and my openhab knows: ah, he is home - i ll turn on the light for getting in. More o… --- ## [Online channel not working after upgrading UniFi Controller to 5.12.35](https://community.openhab.org/t/online-channel-not-working-after-upgrading-unifi-controller-to-5-12-35/90463)
**Author:** [@laursen](https://community.openhab.org/u/laursen)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/online-channel-not-working-after-upgrading-unifi-controller-to-5-12-35/90463 "2021-10-18T21:07:25Z")
Hi, Saturday evening I upgraded UniFi Controller from 5.10.24 to 5.12.35. Since then my two items linked to the Online channel of two different UniFi Wireless Client things haven’t been updated - they have been ON ever … --- ## [Unifi Binding doesn't turn off device online status](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-doesnt-turn-off-device-online-status/107527)
**Author:** [@bdollerup](https://community.openhab.org/u/bdollerup)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-doesnt-turn-off-device-online-status/107527 "2021-08-09T14:36:08Z")
I have an issue with 2.5.10 version of the Unifi binding. It seems that it doesn’t detect that a device is offline. I’ve turned off wifi on my Oneplus 7T and the item connected to the appropriate channel does not go off… --- ## [Unifi binding: client goes offline for now apparent reason](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-client-goes-offline-for-now-apparent-reason/124274)
**Author:** [@Pezzi42](https://community.openhab.org/u/Pezzi42)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2021, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-client-goes-offline-for-now-apparent-reason/124274 "2021-07-05T16:28:32Z")
Hi there is this interesting issue I have with the Unifi binding. I am doing presence detection using the online/offline status of a device, i.e. when I leave the house, my smartphone is not longer logged into the Wifi … --- ## [Openhab based device timer - kids device screen time](https://community.openhab.org/t/openhab-based-device-timer-kids-device-screen-time/118109)
**Author:** [@psyciknz](https://community.openhab.org/u/psyciknz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/openhab-based-device-timer-kids-device-screen-time/118109 "2021-03-01T21:23:10Z")
looking for a method of seeing and later cntrolling kids device time. I have the unifi binding which can report in minutes up time…I’m hoping it resets each time the device disconnects, so working on that assumption. s… --- ## [Unifi Binding - current throughput](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-current-throughput/98355)
**Author:** [@psyciknz](https://community.openhab.org/u/psyciknz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-current-throughput/98355 "2021-02-09T20:48:51Z")
I was looking around my unifo controller today, having just upgraded it and saw the current wan throughput. Thought it might be a cool value to have access to in openhab. is that something exposed by the api that we… --- ## [Unifi Binding - some trickery because unifi is stupid....no offline for wireless](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-some-trickery-because-unifi-is-stupid-no-offline-for-wireless/101577)
**Author:** [@psyciknz](https://community.openhab.org/u/psyciknz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-some-trickery-because-unifi-is-stupid-no-offline-for-wireless/101577 "2020-11-30T12:30:58Z")
Anyone notices lately that Unifi wireless devices when they leave the wireless don’t go offline? They seem to drop to the wired lan and stay connected. @mgbowman --- ## [Unifi binding 2.4.0](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-2-4-0/85858)
**Author:** [@Billeweb](https://community.openhab.org/u/Billeweb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-2-4-0/85858 "2020-11-07T15:12:50Z")
hi all I’m new in the use of openhab, and I wanted to get a home/away status whenever a member off my household enters og goes away, and read about the unifi binding. I’m not sure what to do, to get this working, and n… --- ## [Unifi and IOS 14 has private mac addresses for WiFi now](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-and-ios-14-has-private-mac-addresses-for-wifi-now/107654)
**Author:** [@jwiseman](https://community.openhab.org/u/jwiseman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 5:37am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-and-ios-14-has-private-mac-addresses-for-wifi-now/107654 "2020-11-04T05:37:38Z")
For those folks pulling their hair out why their Apple products aren’t being detected regularly with Unifi after the v14 IOS update. Here’s why Private MAC addresses get created and assigned to each WiFi connection by d… --- ## [Unifi Binding - Addresses, users and passwords](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-addresses-users-and-passwords/107211)
**Author:** [@bdm](https://community.openhab.org/u/bdm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/unifi-binding-addresses-users-and-passwords/107211 "2020-10-28T16:48:18Z")
Hello all, I migrated to a unifi UDMP setup about 6 months ago, and for the most part am incredibly happy with it (drastically better reliability, love the roaming between APs, etc) I’ve been trying to set up the unifi… --- ## [Enable/disable PoE on a UniFi switch port](https://community.openhab.org/t/enable-disable-poe-on-a-unifi-switch-port/106385)
**Author:** [@pverhoye](https://community.openhab.org/u/pverhoye)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/enable-disable-poe-on-a-unifi-switch-port/106385 "2020-10-14T18:03:07Z")
Hi all! I have a UniFi PoE switch with an outdoor wifi AP on it. Because it is getting colder outside, I want to turn of the outdoor wifi with a switch. I found the REST calls for UniFi (authenticate, set portconfig to… --- ## [Don't Upgrade to UniFi Controller 6.0.20](https://community.openhab.org/t/dont-upgrade-to-unifi-controller-6-0-20/105202)
**Author:** [@jwiseman](https://community.openhab.org/u/jwiseman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/dont-upgrade-to-unifi-controller-6-0-20/105202 "2020-09-19T20:50:41Z")
There is some major issues with Unifi Controller upgrade v6.0.20. Hope this helps someone before they try to keep OH stable. Best, Jay [Next page](https://community.openhab.org/tag/unifi/1340.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=unifi)