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Introducing UniFi Network 7.5

Written by Callum Robinson

1st September 2023

Topology is Now Alive

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Connectivity through Ubiquiti access points.

Simple Latency Testing

Instantly measure any client

Visualise WiFi Coverage

Easily fill AP service gaps

And more

– Traffic monitoring with time estimate

– New S2S VPN configuration options

– A new dashboard experience

Introducing the New UniFi Design Center

Radically simplified to create UniFi design proposals of any scale

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Improvements

General
  • Added support for DNS Shield. This requires a UniFi Next-Gen Gateway or UniFi Gateway Console with version 3.2 or newer.
  • Added Switch-related System Logs in its Property Panel.
  • Improved Traffic Monitor UX.
  • Added time estimate when filtering by clients
  • Improved filtering and navigation
  • Improved Dashboard UX.
  • Added confirmation when trying to set Primary/Secondary WAN to ports that are not connected to the Internet.
  • Added messaging for regions where 6GHz is not (yet) supported.
  • Added validation for unreachable custom Echo/Internet Verification Servers.
  • Added support for opening side panels while staying on the same page. E.g., opening a Client property panel while being on the Dashboard.
  • Added validation for checking Honeypot IPs against Fixed IPs from Clients.
  • Added Guest authorisation by admins in the System Logs.
  • Added the “Manage” option to the Profiles settings.
  • Added support for running a speed test on WAN2.
  • Added Radio Antenna selection for UWB-XG.
  • Automatically restore from recovery backup after replacing the HDD on a UCK G2 Plus.
  • Improved setup flow for Windows/macOS.
  • Improved STP Discarding UX in the Port Manager.
  • Improved auto-backup schedule limits on UniFi Consoles.
  • Improved Data Retention options on UniFi Consoles.
  • Improved Voucher creation process.
  • Improved searching in Settings.
  • Improved Settings section organisation.
  • Improved Firewall Rules table UX.
  • Improved Network Application loading time.
  • Improved Device update resiliency by using cached firmware to update a device if the device fails to download the firmware from our servers.
  • Improved adding/editing administrators on Network Application servers.
  • Improved displaying of link speeds in device property panels.
  • Improved memory usage in certain environments.
  • Improved error messaging in Port Manager.
  • Improved Traffic Rule validation when selecting too many countries. Max 150 countries/regions are supported.
  • Updated the packet loss display in the Dashboard Internet Health graph.
  • Updated the UniFi Network Device display names.
  • Display email addresses for guests authorized via Facebook authentication.
  • Prevent enabling Device Isolation on networks with managed UniFi Devices.
  • Prevent offering IP addresses to clients that are configured via a Static IP on UniFi Devices.
  • Moved AP Site Settings and Support to Advanced Settings.
  • Moved Port Manager to the Overview tab for Switches.
  • Moved the Signal column next to the Experience column on the Clients page.
  • Bundle Java inside the Application on Windows Network Application Servers.
  • Aggregate Honeypot hit and Device Reconnected notifications.
  • Always allow disabling Fixed IP addresses for clients.
  • Use channel 4 as default during adoption for UBB/UBB-XG.
  • Changed Rx/Tx error threshold for System Logs.
  • Enable auto-update for Meshed APs. Previously they would not auto-update.
  • Reorganise Firewall and Routing Settings.
  • Removed minutes from the auto speed test scheduler. It will select a random minute within the configured hour to run the test.
  • Removed Update Service Resiliency improvements that override the DNS servers for the UI domains. We’ll add messaging in a future release.
  • Removed incorrectly generated Outside of Range messages in System Logs.
  • Removed scheduled Nightly Channel Optimisation tasks, you can still optimise manually.
  • Removed pre-configuration messaging from RADIUS profiles.
  • Removed fallback IP address messaging if the site does not have a UniFi Gateway.
  • Require MongoDB 3.6 or newer. This also drops support for 32-bit systems.
  • Require Java 17.
Topology
  • Added real-time internet traffic visualization to the Topology.
  • Display the current Connection session in the Clients and Topology pages. This works only for local connections and on unifi.ui.com (Google Chrome only).
  • Added ISP/Modem in the Topology.
  • Added 6GHz clients to the Topology.
  • Improved Wireless Uplink reporting in the Topology.
Clients and Devices
  • Added Latency Test option to the Client Devices page. This requires a UniFi Next-Gen Gateway or UniFi Gateway Console with version 3.1 or newer.
  • Added support for adjustable column width for Devices and Client tables.
  • Added the Last Seen and Connection type filter to the top bar on the Client Devices page.
  • Improved displaying OpenVPN Server Clients on the Clients page.
  • Added Device Type filtering to the Device page.
  • Added the ability to reset the sorting preferences by clicking Restore Defaults on the Devices page.
  • Improved UniFi Devices table columns.
  • Added affected clients to the IP Conflict notification.
  • Added Client Session Time widget to the Client property panel.
IPv6
  • Added global IPv6 support in the Network Settings. This requires you to have IPv6 enabled on WAN.
  • Added IPv6 DNS servers in the Internet Settings. This requires a UniFi Next-Gen Gateway or UniFi Gateway Console.
  • Added IPv6 stateless option in the Internet Settings. This requires a UniFi Next-Gen Gateway or UniFi Gateway Console with version 3.2 or newer.
  • Added IPv6 addresses for client devices. This requires a UniFi Next-Gen Gateway or UniFi Gateway Console with version 3.2 or newer.
  • Improved IPv6 Network Settings UX.
VPN
  • Improved Site-to-Site VPN configuration.
  • Added support for FQDN/Hostnames with IPsec Site-to-Site VPNs. This requires a UniFi Next-Gen Gateway or UniFi Gateway Console with version 3.2 or newer.
  • Added support for adding a /32 and /31 to Remote Gateway/Subnets for VPNs. This requires a UniFi Next-Gen Gateway or UniFi Gateway Console.
  • Added additional ESP DH Group Options for Site-to-Site VPNs.
  • Improved the validation of WireGuard VPN Keys.
  • Improved the VPN Creation process by prefilling the name and port.
  • Improved feedback for the OpenVPN Configuration File download button.
WiFi
  • Added AP Density widget to the WiFi Coverage page.
  • Improved AP Group Selection in the WiFi Settings.
  • Added DFS Scanning status for Access Points.
  • Improved Broadcasting AP column in the WiFi Settings.
  • Improved Global WiFi Settings UX.
  • Renamed WiFi QoS to WiFi Speed Limit.
  • Deprecate Facebook-WiFi authorization. Facebook is dropping support for it.
  • Improved Device connection state when adopting Mesh APs after enabling Wireless Meshing.
  • Added support for re-adopting Wireless Meshed APs that are factory reset via the Reset button.
  • Automatically enable Wireless Meshing when doing a Wireless Adoption.

Bug Fixes

General
  • Fixed unable to adopt U-LTE devices on UniFi Gateway Consoles running UniFi OS 3.1.
  • Fixed various gateway configuration issues.
  • Fixed L3 switches were not provisioning after editing L3 Static Routes.
  • Fixed rare Network Application crashes.
  • Fixed incorrect ISP Potential value after speed tests.
  • Fixed unrealistic throughput on switches and setups with USGs.
  • Fixed discrepancy between latency reported in the ISP Health bar and ISP Status.
  • Fixed APs might show up under “unmanaged” while they are ready for adoption after being removed.
  • Fixed UID IoT clients appearing offline.
  • Fixed Network Application startup failure when a custom socket timeout is applied.
  • Fixed some configuration options were not being applied to APs for Open WiFi networks.
  • Fixed channel optimization overriding manual channel configurations in rare cases.
  • Fixed unable to save RADIUS profile under global switch settings.
  • Fixed an issue where disabled APs didn’t appear properly.
  • Fixed AP dropdown in the Dashboard.
  • Fixed missing UXG data in the Dashboard on Network Application servers.
  • Fixed missing ISP Logo on the Topology page.
  • Fixed unable to Save/Apply Changes in the firewall section in rare cases.
  • Fixed unable to download backups from a Network Application Server via Remote Access.
  • Fixed unable to configure switch ports if one of the ports had references to a removed L3 Network.
  • Fixed missing Ad Block statistics on the Filtering Activity page.
  • Fixed UDM-Pro/UDM-SE would appear offline when Port 11 has Block All option configured in the Restrict Traffic Settings.
  • Fixed unable to download backup files from Network Application servers when connected via unifi.ui.com.
  • Fixed Device discovery when port 1 is disabled on an UniFi Gateway Console.
  • Fixed missing + and – buttons on the Traffic map when opening the Network Application locally.
  • Fixed voucher printing via Safari browsers.
  • Fixed false positive “Multiple IP Notifications” for UniFi Devices with multiple interfaces.
Clients and Devices
  • Fixed connection column sorting on the Clients page.
  • Fixed some Traffic Identification stats were not cleared when the client is removed from the database.
  • Fixed IP Address column sorting on the clients page.
  • Fixed Connection column sorting on the clients page.
  • Fixed missing columns on the Clients page.
VPN
  • Fixed unable to establish IPsec Site-to-Site VPN with Policy Based Routing connections in rare cases.
  • Fixed unable to create IPsec Site-to-Site VPN if the setup has a USG.
  • Fixed UID VPN users are unable to reach the Remote subnet over VPN in rare cases.
  • Fixed unable to change WAN from Static to DHCP when having a VPN configured.

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