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Using cli on the switches

Getting into cli

Ubiquiti equipment is managed by the unifi tool which can run on a vm or you use a hardware box like dream machine pro. At the moment I use unifi on a dedicated vm for managing all the devices.

To get into the cli you can setup in the unifi management a ssh access which will be activated on all your ui devices. Just go to System Settings -> Administration -> Admin and you can define your ssh users.

After logging in into your device with ssh you can use the cli with:

➜  ~ ssh admin@1.2.3.4


BusyBox v1.25.1 () built-in shell (ash)


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 |   |   /    \|  ||  __) |  |   (c) 2010-2021
 |   |  |   |  \  ||  \   |  |   Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
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            |_/                  https://www.ui.com/

      Welcome to UniFi USW-Aggregation!

sw37SANSwitch-US.5.64.8# clitelnet localhost
sw37SANSwitch# sho run
SYSTEM CONFIG FILE ::= BEGIN
! System Description: Unifi Switch UBNT-USL8A Switch
! System Version: v3.5.0.3
! System Name: sw37SANSwitch
! System Up Time: 0 days, 14 hours, 14 mins, 8 secs
!
!

Show tech-support information

➜  ~ ssh admin@1.2.3.4


BusyBox v1.25.1 () built-in shell (ash)


  ___ ___      .__________.__
 |   |   |____ |__\_  ____/__|
 |   |   /    \|  ||  __) |  |   (c) 2010-2021
 |   |  |   |  \  ||  \   |  |   Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
 |______|___|  /__||__/   |__|
            |_/                  https://www.ui.com/

      Welcome to UniFi USW-Aggregation!

sw37SANSwitch-US.5.64.8# clitelnet localhost
sw37SANSwitch# show tech-support
Usage: Help!!!!!! handler -f print_cli_progress
ls: /mnt: No such file or directory
ls: /mntlog: No such file or directory
sh: diag: not found

------------------ System Information ------------------

System Name      : sw37SANSwitch
System Location  : Default
System Contact   : Default
MAC Address      : 24:5A:4C:11:22:33
IP Address       : 1.2.3.4
Subnet Mask      : 255.255.255.0
Firmware Version : 3.5.0.3
Firmware Date    : Jan 01 1970 - 00:00:00
System Up Time   : 0 days, 14 hours, 32 mins, 14 secs


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