Official Release Notes
- UniFi Network Controller 5.11.39 Release Notes.
- UniFi Network Controller 5.11.46 Release Notes.
- UniFi Network Controller 5.11.47 Release Notes.
- UniFi Network Controller 5.11.50 Release Notes.
- UniFi Network Controller 5.12.22 Release Notes.
Notes
A significant number of substantive additions/changes have been made, read notes carefully.
There is some duplication of items in notes, I’ve eliminated where I was certain it was duplicated. Italics are where I am pretty sure it was duplicated.
New Features
- 5.12.22
- Added Cloud Email.
- No longer requires SMTP server for many alerts.
- Added netconsole logging for USG.
- Added new settings.
- Added release channel selection for controller and firmware updates.
- Added Wi-Fi AI.
- Added Schedule enhancements.
- Added push notification support.
- Added RADIUS DAS/DAC/CoA support.
- Added Cloud Email.
- 5.11.39
- Added 802.1X multi-host option.
- Added ARP cache timeout configuration.
- Gateway Property Panel –> Advanced.
- Added Device Fingerprint customization.
- Added DHCP snooping toggle under Site Settings.
- Added high DNS latency anomaly.
- Added info about GeoIP and IPS to System Config page.
- Added LED and LCM brightness and sync control settings for compatible UniFi Switch devices.
- Added new setup wizard.
- Added option to define power source for USW-Flex.
- Added per-device LED LCM override settings for compatible UniFi Switches.
- Added per-port STP toggle with port profile support.
- Added site-to-site data to VPN widget.
- Added split SSID function (combine name/SSID).
- Add start and stop range for IPv6 PD.
- Added Japanese language.
Enhancements
- 5.12.22
- Added encryption support for syslog and netconsole logging to controller.
- Added error messages for invitations.
- Added experience panel headers.
- Added per-port STP toggle to device property panel and profiles.
- Added property panel experience graphs.
- Added site-to-site data to VPN module.
- Added subnet for IPv6 networks in Networks Table.
- Added Wired experience score to client property table.
- Now allows auto-upgrade for USG, USW, etc.
- Now allows multiple mirrored ports on a single switch.
- Now closes column selector on first outside click.
- Completed Hotspot 2.0R2 support for WFA certification.
- Excluded disabled devices from reported network health on dashboard.
- Now filters all WiFi Metrics by selected APs.
- Improved Device Fingerprinting database.
- Improved scan processing logic in Wi-Fi AI.
- Improved scatter plot performance.
- Improved token fetching/handling.
- Improved wireless uplink detection in Wi-Fi AI.
- In-Wall Networks/VLANs pre-population.
- Limit auto speedtests to 2 per day.
- Made encrypted cookies option for the built-in Guest Portal.
- Reinstated green device icons for 1st Gen UAPs.
- Removed the sub nav from the New Settings nav item.
- Now shows AP/port based on wired/wireless filter.
- Now shows only APs in poor Wi-Fi element list in Dashboard tool-tip.
- Stopped bundling Java with macOS package.
- Stored What’s New last version in BE.
- Updated default HT/VHT modes for Wi-Fi AI, 20MHz for HT20 for 2.4 GHz and VHT80 for 5 GHz.
- Updated OUI table.
- Now uses radio level satisfaction.
- Uses the same size for USW and USG port icons.
- 5.11.50
- Updated OUI table.
- 5.11.47
- Stopped bundling Java with macOS package.
- 5.11.46
- Excluded disabled devices from reported network health on dashboard.
- Removed some beta/coming soon tags from features in UniFi Network controller.
- 5.11.39
- Added dark background for config changed notification.
- Added description to DPI blocking rules associated with WLANs.
- Added experience graphs to property panels.
- Added experience panel headers.
- Added IPS ToS link.
- Added space for active users column.
- Added speedtest provider name and server location to speedtest dialog.
- Added status text to a busy device in the device grid.
- Added subnet for IPv6 networks in Networks Table.
- Added Switch Experience and merge with WiFi Experience.
- Added syslog to remote logging option.
- Added WiFi Experience graph to all APs.
- Added ‘unifi’ FQDN CNAMES for every local network’s domain_name.
- Added wrapping to forget device form.
- Adjusted timezone in IPS threat details.
- Allowed automatic upgrades to run with non-cached firmware.
- Between 01:00-03:59 local time only.
- Allowed browser to determine dark.
- Allowed only “guest” and “corporate” networks in DPI restriction assignment.
- Allowed shift click to select multiple devices and clients.
- Allowed SSH username to contain uppercase characters or be an email address.
- Now auto opens the property panel when a batch item is selected.
- Blinking tooltip in Insights/Switch Stats.
- Changed Map default to topology view.
- Clarified the warnings for the clients historical data.
- Cleaned up statistics preferred timezone.
- Now display voucher notes on the Guests list.
- No longer show upgrade button for devices with Managed by Other status.
- Made DNS improvements for USG.
- Filtered all WiFi Metrics widgets by selected APs.
- Hid the sticky dashboard modules on small resolution screens.
- Made improvements to hotspot payment package visuals.
- Improved handling of no PoE ports in Port Usage widget.
- Improved performance of plots on dashboard.
- Improved site switcher.
- Increased space between ARP cache timeout and options.
- Made IPS Dashboard dark mode and other improvements.
- Loosened validation for guest portal redirect URL.
- Made encrypted cookie optional for the built-in Guest Portal.
- Marked retry rate with low packet count as green on AP Statistics chart.
- Now only enable High Performance Devices when SSID is enabled on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios.
- Also part of Auto-Optimize Network.
- Parameterize top 10 devices returned by stats endpoint.
- Other performance improvements.
- Preserve time range in various places.
- Removed beta tag from “Allow meshing to other access points” on property panel.
- Removed default map and show upload floorplan button instead.
- Removed release notes from UI.
- Removed remote syslog IP requirement when logging to controller.
- Separated multiple radios in WiFi satisfaction tooltip.
- Set default at UPnP form.
- Set no-dns in the DHCPv6-PD node where static DNS servers are defined.
- Shifted time series graphs.
- Now shows action buttons for writable role on guest list.
- Now shows AP/port based on wired/wireless filter.
- Shows a message when speed caps are not met.
- Now shows only APs in poor Wi-Fi element list in Dashboard status tooltip.
- Now shows remote port number for USW uplink on device.
- Now shows subnet in subnet column instead of gateway IP.
- Now shows user avatar if available.
- Now shows Wi-Fi experience in the client property panel to read-only users.
- Now shows Wi-Fi name on confirmation screen in wizard.
- Now supports dark mode in topology.
- Tweaked IPv6 CIDR validation.
- Updated experience value dynamically on topology nodes.
- Updated remove Cloud Access confirmation message.
- Updated virtual devices list.
- Used the same size for USW and USG port icons.
- Made improvements to USG ARP caching.
Bug Fixes
- 5.12.22
- Added missing STP table head to port profile list.
- Added wrapping to forget device form.
- Fixed and improved Device Fingerprint feature.
- Fixed authentication failure tracking.
- Fixed batch fingerprint console error.
- Fixed date range selector.
- Fixed Debug Terminal over WebRTC.
- Fixed DPI chart legend alignment.
- Fixed enable Remote Access error translation scope.
- Fixed external MongoDB startup issue.
- Fixed payments tool-tip.
- Fixed invalid switch satisfaction scores.
- Fixed minimum RSSI settings not visible in device property panel.
- Fixed NPE for Download Device Info.
- Fixed NPE when removing Networks on site without a gateway adopted.
- Fixed possible NPE when restoring backup from command line.
- Fixed property panel WLANS on change UI glitch.
- Fixed reordering firewall rules.
- Fixed settings console error.
- Fixed site switching over WebRTC.
- Fixed sorting by IP in Past Connections list.
- Fixed switch port disable function.
- Fixed topology scaling issue.
- Fixed USG port form button wrapping.
- Fixed WebRTC logs fetching.
- Fixed wireless devices list view filters.
- Invalidated UI data.
- Prevented reflow on AP Retry Rate scatterplot when tooltip is shown.
- Reduced NanoHD log spam when wireless uplink is down.
- Removed duplicate STP setting in port profile form.
- Restored missing VHT160 channel width option.
- 5.11.50
- Fixed authentication failure tracking.
- Fixed invalid switch satisfaction scores.
- 5.11.47
- Fixed bug during initial setup which could cause Remote Access to be unavailable for 15 minutes.
- Fixed untranslated country name in Speed Test modal.
- Updated certificates generated by controller to be compliant with new Apple rules.
- 5.11.46
- Fixed initial setup wizard for UniFi Cloud Controllers.
- Temporarily removed High Performance Devices feature from Auto-Optimize.
- 5.11.39
- Added missing translation key for SSH password to setup wizard.
- Made time range filter use presets correctly.
- Prevented disappearing graphs on granularity change in Stats/Overview.
- Prevented empty ESSID in a new wireless network.
- Prevented reflow on AP Retry Rate scatterplot when tooltip is shown.
- Prevented unnecessary network form divergence alert.
- Refresh DPI data on DPI drill down back action.
- Restored missing user count plot in AP Property Panel/stats.
- Restored radio type satisfaction plot in Stats/Performance view.
- Now shows correct number of clients at dashboard.
- Fixed active wireless users filter group counters.
- Fixed adopt and upgrade process for USG devices on old firmware.
- Fixed and improved Device Fingerprint feature.
- Fixed AP Statistics tooltip on dashboard to refresh correctly.
- Fixed applying Site settings to mitigate unnecessary device provisioning.
- Fixed Auto-VPN status in VPN dashboard widget.
- Fixed broken DPI details for user.
- Fixed broken change password modal.
- Fixed case when confirm modal reacts to previously entered Enter key as confirmation.
- Fixed checkboxes and radio buttons in Firefox.
- Fixed color on empty Client Frequency Distribution module graph.
- Fixed console error in Topology view when no client ESSID is available.
- Fixed date range selector.
- Fixed device vendor on client list.
- Fixed displayed WiFi packet counts.
- Fixed DPI chart legend alignment.
- Fixed DNS domain name validation so it’s case-insensitive.
- Fixed empty tooltips in Client Statistics graphs and when password strength is good or great.
- Fixed error messages in console.
- Fixed error when trying to run scan via Auto Channels on Map.
- Fixed exception in client radio filter.
- Fixed incorrect default log level for controller when in default state or system.properties is empty.
- Fixed incorrect device properties client list counters.
- Fixed incorrect font colors in new RADIUS profile modal.
- Fixed incorrect label attributes in hotspot payments HTML.
- Fixed incorrect number of clients on client list in device property panel.
- Fixed incorrect value range in client WiFi TX attempts graph.
- Fixed incorrectly rendered symbols in toasts.
- Fixed IPv6 encapsulation sizing.
- Fixed issue preventing the scatter graph from working correclty on first load.
- Fixed issue that could prevent database migration from succeed when upgrading.
- Fixed layout issue in property panel for devices without a temperature sensor.
- Fixed LCM provision when settings changed.
- Fixed missing device ID parameter.
- Fixed missing disconnected device name in general satisfaction tooltip.
- Fixed missing icons for floorplan virtual devices.
- Fixed nPE for Download device info.
- Fixed NPE when adding custom DHCP options to new network.
- Fixed odd line breaks in general satisfaction tool-tip and some toast messages.
- Fixed overlapping elements in Edit group restrictions layout.
- Fixed pagination of backup list.
- Fixed password show (eye icon) overlapping long passwords.
- Fixed provisioning for multiple guest networks with portal in a WLAN group.
- Fixed retry rate graph on the dashboard.
- Fixed signal sorting at clients list, when RSSI is equal then sort by a signal.
- Fixed Site Migration modal.
- Fixed sorting Client list by device type.
- Fixed sorting by IP in Past Connections list.
- Fixed switch port customization bug caused by missiong migration in earlier releases.
- Fixed timeout issue when provisioning 200+ VLANs.
- Fixed traffic counting on WAN ports.
- Fixed traffic stats header wrapping in Firefox.
- Fixed various bugs with guest portal pre-authorization.
- Fixed USG port form button wrapping.
- Fixed USG port validation so that both WAN and LAN always exist.
- Fixed WeChat Hotspot Authentication.
- Fixed wireless uplink isolated state misjudgment.
- Increased allowance for upgrade time on nanoHD/IW-HD to fix false disconnect events.
- Restored fixed IP value in the Client History list.