Overview

Readers will learn how to access the EdgeRouter's management interface using different operating systems and tools.

Table of Contents

1. Establishing Initial Connectivity
2. Accessing the EdgeRouter using the Discovery Tool
3. Accessing the EdgeRouter on Windows
4. Accessing the EdgeRouter on macOS
5. Related Articles

Establishing Initial Connectivity

In the factory default state, the EdgeRouter is accessible on the 192.168.1.1 IP address on the eth0 interface. Refer to the sections below for more information on how access the EdgeRouter using either the Web UI, CLI or Console connection on different operating systems.

1. Connect an Ethernet cable from a computer to the eth0 interface on the EdgeRouter.

2. Configure a static IP address on your computer in the 192.168.1.0/24 range (for example 192.168.1.11).

  Accessing the EdgeRouter using the Discovery Tool

The Ubiquiti Device Discovery Tool automatically discovers nearby EdgeRouters (and other Ubiquiti products) on the local network. The tool allows you to conveniently open the Web UI of the EdgeRouter and also provides recovery features such as the Rescue Web UI and SSH Recovery service.

1. Download the Ubiquiti Device Discovery Tool from the official Download section.

2. Wait for the tool to finish discovering your devices.

3. Double click on the discovered EdgeRouter to see the device details and open the Web UI in a separate browser session.

  Accessing the EdgeRouter on Windows

There are three options to access the EdgeRouter from a Windows computer:

• Use the Ubiquiti Device Discovery Tool in the section above to automatically open a session to the Web UI.
• Access the Web UI manually by navigating to https://192.168.1.1 using your favorite browser.
• Access the EdgeRouter's Command Line Interface (CLI) using either SSH or the Console port.

In this example, we are using PuTTY as the SSH client:

  Accessing the EdgeRouter on macOS

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There are three options to access the EdgeRouter from a macOS computer:

• Use the Ubiquiti Device Discovery Tool in the section above to automatically open a session to the Web UI.
• Access the Web UI manually by navigating to https://192.168.1.1 using your favorite browser.
• Access the EdgeRouter's Command Line Interface (CLI) using either SSH or the Console port.

In this example, we are using the macOS Terminal as the SSH/Serial client. For SSH access, run the command below:

ssh username@192.168.1.1

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