Ubiquiti - Site - Change the Default Site

It is not possible to change which site is considered the default within the UniFi UI.

• This can be done by manipulating the mongo database.

SSH into the UniFi controller.

mongo --port 27117

use ace

db.site.find()

returns:

{ "_id" : ObjectId("[hex number 1]"), "name" : "default", "desc" : "Default", "attr_hidden_id" : "default", "attr_no_delete" : true }
{ "_id" : ObjectId("[hex number 2]"), "desc" : "Site 2", "name" : "utn68o25", "location_lat" : 10.3245, "location_lng" : -24.5703, "location_accuracy" : 0 }

Remove the default properties from the current default site and assign them to the site which is to become the new default site

db.site.update({ _id: ObjectId("[hex number 1]") },{ $unset: { attr_hidden_id: "",attr_no_delete: ""}})
db.site.update({ _id: ObjectId("[hex number 2]") }, { $set: { attr_hidden_id: "default", attr_no_delete: TRUE}})

db.site.find()

exit

After the UniFi controller has restarted, the original default site can be deleted on the Site page of the UniFi Settings.

db.site.update({ _id: ObjectId("[hex number 2]") }, { $set: { name: "default"}})

The old default site does not have to be deleted.

• But the name of the old site will need to be changed; so that two sites are not both named default:

db.site.update({ _id: ObjectId("[hex number 1]") }, { $set: { name: "[any unique 8-char alphanumeric string]"}})