# Anyone use the node-red-contrib-unifi node?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-use-the-node-red-contrib-unifi-node/69440>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [22 October 2022 23:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-use-the-node-red-contrib-unifi-node/69440 "2022-10-22T23:17:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2022 23:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-use-the-node-red-contrib-unifi-node/69440/1 "2022-10-22T23:17:54Z")

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I've just got myself a Ubiquiti EDGE router. (Unifi family)

Can this node control it?

I am wanting to know if I can enable/disable devices on my network from being able to connect to the internet.  
Kind of like _Parent control_ but this is not timed. It is more _When needed_.  
Rather than having to log into the router and mess about.  
If this node can do this, it would be a lot nicer for me, because I can _already_ log into the router and do those sort of things.

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2022 06:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-use-the-node-red-contrib-unifi-node/69440/2 "2022-10-23T06:12:48Z")

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An Edge router is not part of the Unifi family (it runs EdgeOS vs UnifiOS). There is some unofficial API available to read device stats, but no config change type of things.

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2022 06:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-use-the-node-red-contrib-unifi-node/69440/3 "2022-10-23T06:22:44Z")

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Oh drats.

Not the end of the world. That was only a bonus idea.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [25 October 2022 11:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-use-the-node-red-contrib-unifi-node/69440/4 "2022-10-25T11:35:43Z")

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What you need is to use SNMP instead. But a minor warning - SNMP is another rabbit hole 🕶

Alternatively you might be able to make changes using SSH scripting.

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [28 October 2022 07:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-use-the-node-red-contrib-unifi-node/69440/5 "2022-10-28T07:57:33Z")

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ssh scripting sounds the way I may have to go.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [11 November 2022 07:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-use-the-node-red-contrib-unifi-node/69440/6 "2022-11-11T07:57:41Z")

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