A quick reference for connecting to my UniFi gateway over SSH and upgrading ControlD.

Gateway IP: 192.168.1.1

1. Enable SSH Access on UniFi

Open the UniFi console:

https://unifi.ui.com/

Then navigate to:

Control Plane → Console → SSH

Authentication

  • Username: root
  • Password: Stored in password manager

2. SSH Into the Router

I use PuTTY for SSH access.

Example connection settings:

Host Name: 192.168.1.1
Port: 22
Connection Type: SSH

Connect to the router and log in using the SSH credentials configured in UniFi.

3. Upgrade ControlD

Once connected to the UniFi gateway through SSH, run:

ctrld upgrade

This upgrades the installed ControlD ctrld service to the latest available version.

Gateway Reference

IP Address: 192.168.1.1

✅ Done

That's it.

The basic process is:

Enable SSH
    ↓
Connect to UniFi Gateway
    ↓
Run ctrld upgrade
    ↓
Done

A useful little reference for the next time I need to update ControlD and inevitably forget the command.