Configure Ubiquiti UniFi WAP to use Cloud RADIUS

Get the strength and security of RADIUS without building, maintaining, or monitoring physical servers. It’s also quick to roll out managed RADIUS to your organization to authenticate users to Wi-Fi, VPNs, switches, and network devices securely. Read this article to learn how to Configure a Ubiquiti UniFi WAP with JumpCloud's RADIUS.

Prerequisites

• A JumpCloud RADIUS server IP address is required to configure a Ubiquiti UniFi WAP.
  • Find current JumpCloud RADIUS server IPs here. 
• You also need the shared secret that’s part of a JumpCloud RADIUS server configuration.
  • To find the shared secret:
    1. Go to the JumpCloud Admin Portal.
    2. Select RADIUS from the left-hand navigation.
    3. Select a configured RADIUS server. The Shared Secret is below Server Name. 
    4. Click the eye to make the characters visible, then copy the shared secret to use in the UniFi WAP configuration. 

UniFi Configuration

Adding JumpCloud RADIUS to UniFi Settings

To add JumpCloud as the RADIUS Auth Provider:

1. Create a RADIUS Profile in UniFi.
2. Log in to your UniFi Network Portal.
3. Go to Settings > Profiles, then select the RADIUS tab. 
4. Configure the Profile Name of JumpCloud RADIUS.
5. For RADIUS Auth Server:
   1. Enter one of JumpCloud’s RADIUS Server IP Addresses in UniFi’s IP Address field. 
   2. Enter 1812 in the Port field. 
   3. For Password/Shared Secret, enter the RADIUS server shared secret that you created in JumpCloud.
   4. Click Save. 

Configuring the UniFi Network for JumpCloud RADIUS Profile

To use your new JumpCloud RADIUS Profile with your UniFi managed network: 

1. Open your UniFi Networks Portal.
2. Go to Settings > Wireless Networks.
3. Create a new network or click Edit to modify an existing network.
4. Select WPA Enterprise for security.
5. Ensure that the RADIUS Profile is set for the new JumpCloud RADIUS profile you’ve just created. 
6. Click Save.