To reset the Unifi password (Web Interface)


1) download the MongoDB from here.

2) Create a folder on the C drive ( unifirecover)

3) Extract mongo.exe from the bin folder into the newly created C:\unifirecover folder

4) WINDOWS + R and type cmd ( ENTER )

5) cd C:/unifirecover (then there should be a folder with the version name, CD in there, then finally a "bin" folder, CD in to that.

6) Run the following commands, those commands will show you with all the admin accounts.


mongo --port27117

<enter>


use ace

<enter>


db.admin.find()

<enter>


7) Now run the next command and replace <UserName> with the admin account.

db.admin.update( { "name" : "<UserName>" }, { $set : { "x_shadow" : "$6$ybLXKYjTNj9vv$dgGRjoXYFkw33OFZtBsp1flbCpoFQR7ac8O0FrZixHG.sw2AQmA5PuUbQC/e5.Zu.f7pGuF7qBKAfT/JRZFk8/" } } )

8) You can now login with your admin account and password below:

password