Last I looked the edgerouter had the UI built in but the Unifi security gateway did not.
Re:Best Wifi Mesh Network Kits
by gshulegaard on Monday December 05, 2016 @12:31PM
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Ah good to know! I would guess this is because the security gateway, cloud key, and APs are all part of the "UniFi" line so they are all meant to be managed by the cloud key/management portal. That said, I wonder if the UniFi switches similarly don't have on board management (it sounds like a no)...
> Be aware with Unifi gear there is no onboard configuration or UI beyond busybox shell via SSH and a basic command line tool. They are intended to be deployed using the Unifi controller which once setup can be shut down, but will be required again to change passwords, etc.
To clarify, this applies to the edge AP/repeaters. I know for sure every router I have purchased from Ubiquiti has had an onboard/hosted web management UI.
That said, you can install the UniFi management portal on a local machine and serve it on demand from a laptop. Or, as you (eltoozero) have done, host it remote.
And finally, you can also buy their "Cloud key" device which acts as a host for the web management portal.
> https://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-cloud-key/