Ubiquiti's mobile-based discovery and network utility application is phenomenal for scanning and diagnosing Ubiquiti networks on the fly via your smartphone.
The killer feature of v2.5.1 is the button. When you click this, the tool forces a device to accept a new controller's inform URL, even if the device is in "pending" state. This bypasses the need for DNS or DHCP option 43.
Permission / port binding errors:
Navigate to the folder where your UBNT discovery tool file is saved using the cd command: cd C:\Users\YourUsername\Downloads Use code with caution.
If you don't have the .bat file, you can easily create one using Notepad. Open Notepad and paste the following line: java -jar ubnt-discovery-v2.5.1.jar ubnt discovery tool v2.5.1 and java on windows 10
Select and specify Specific local ports : 10001 . Click Next. Select Allow the connection and click Next.
If distributed as a .jar:
To avoid typing commands every time, create a quick launcher shortcut. Open .
You can catch the exact same device details without any discovery software. Open Wireshark, start a capture on your active LAN interface, and use the display filter udp.port == 10001 . This bypasses the need for DNS or DHCP option 43
This guide helps you get the running on Windows 10 , which typically fails because the tool is a legacy Java applet that requires specific environment configurations. 1. Install the Correct Java Version