Nuclias Unity Quick Start Guide (v1)
The following instructions will guide you through configuring your D-Link Nuclias Unity. New users deploying multiple access points and switches for a complete Nuclias Unity experience must follow the steps below.
Introduction
Nuclias Unity is a cloud-managed networking solution designed for SMBs and offered free of charge. It enables organizations of any size and any level of IT expertise to quick and easy set up, configure, monitor, troubleshoot, and manage single-site or multi-site network deployments. All devices can be controlled remotely through a cloud-based management portal.
Access Nuclias Unity
Nuclias Unity is a cloud-managed platform accessible through Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge web browsers.
Before accessing Nuclias Unity, ensure you have an active internet connection, then open your web browser and enter the required URL to begin.
Given URL: https://login.unity.nuclias.com/
Before you begin managing your network through Nuclias Unity, please complete the following two critical steps to ensure successful device adoption and management. All compatible devices must be running a firmware version that supports Nuclias Unity cloud management. Please check the D-Link support website for your specific device model and install the minimum required firmware version as indicated in the compatibility document.
Ensure your D-Link switches and access points are listed on the official Compatible Device List for Nuclias Unity. Refer to the PDF available at the link below:
Sign In
To access Nuclias Unity, you need a valid email address and password. Before signing in, you must first register your email address to activate your Nuclias Unity account.
Enter your email and password, then click Sign In to access Nuclias Unity.
You haven’t registered your email account for Sign In. Please click 'Create Now' to register your name and email address for Nuclias Unity.
Create a New User Account
To create your Nuclias Unity account using the web browser, enter your Name and a valid Email address, as a six-digit verification code will be sent to it.
Make sure the password follows the rules listed below.
Password Rules (Important and Must Follow)
Length: The password must be 8–30 characters long to ensure sufficient security.
Composition: Must contain ALL of the following:
Must include at least one uppercase letter (A–Z), one lowercase letter (a–z), and one number (0–9).
Allowed at least one Special Characters:
$\sim ! \textcircled { 1 } 4 5 \wedge 8 \ast ! \ \[ \mathrm { ~ \] ~ } ( \mathrm { ~ ) ~ \_ ~ } \cdot + = . \| : ; \mathrm { ~ ^ { \scriptsize ~ n ~ } ~ < ~ , ~ } > / \vee$
Security Restrictions:
Cannot be the same as the user name.
Cannot be the same as default login accounts (e.g., "admin") or default IP addresses.
Must be non-consecutive characters (e.g., "1111", "aaaa" are not allowed).
Note: If a non-compliant password is set, the device may reboot and cause abnormal operation.
Enter your password following the rules, then enter it again in the Confirm Password field. Review and agree to the Terms and Conditions, then click Next to continue.
Verify E-mail
Click Send the verification code to your registered Email account, when you receive six-digit verification code fill into the verification code box.
If you have not received the email, wait a few more seconds for the verification code to arrive before completing your account registration.
Add Organization
After creating your user account, open your web browser and sign in to Nuclias Unity using your email and password. Once you have successfully logged in, you will be prompted to create your Organization name, followed by your Site name. These will form the core structure for managing your network and devices within the Nuclias Unity platform.
Click Add Organization.
Enter the required details—Name, Country, Time Zone, NTP Server, and the organization-level username and password. The username must be “admin”, and the password must comply with the password rules. Then click Save, as shown in the image below.
An Inventory Device Account is maintained at the organizational level to manage devices before they are deployed to specific sites. It provides centralized control over procurement, staging, and distribution, ensuring consistent oversight at the management level.
After you create your Organization Name, it will appear as shown in the picture below. If you need to add additional organizations, click Add Organization in the top-right corner to create another Organization Name.
If you have already created an organization, click your Organization Name to create your site under that organization.
Now click the organization to create a Site Name.
Add Site
After creating your Organization Name, the system will guide you to the next step to create a new Site for your organization. As shown in the picture below, click Add Site to create a new site.
Enter the required details—Name, Country, Time Zone, NTP Server, and the site-level username and password. The username must be “admin”, and the password must comply with the password rules. Then click Save, as shown in the image below.
Each site has a dedicated Device Account with a common password shared by all devices assigned to that site. This provides site-level credential management, enabling users to access any device within their location (e.g., all 10 devices at a site would share one password).
After creating a Site Name, it will appear as shown in the picture below. If you need to create another site, click Add Site in the top-right corner.
Nuclias Unity is now ready to manage and monitor your devices, such as Access Points and Switches. The next step is to prepare your devices so they can be configured and connected to the internet.
Device Configuration
To begin configuring your switches, you need to know the device’s default IP address, username, and password.
To initiate step-by-step Switch Configuration:
Note: Please reset the device to its default settings if the device default IP address is not 10.90.90.90.
Ensure your PC is connected to the switch using an Ethernet cable, and configure your PC IP address and Subnet as shown in the picture below.
Now enter your switch IP address (10.90.90.90) into your web browser, as shown in the picture below.
A login dialog box will appear after you enter the switch’s IP address in the web browser.
Enter the username “admin” and the password “admin.” You may also select your preferred language before proceeding.
After entering your username and password, the Smart Wizard page will appear. Do not select DHCP mode at this stage, as it will break the connection between your PC and the switch. Simply click Exit, as shown in the picture below, to proceed to the main dashboard for further configuration.
When you click Exit in the Setup Wizard, the switch dashboard will appear as shown below.
Click Management from the drop-down menu on the left side. Then select DHCP and choose D-Link Discovery Protocol Settings. By default, it is disabled, so enable it and click Apply to save the changes.
After enabling DDP, you also need to enable LLDP to ensure proper device discovery and communication.
Now, go to L2 Features from the top-left drop-down menu, select LLDP Global Settings, and enable LLDP State, LLDP Forward State, LLDP Trap Status, and LLDP-MED Trap State. Then click Apply, as shown in the image below.
After enabling LLDP, you also need to enable DHCP so the switch can obtain an IP address automatically when the switch connected to the internet.
Now, go to L3 Features in the drop-down menu at the top-left corner, click IPv4 Interface, select DHCP under IP Settings, and click Apply, as shown in the picture below.
At this stage, your PC will be disconnected from the switch, and the switch is now ready to connect to the internet to obtain an IP address automatically.
Before continuing, make sure your setup is connected to the internet. You may use a D-Link router or a USB dongle to provide internet access. Confirm that your PC, switch, access point, and mobile phone are all connected to the same network. This ensures that all devices can communicate properly during configuration.
Now use your web browser on the PC to log in to Nuclias Unity. Ensure the PC is connected to the internet, and verify that your Organization and Site Name are displayed.
Note: By default, DHCP should be enabled on the access point. If it is not enabled, please log in to your access point and enable DHCP.
Next, launch the Nuclias Unity app and ensure your Android or iOS mobile device is connected to the internet.
Below is a simple environment setup featuring a PoE switch and an Access Point, which will be discovered and managed through Nuclias Unity.
The diagram also shows how your existing network connects to the internet.
Ensure that all devices are connected to the same network, as illustrated in the connection diagram below.
Nuclias Unity App
Download the Nuclias Unity app from the QR code for download application or use the Google Play Store (Android) or the Apple App Store (iOS), and ensure that you install the recommended or latest supported version. Make sure your mobile device is connected to the internet, then launch the Nuclias Unity app and log in with your registered Email Address and Password.
Note: Your mobile phone must be connected to the same network, with internet access, as the other devices. If your mobile device is not on the same network environment, the Nuclias Unity app will not be able to detect your connected devices.
Before launching the Nuclias Unity App, make sure you have created an Organization and Site Name through the web browser.
Download QR Code:
Click Quick Setup to log in to the Nuclias Unity app.
Sign In - Nuclias Unity APP
Log in to the Nuclias Unity app using your registered email address and password. Ensure that the credentials match the account you created earlier. Once logged in, the app will connect to your Nuclias Unity organization and allow you to begin discovering and managing your devices.
After successfully logging in to the Nuclias Unity app, you will be prompted to select your Organization and Site Name, as shown in the picture below.
Now select your Organization Name and Site, as shown in the picture below, and click Next to proceed to the next step.
To discover connected devices through Nuclias Unity, ensure the Scan (Multicast) option is enabled. By default, this option is already enabled in the Nuclias Unity app. If your devices are still not detected, enable IP Range (Unicast) and manually configure the required IP address range.
When using IP Range (Unicast), you must enter the correct IP range for your connected devices. Please consult your IT administrator to provide the appropriate IP address range.
To set up the IP address range, follow the example shown in the picture below. For instance, you can set the range from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.255.
If you want to set another IP address range, click Add an IP Range, then click Next to proceed to the next step.
Device Found
After setting up the IP address range, the connected devices will appear as shown in the picture below. Select the device you want to manage through Nuclias Unity and click Authenticate to proceed to the next step.
When authenticating, you must enter the device’s username and password. If authentication fails, it indicates that the device’s login credentials may have been changed from the default settings. In this case, we recommend performing a hardware reset on the device and then adding it again.
The default username and password are both “admin.” You may also set your own username and password based on your requirements. After entering the credentials, click Apply to authenticate and adopt your devices.
When you authenticate the device, a notification will appear at the top indicating how many devices have been authenticated for management through Nuclias Unity. Tap the notification to continue and adopt your connected devices into Nuclias Unity.
Turn On DHCP
Now select the authenticated device and click Turn On DHCP before clicking Adopt, as shown in the picture below. This enables DHCP on the device so it can obtain an IP address automatically.
Device Found
8 devices have been found. Please select device(s) for operation.
Device Authenticated
DAP-X3060
192.168.11.159
00:25:50:60:49:39
Turn On DHCP
Adopt
Adopt Device
Now select the authenticated device and click Adopt, as shown in the picture below.
Device Adoption
After clicking Adopt, a success notification will appear, as shown in the picture.
The adopted devices will now appear under your Organization and Site Name. Click Done and repeat the process if you need to adopt more devices into your organization.
To verify that your devices are online, log in to Nuclias Unity using a web browser and check your Organization.
Nuclias Unity Proxy
Nuclias Unity Proxy is a dedicated software appliance designed to act as an intermediary bridge between the Nuclias Unity cloud platform and specific high-end on-premises network devices.
Here are the key details about Unity Proxy based on the provided documents:
Software-Based Solution: It is not a hardware controller. The Unity Proxy software must be installed on a PC running Windows 10 or a later version (64-bit).
The supported device of Unity Proxy will be more and more in the future. Suggest to put “Resource Center” URL let user can download Unity Proxy and also can check Compatible Products.
Pre-configuration Requirements: switches managed via Unity Proxy require manual pre-configuration before they can be adopted. This includes enabling the D-Link Discovery Protocol (DDP), enabling the IP SSH Server State, generating an RSA Host Key (e.g., 2048-bit), and setting the IPv4 interface to DHCP. It also requires a third-party component called Npcap (version 1.86 or higher) to function properly.
DDP Enable – Enables the D-Link Discovery Protocol
SSH Global Setting: Enable – Enables Secure Shell (SSH) access, allowing secure remote management of the device through an encrypted command-line connection.
Generate Host Key – Select the Key Modulus with the maximum bit (2048) value for stronger security, then click Generate to create the key data.
Click Generate, then a Success message will appear.
After generation, the key data will be displayed.
Enable DHCP Mode – Allows the router to automatically assign an IP address to the device.
Before install and use Nuclias Unity Proxy, you need to turn off the firewall on your Windows PC. Navigate to Firewall & Network Protection on your Windows PC, then Turn Off the Microsoft Defender Firewall.
Install Nuclias Unity Proxy on your computer to connect the local network with the Nuclias Unity cloud platform.
Agree to the Terms and Conditions, then click Download to install and redirect to NCAP install page.
NOTE: Before launching the Nuclias Unity Proxy software, you must first agree to the Terms and Conditions, then click the URL to download the NCAP file and install the NCAP driver. This must be done before finishing the proxy installation; if the proxy installation is already complete, ensure the NCAP driver is installed prior to launching the software.
The installer will suggest a default path, such as C:\Program Files\NCAP Driver. We recommend using this location. To change it, click Browse, select your desired folder, and click OK. When ready, click Next to continue.
Click Install to begin installing the Nuclias Unity Proxy. The installation progress will be displayed on screen.
This process may take a few minutes. Please wait for it to complete.
Once the installation is complete, click Finish to exit the setup wizard. The Nuclias Unity Proxy is now installed on your system.
To confirm the software was installed successfully, go to the search bar on your taskbar and type Nuclias Unity Proxy. If the application appears in the search results, the installation is complete and ready to use.
Navigate to the location where you downloaded the NCAP driver file. Double-click the file to begin the installation process.
Select and enable all required options as needed, then click Install to begin installing the NCAP driver. Wait for the installation process to complete.
Once the installation is complete, click Finish to exit the setup wizard. The NCAP driver is now installed on your system.
Go to the search bar on your taskbar and type Nuclias Unity Proxy. Select the application from the search results to launch it. Ensure you have a valid account to log in. Enter your credentials, then click Next to proceed.
NOTE: Before launching the Nuclias Unity Proxy software, you must first agree to the Terms and Conditions, then click the URL to download the NCAP file and install the NCAP driver. This must be done before finishing the proxy installation; if the proxy installation is already complete, ensure the NCAP driver is installed prior to launching the software.
Log in to your Nuclias Unity cloud platform and verify that you have created an Organization and a Site. These are required before proceeding.
In the Nuclias Unity Proxy window, select the appropriate Organization from the dropdown menu. Create a new Unity Proxy or select an existing one from the list, then click Adopt to continue.
Check the Summary section to confirm the status shows Online and that the proxy is successfully linked to your Organization. Before proceeding, ensure that the Organization Name and the last five digits of the Unity Proxy ID are correctly displayed and match your records.
In the Nuclias Unity Proxy window, verify that the Organization Name and the last five digits of the Unity Proxy ID are displayed correctly.
Go to the Nuclias Unity cloud platform and select the appropriate Organization from the menu.
From the left-side menu bar, navigate to Device
In the Device session, ensure the device name appears along with the last five digits of the Proxy ID, and confirm the status is Online.
Click Add Device, then select Discover to begin searching for available devices.
In the Proxy Device list, locate and select the Unity Proxy using the last five digits of its Unity Proxy ID for identification.
Click Start Discover to begin searching for available devices in Nuclias Unity.
Once discovery is complete, the connected devices will appear in the list. Their initial status will show as Unmanaged.
Select the device, go to the Action menu, and choose Adopt to begin managing it in Nuclias Unity.
Enter a username and password for the adopted device, then click Next to continue.
The adopted devices will now display a Success status.
Confirming they have been successfully added and are being managed by Nuclias Unity.
If the device status still shows Registering or Unsynced, wait a few minutes or refresh your browser to allow time for the connection to update.
After a few minutes or refreshing the page, the device status will update to Online and Syncing, indicating it is now properly connected and synchronizing with Nuclias Unity.
Login Web GUI
After adopting the devices through the Nuclias Unity app, verify that they appear under your Organization and within your created Site Name.
Now log in to Nuclias Unity through your web browser, navigate to your Site, and verify the switches or access points you have adopted into your organization, as shown in the picture below.
After logging in, click your Organization Name. You will then be guided to your Site Name.
To view your adopted devices, click your Site Name, as shown in the picture below.
When you click your Site Name, the device status will initially appear as Offline, as shown in the picture below.
The device status will change to Online, which may take up to ten minutes. If it does not update automatically, click the Refresh option in the top-right corner, as shown in the picture below.
At this stage, you have successfully added your devices into your environment. You can now begin managing and monitoring your connected devices through Nuclias Unity. Additionally, device information such as Memory Usage, CPU Usage, PoE Power Consumption, Site Status, and more will be displayed on the dashboard.
Menu
Dashboard - Provides an overview of your network, displaying device status, CPU and memory usage, PoE power consumption, client activity, and site health for quick monitoring.
Topology - LLDP must be enabled to view a visual map of your network, showing how switches and access points are connected. This helps with device placement and understanding network relationships.
Devices - Lists devices within your organization and site. You can view device details, configure settings, monitor performance, and manage devices individually.
Firmware Management - Enables centralized firmware updates for both switches and access points. Administrators can view supported device models, check current firmware versions.
Support - Access resources like manuals, release notes, announcements, and device compatibility lists.
Wi-Fi Planner Pro - Simulate Wireless network deployments and signal heatmaps.
Settings - Allows you to manage site configurations, including wireless SSIDs, wired port settings, port profiles, and time zone options for your organization.
Events - Provides a centralized log of all network events and alerts. Administrators can view and filter events by Severity, Site, Event Type, and Device Type.
Clients - Displays all connected client devices, such as laptops and phones.
Wireless Settings
At the bottom left, click Settings. Then go to Wireless and select SSID to create a consistent wireless network across all your wireless devices.
Click Create New Wireless Network to set up a new Wi-Fi network for your access points. This new wireless configuration will be implemented across all sites.
When you click Create New Wireless Network, a dialog box will appear. Fill in the required details such as Wi-F Name (SSID), Band, Security settings, and VLAN configuration based on your requirements.
Wired Settings
To configure your wired network, go to Settings from the bottom-left menu and select Wired. You will see two options: Basic and Port Management, as shown in the picture below. Under Basic, you can enable or disable features such as LBD Configuration and DDP Configuration.
Under Port Management, you can view all available ports. Select any port to open its settings, where you can configure options such as Port Status, Port Type, PVID, Allowed VLANs, Link Speed, and PoE Status.
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