# Using Ubiquiti Account and Services

This article will explain why you may want to use your Ubiquiti Account to manage your controller along with the extra services this enables.

# Overview

Using your Ubiquiti account to manage your UniFi Network Controller has a number of advantages. These advantages include the ability to enable MFA (Multi Factor Authentication), using Cloud Mail for notifications and Push Alerts for Mobile. The main disadvantage is the Ubiquiti Cloud SSO API needs to be operational for you to login to your controller.

# Remote Management

You can enable or diable Remote Management to your controller from the Ubiquiti Site Manager by going to Settings/System/Advanced then check to enable or uncheck to disable Remote Management.

# Add Ubiquiti User Accounts

Create a Ubiquiti account at (https://account.ui.com) and invite the user account to your UniFi Network Application

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NOTE: You can enable MFA (2 Factor Authentication) on your Ubiquiti account to further secure your login.

# Enable Ubiquiti Email Services

Ubiquiti Email Services allows you to send email notifications, forgot password requests and invite new users. Go to Settings/System/Advanced then click "SSO Email" next to Email Services.

NOTE: "Remote Access" and "Sync Local Admin with Ubiquiti SSO" must be enabled to use Ubiquiti Email Services

# Ubiquiti Site Manager

You can manage sites from all UniFi Network Application controllers connected to your Ubiquiti user account from the same place. Ubiquiti Site Manager

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