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+check_unifi
+===========
+
+Nagios plugin to check the UniFi Controller for AP status.
+
+Install
+-------
+The UniFi API pip module is required:
+
+    sudo pip install -U unifi
+    
+Copy check_unifi into your plugins directory.
+
+Usage
+-----
+```
+usage: check_unifi [-h] [-H HOSTNAME] [-u USERNAME] [-p PASSWORD] [-b PORT]
+                   [-v VERSION] [-s SITEID] [-w WARNING] [-c CRITICAL] [-a AP]
+
+optional arguments:
+  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+  -H HOSTNAME, --hostname HOSTNAME
+                        the controller address (default "unifi")
+  -u USERNAME, --username USERNAME
+                        the controller username (default("admin")
+  -p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
+                        the controller password
+  -b PORT, --port PORT  the controller port (default "8443")
+  -v VERSION, --version VERSION
+                        the controller base version (default "v2")
+  -s SITEID, --siteid SITEID
+                        the site ID, UniFi >=3.x only (default "default")
+  -w WARNING, --warning WARNING
+                        amount of APs to be down for WARNING (default: none)
+  -c CRITICAL, --critical CRITICAL
+                        amount of APs to be down for CRITICAL (default: none)
+  -a AP, --ap AP        name of AP to get status of (default: overall check)
+```
+
+License
+-------
+This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.
+
+Credits
+-------
+Current version by Michael Sweetser (https://github.com/msweetser/check_unifi)
+Based on Michel Greijmans' original UniFi WiFi Nagios Monitoring Plugin, available at: https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/UniFi-WiFi-Nagios-Monitoring-Plugin/td-p/1092503