diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/config_flow.py
index 7398d755b90..5b5b20e7175 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/config_flow.py
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_USERNAME,
     CONF_VERIFY_SSL,
 )
-from homeassistant.core import callback
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.data_entry_flow import FlowResult
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_create_clientsession
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import DiscoveryInfoType
+from homeassistant.loader import async_get_integration
 
 from .const import (
     CONF_ALL_UPDATES,
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ from .utils import _async_short_mac, _async_unifi_mac_from_hass
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+async def async_local_user_documentation_url(hass: HomeAssistant) -> str:
+    """Get the documentation url for creating a local user."""
+    integration = await async_get_integration(hass, DOMAIN)
+    return f"{integration.documentation}#local-user"
+
+
 def _host_is_direct_connect(host: str) -> bool:
     """Check if a host is a unifi direct connect domain."""
     return host.endswith(".ui.direct")
@@ -139,7 +146,12 @@ class ProtectFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
         user_input = user_input or {}
         return self.async_show_form(
             step_id="discovery_confirm",
-            description_placeholders=placeholders,
+            description_placeholders={
+                **placeholders,
+                "local_user_documentation_url": await async_local_user_documentation_url(
+                    self.hass
+                ),
+            },
             data_schema=vol.Schema(
                 {
                     vol.Required(
@@ -269,6 +281,11 @@ class ProtectFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
         user_input = user_input or {}
         return self.async_show_form(
             step_id="user",
+            description_placeholders={
+                "local_user_documentation_url": await async_local_user_documentation_url(
+                    self.hass
+                )
+            },
             data_schema=vol.Schema(
                 {
                     vol.Required(CONF_HOST, default=user_input.get(CONF_HOST)): str,
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/strings.json
index 99bffefbd35..9ae85702769 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/strings.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "step": {
       "user": {
         "title": "UniFi Protect Setup",
+        "description": "You will need a local user created in your UniFi OS Console to log in with. Ubiquiti Cloud Users will not work. For more information: {local_user_documentation_url}",
         "data": {
           "host": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::host%]",
           "port": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::port%]",
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@
         }
       },
       "discovery_confirm": {
-        "description": "Do you want to setup {name} ({ip_address})?",
+        "title": "UniFi Protect Discovered",
+        "description": "Do you want to setup {name} ({ip_address})? [%key:component::unifiprotect::config::step::user::description%]",
         "data": {
           "username": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::username%]",
           "password": "[%key:common::config_flow::data::password%]"        
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/translations/en.json
index effa7881480..b9d787b382e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/translations/en.json
@@ -7,18 +7,17 @@
         "error": {
             "cannot_connect": "Failed to connect",
             "invalid_auth": "Invalid authentication",
-            "protect_version": "Minimum required version is v1.20.0. Please upgrade UniFi Protect and then retry.",
-            "unknown": "Unexpected error"
+            "protect_version": "Minimum required version is v1.20.0. Please upgrade UniFi Protect and then retry."
         },
         "flow_title": "{name} ({ip_address})",
         "step": {
             "discovery_confirm": {
                 "data": {
                     "password": "Password",
-                    "username": "Username",
-                    "verify_ssl": "Verify SSL certificate"
+                    "username": "Username"
                 },
-                "description": "Do you want to setup {name} ({ip_address})?"
+                "description": "Do you want to setup {name} ({ip_address})? You will need a local user created in your UniFi OS Console to log in with. Ubiquiti Cloud Users will not work. For more information: {local_user_documentation_url}",
+                "title": "UniFi Protect Discovered"
             },
             "reauth_confirm": {
                 "data": {
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@
                     "username": "Username",
                     "verify_ssl": "Verify SSL certificate"
                 },
+                "description": "You will need a local user created in your UniFi OS Console to log in with. Ubiquiti Cloud Users will not work. For more information: {local_user_documentation_url}",
                 "title": "UniFi Protect Setup"
             }
         }