How to configure ubiquiti network equipment » History » Version 4
Nico Schottelius, 05/31/2020 08:13 PM
| 1 | 1 | Nico Schottelius | h1. How to configure ubiquiti network equipment |
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| 3 | h2. General steps |
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| 5 | * Reset the device |
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| 6 | * ssh into it (username: ubnt, password: ubnt) |
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| 7 | * Setup a password |
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| 11 | h2. Upgrading most ubiquiti access points |
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| 14 | * Dowload the latest firmware from https://www.ui.com/download |
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| 15 | * scp it to the device as /tmp/fwupdate.bin |
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| 16 | * ssh into the device, run @syswrapper.sh upgrade2 &@ (seems to need to be backgrounded) |
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| 19 | h2. Enabling ssh access without a password |
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| 21 | * Add your public RSA (ed25519 don't work) to /etc/dropbear/authorized_keys |
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| 23 | h2. Configuring Wifi |
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| 25 | * Download the "unifi network" app |
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| 26 | * Go to account->standalone devices : wait for the aps to show up |
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| 29 | 4 | Nico Schottelius | h2. Installing OpenWRT on AP Lite/LR/Pro |
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| 31 | 1 | Nico Schottelius | Stock ubiquiti does not work in IPv6 only environments. So replacing the stock firmware with OpenWRT makes them usable. |
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| 33 | * Update ("downgrade") to firmware version 3.7.58 |
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| 34 | ** https://dl.ui.com/unifi/firmware/U7PG2/3.7.58.6385/BZ.qca956x.v3.7.58.6385.170508.0957.bin |
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| 35 | * Get the latest openwrt image |
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| 36 | ** Check https://openwrt.org/toh/ubiquiti/unifiac |
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| 37 | * Use mtd to replace it and to zero the backup copy |