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Nico Schottelius, 05/31/2020 08:13 PM

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