Mesh/Flashing extender nodes

Download the Image File For a Extender Node

The extender nodes that we currently support are:

Name	Model No.	OpenWRT Doc	Firmware Image
Ubiquiti Nanostation M5	NSM5	OpenWRT Docs	firmware: pre 2015 or 2015-2016
Ubiquiti Nanostation M2	NSM2	OpenWRT Docs	firmware image
Ubiquiti Picostation 2		OpenWRT Docs	firmware image
Ubiquiti Picostation M2		OpenWRT Docs
Ubiquiti Nanobeam M2 and M5		OpenWRT Docs
Ubiquiti Bullet M2 and M5		OpenWRT Docs

Flash the Extender Node

• Configure your wired internet settings to use Manual IPv4 settings with IP: 192.168.1.10, subnet: 255.255.255.0, gateway: 0.0.0.0
• Plug one Ethernet cable into your laptop on one end and into the "LAN" port of the power-over-ethernet power supply on the other end.
• Plug another Ethernet cable into your antenna on one end and into the "POE" port of the power-over-ethernet power supply on the other end.
• Push a pin into the reset hole and hold it.
• With the pin held down, plug in the power to the power-over-ethernet power supply.
• Watch the lights on the antenna - they will all flash together a few times, then they will flash up and down.
• Once the lights on the antenna are flashing up and down, you can let go of the pin.

You should be able to ping the extender at 192.168.1.20.

 $ ping 192.168.1.20
 PING 192.168.1.20 (192.168.1.20) 56(84) bytes of data.
 64 bytes from 192.168.1.20: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.54 ms
 64 bytes from 192.168.1.20: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.826 ms

In your Linux terminal, type:

 git clone https://github.com/sudomesh/ubi-flasher
 cd ubi-flasher
 npm install
 ./flasher.js '<path to firmware>'

The terminal will tell you "The firmware has been successfully sent to the router. In a few seconds, the router should begin flashing its four status LEDs sweeping from left to right, then right to left (or up down, down up). This means that the router is flashing itself with the new firmware. Once the router goes back to having only the power LED lit, the router has been successfully flashed."

Wait until the antenna has only the power LED lit and you're done.

Nanostation M5

If you attempt to flash the extender and receive a 'Firmware check failed' error, then you have a version of the NSM5 that is protected from being flashed via the TFTP method. You will need to obtain a serial to USB interface (USB to UART TTL Module Serial Converter, 5 pin) and use it to flash the firmware.

  $ ./flasher.js openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-nano-m-squashfs-factory.bin
  Accessing http://192.168.1.20/login.cgi
  Connection timed out
  Sending openwrt-ar71xx-generic-ubnt-nano-m-squashfs-factory.bin to 192.168.1.20 using tftp put
  [Error: (Server) Firmware check failed]