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→Step Three: Install OpenWRT on the router
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Once those lines stop coming, the router will take somewhere between 1 and 7 minutes to stop flashing its lights at you. DO NOT unplug or turn off the router until it presents two adjacent green LEDs and has done so for 10+ seconds. On the older routers the upgrade can take much longer than on the newer routers so be patient. | Once those lines stop coming, the router will take somewhere between 1 and 7 minutes to stop flashing its lights at you. DO NOT unplug or turn off the router until it presents two adjacent green LEDs and has done so for 10+ seconds. On the older routers the upgrade can take much longer than on the newer routers so be patient. | ||
Note, that if you're flashing AirOS instead, at least the Bullet M5 series will remember setting between firmware upgrades and others may do so too. To reset username / password / ip address and other settings to factory default, first let the router boot, then press and hold the reset button until more lights come on and release. Wait for the factory reset to complete (a minute or two) and try to access 192.168.1.1 in a browser (ensure that your own IP is in the 192.168.1.x range). Note: This procedure seems to have no effect on the Bullet 2 HP, but works on the Bullet M5. It could be that the Bullet 2 HP does not persist settings across firmware upgrades, and so doesn't have the factory reset procedure. | If you have a PicoStation running AirOS, you can use the following shell script to reflash it without needing to press the reset button: | ||
#!/bin/sh -e | |||
FIRMWARE=openwrt-atheros-ubnt2-pico2-squashfs.bin | |||
#FIRMWARE='PicoStation2HP-v3.2.build3734.bin' | |||
curl http://ubnt:ubnt@192.168.1.20/upgrade.cgi | |||
curl -F fwfile=@"$FIRMWARE" http://ubnt:ubnt@192.168.1.20/upgrade.cgi | |||
curl -F 'nil=nil' http://ubnt:ubnt@192.168.1.20/fwflash.cgi | |||
echo "FLASHING IN PROGRESS - It will be complete when the system displays two solid green lights for ten seconds." | |||
Note, that if you're flashing AirOS instead, at least the Bullet M5 series will remember setting between firmware upgrades and others may do so too. To reset username / password / ip address and other settings to factory default, first let the router boot, then press and hold the reset button until more lights come on and release. Wait for the factory reset to complete (a minute or two) and try to access 192.168.1.1 in a browser (ensure that your own IP is in the 192.168.1.x range). Note: This procedure seems to have no effect on the Bullet 2 HP, but works on the Bullet M5. It could be that the Bullet 2 HP does not persist settings across firmware upgrades, and so doesn't have the factory reset procedure. When flashing AirOS on the PicoStation, only one green light will be on when the flash is complete. | |||
==Windows Instructions== | ==Windows Instructions== | ||