I have a NanoBridge M5 and a Bullet M2 that have both changed their node type. They are both flashed with 3.16.1.1.
On the Status page, at the top, they say Node Type: Mesh Node. But, in the WiFi section they say Mode: Access Point. The LAN section says NAT and the WAN section says Static.
Why has it changed from a Mesh Node to an Access Point?
Gary AC7R
On the Status page, at the top, they say Node Type: Mesh Node. But, in the WiFi section they say Mode: Access Point. The LAN section says NAT and the WAN section says Static.
Why has it changed from a Mesh Node to an Access Point?
Gary AC7R
I have attached the screenshot. I will have to go to the site today to get the file download.
Gary AC7R
This is already "fixed" in the next release (we removed Node Type and Mode options :) ). There probably isn't justification to create a full patch release in 3.16.1.1 for this. It may be sufficient to capture the most efficient step to recover for anyone in the future that runs into this. When you look to recover, which option is the first to work for you?:
A) try the "Default Values" option, to get everything slectable and back to your configuration.
B) play with current setting combinations, maybe another path. Choose something other than "Mesh Mode". then jump back.
C) anything else anyone can think of before the last resort?:
D) hold the reset button for ~15 seconds to reset to first boot -- then setup again.
Joe AE6XE
The node with the Bullet has been fixed. I used option A, by clicking the Default Values button. I changed the distance, bandwidth and channel and rebooted. It seems to be alive again.
I forgot to download the support files before I changed it. Sorry.
I used option B on the NBM5 node several days ago. Since it was saying it was an Access Point, I changed the Node Type to Mesh Access Point. After a Reboot, I can see it in a WiFi Scan as AP, but I cannot connect to it. When I wire directly to it, I cannot talk to it.
How should I talk to this node that is now an Access Point, so I can change it back to a Mesh Node?
Gary AC7R
All was well. I can't determine what may have happened to get the node in that condition, but the above procedure was successful for recovery.
T.D.
Last Friday I went to the site. Since the last unit that was in the Access Point state was a NanoBridge, which is hard to disassemble to get to the Reset button, I was expecting to do a Reset-over-the-wire, with a Ubiquiti POE. This is a solar powered site. So I brought along a small battery and an inverter to power the POE.
However, I did not need this special hardware setup. After power on, it was talking to me at the localnode webpage. I clicked the Default Values button, changed a few settings and Saved. The first saving would not work because the WiFi address had been changed to 10.0.0.0. I set it to what I thought it was, Saved and Rebooted, then it was alive again as a Mesh Node. This node is now usable. I have since given it the correct WiFi IP address and moved the power up to the maximum.
So I was able to save this node, just like the other one, by clicking the Default Values button.
Gary AC7R