setting up 2 m5 bullets to Link my control console to my transmitters and their respective computers wirelessly
i have the AREDN software installed,
SSID set the same on both.
Node names are different
mesh mode
channel 179
Milage set
lan 5 host direct
what are are the other settings I need to set for the two to communicate with each other and pallor
devices in the 192.168.1.200-255 range to communicate
this is not on any other network nor is internet connected.
Down the road will add one more M5 as a hop for extended links
Looking for help with AREDN mesh set up. Stand alone for linking remote rig control to the transmitter across the property.
I have two M5 bullets talking to each other with AREDN firmware
I am able to get into set up of the 2nd with the first one plugged into computer.
Set up consist of
Control point. Two remote rigs 192.168.1.225 192.168.1.227
And two lap tops 192.168.1.203 192.168.1.204
The transmitter location
Two remote rigs 192.168.1.226 192.168.1.228
And two thinkcenter computers 192.168.1.201 192.168.1.202
System works flawlessly with cat 6 between the transmitters and the controls.
Terry Baker
Km4Eug
731-394-2028
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How does your rig, laptop, etc. get an IP address today? If this is a static address that you manually typed in, then it would be straight forward to change each device to DHCP mode instead. Then the IP address is provided by the Bullets on each end (and the addresses 'reserved' on the Bullet if needed).
Joe AE6XE
Joe
All devices are fixed ip to properly interact with each other
so is there a bridge mode with in the AREDN firmware ?
I have tried changing the ip config of the M5 to the ip scheme of the other hardware.
This did not work nor could I access the m5
can i I load the ubiquiti software back onto the m5 ?
The m5 do not respond to localnode:8080 or any of the other variations I've read to use.
I use the gateway ip on the computer to find the scheme and use angry ip scanner to find the ip of the m5.
And only one at a time.
I have seen seen this done with linksys blue routers to connect logging computers for field day, sand I have heard of them back hauling, Wanted to stay in ham band to minimize interference issues
Thank you for your response
Terry KM4EUG
Terry, It is an option to directly tftp upload AirOS back to these devices. Configure one as an AP, the other as a Client, in bridge mode to have the desired outcome.
AREDN firmware doesn't have a bridge like this. The intent was to be able to bring up a node anywhere and magically become part of a greater mesh network. Thus, the mesh nodes expect to give out the IP addresses to laptops and other devices automatically to coordinate everything.
Joe AE6XE
disconnect power
hold RESET button
connect power (while holding)
KEEP holding for approx 30 secs until the "signal" leds begin flashing in an alternating pattern like 1 & 3, 2 & 4, 1 & 3, 2 & 4, 1 & 3, 2 & 4, etc
set your computer network interface to static IP: 192.168.1.2 (mask 255.255.255.0)
disable any wifi adapters on your computer
start your tftp client (or commandline on OSX or Linux) (ex. tftp 192.168.1.20 on OSX)
put your tftp client into BINARY upload mode (ex. type: 'bin' on OSX)
copy the name of the (un-renamed) firmware file to your clipboard.
in tftp, send/PUT the file
after it's loaded, the LEDS on the node will begin to cycle in a "cylon" pattern (ie. 1,2,3,4,3,2,1,2,3,4,3, etc)
after the firmware is processed, the node will reboot
set your computer network back to DHCP