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1. ELIPv6 Static Routes le Enabled Target Network IP Netmask Enabled Enables the specific static route All the added static routes are saved in the system configuration file however only the enabled static routes are active on the device Target Network IP Specify the IP address of the destination Netmask Specify the netmask of the destination The mask is in CIDR or slash notation For example if you enter 2001 db8 64 you are entering the range of 2001 0db8 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 to 2001 0db8 0000 0000 ffff ffff ffff ffff Gateway IP Specify the IP address of the gateway Comment You can enter a brief description of the purpose for the static route Action You have the following options Add Add a static route e Edit Make changes to a static route Click Save to save your changes e Del Delete a static route Traffic Shaping Available in Advanced view Traffic Shaping controls bandwidth from the perspective of the client In Station mode only bursting allows fast downloads when a user downloads small files for example viewing different pages of a website but prevents a user from using excessive bandwidth when downloading large files for example streaming a movie As Layer 3 QoS you can limit the traffic at the device at the interface level based on a rate limit you define Each interface has two types of traffic e Ingress traffic entering the interface e Egress traffic exiting the
2. File MGA Hele O O oo o o Devi V Enable Chart Panel 1 top Ke K V Enable Chart Panel 2 middle NA i v Enable Chart Panel 3 bottom X3 Clear All Markers minutes 9 Preferences 18 airOS v5 6 User Guide Charts O Preferences AirView Spectrum Analyzer BIEN Realtime Traces Chart Chooser M Enable top chart ei Waterfall _ Channel Usage M Enable Waveform chart middle M Enable Real time chart bottom Cancel Enable top chart Check the box to enable the top chart Select the desired chart to display in the top chart panel on the main view There are two options e Waterfall This time based graph shows the aggregate energy collected for each frequency since the start of the airView session The energy color designates its amplitude Cooler colors represent lower energy levels with blue representing the lowest levels in that frequency bin and warmer colors yellow orange or red represent higher energy levels in that frequency bin The Waterfall Views legend top right corner provides a numerical guide associating the various colors to power levels in dBm The low end of that legend left is always adjusted to the calculated noise floor and the high end right is set to the highest detected power level since the start of the airView session e Channel Usage For each Wi Fi channel a bar displays a percentage showing the relative crowdedness of that specif
3. airOS examines the destination IP address of each data packet traveling through the system and chooses the appropriate interface to forward the packet to The system choice depends on static routing rules the entries that are registered in the system routing table Static routes to specific hosts networks or the default gateway are set up automatically according to the IP configuration of all the airOS Configuration Interfaces Note You can also manually add static routes refer to Static Routes on page 43 for details IPv4 Routes Destination Displays the IP address of the destination network or host Gateway Displays the IP address of the appropriate gateway Netmask Displays the netmask of the destination network 255 255 255 255 for a destination host or 0 0 0 0 for the default route Interface Displays the interface that will receive the packets for that route Note The default route is the route that is used when no other routes for the destination are found in the routing table Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide IPv6 Routes For IPv6 addresses the airOS Configuration Interface supports double colon notation which substitutes x for a contiguous sequence of 16 bit blocks set to zero Here is an example 2001 db8 1 If written out the IPv6 address becomes 2001 db8 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 Note You can also manually add static routes refer to IPv
4. free editdns net no ip com noip com freedns afraid org dnsmax com thatip com he net dnsdynamic org dnsexit com ovh com dnsomatic com 3322 org namecheap com easydns com e Host Name Enter the host name of the device to update it on the DDNS server e Username Enter the user name of the DDNS account e Password Enter the password of the DDNS account e Show Check the box to display the password characters 51 Chapter 7 Services System Log Every logged message contains at least the system time and name of the specific service that generates the system event Messages from different services have different contexts and different levels of detail Usually error warning or informational system service messages are reported however more detailed debug level messages can also be reported The more detailed the system messages reported the greater the volume of log messages generated System Log Enable Remote Log Enable Remote Log IP Address Remote Log Port 514 TCP Protocol Enable System Log This option enables the registration routine of system log syslog messages By default it is disabled e Remote Log Enables the syslog remote sending function System log messages are sent to a remote server which is specified in the Remote Log IP Address and Remote Log Port fields Remote Log IP Address The host IP address that receives syslog messages Properly configur
5. 96 Aor Distance To specify the distance value in miles or kilometers use the slider or manually enter the value The signal strength and throughput fall off with range Changing the distance value will change the ACK Acknowledgement timeout value accordingly Auto Adjust We recommend enabling the Auto Adjust option Every time the station receives a data frame it sends an ACK frame to the AP if transmission errors are absent If the station does not receive an ACK frame from the AP within the set timeout then it re sends the frame If too many data frames are re sent whether the ACK timeout is too short or too long then there is a poor connection and throughput performance drops The device has a new auto acknowledgement timeout algorithm which dynamically optimizes the frame acknowledgement timeout value without user intervention This critical feature is required for stabilizing long distance 802 11n outdoor links If two or more stations are located at considerably different distances from the AP they are associated with the distance to the farthest station should be set on the AP side Aggregation A part of the 802 11n standard that allows sending multiple frames per single access to the medium by combining frames together into one larger frame It creates the larger frame by combining smaller frames with the same physical source destination end points and traffic class QOS into one large frame with a common MA
6. For example if the MAC is 00 15 6D A3 04 FB then the generated unique Auto IP will be 169 254 4 251 The Auto IP Aliasing setting can be useful because you can still access and manage devices even if you lose misconfigure or forget their IP addresses Because an Auto IP address is based on the last two octets of the MAC address you can determine the IP address of a device if you know its MAC address MAC Address Cloning When enabled you can change the MAC address of the respective interface This is especially useful if your ISP only assigns one valid IP address and it is associated to a specific MAC address This is usually used by cable operators or some WISPs e MAC Address Enter the MAC address you want to clone to the respective interface This becomes the new MAC address of the interface Static Assign static IP settings to the device Note IP settings should be consistent with the address space of the device s network segment WAN Interface BRIDGEO WAN IP Address _ DHCP Static _ PPPoE IP Address 9 0 0 0 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP Primary DNS IP Secondary DNS IP MTU 1500 NAT M Enable NAT Protocol M sip SW PPTP M FTP M RTSP Block management access Enable DMZ M Enable DMZ Management Ports Enable DMZ IP Auto IP Aliasing Enable MAC Address Cloning M Enable MAC Address IP Address Specify the IP address of the device This IP will be used for device management purp
7. Each page also contains network administration and monitoring tools 4 Align Antenna on page 57 1 Site Survey on page 57 1 Discovery on page 58 4 Ping on page 58 Traceroute on page 59 Speed Test on page 59 airView on page 60 Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 1 Overview airOS v5 6 User Guide 4 Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Nanobeam Ms a MAIN Sas ee AA E Device Model Device Name Network Mode Wireless Mode SSID Security Version Uptime Date Channel Frequency Channel Wicth Frequency Band Distance TX RX Chains TX Power WLANO MAC LANO MAC LANO Monitor NanoBeam M5 19 NanoBeamM5 19 Send Bridge Access Point WDS ubnt bridge WPA2 AES v5 6 1 beta2 26499 XW 00 14 23 2015 02 25 17 19 18 147 5735 MHz 40 MHz Upper 5725 5765 MHz 0 3 miles 0 5 km 2X2 26 dBm 04 18 D6 00 BD 89 04 18 D6 01 BD 89 100Mbps Full AP MAC Connections Noise Floor Transmit CCQ airMAX airMAX Quality airMAX Capacity airSelect Chapter 2 Main OS 04 18 D6 00 BD 89 1 101 dBm 99 Enabled C a 783 CTT Disablec Throughput Stations Interfaces DHCP Client ARP Table Bridge Table Routes Log P RX 1 44kops EE TX 5 80kbps T GENUINE S PRODUCT Chapter 2 Main The Main page displays a summary of the link status information current values of the b
8. Each page of the airOS interface contains network administration and monitoring tools Click the Tools drop down list at the top right corner of the page Align Antenna Use the Align Antenna tool to point and optimize the antenna in the direction of maximum link signal The Antenna Alignment window reloads every second Signal Level Vertical Horizontal 53 51 dBm Noise Level 94 dBm Max Signal an emm Le Alignment Beep Signal Level Displays the signal strength of the last received packet Vertical Horizontal Displays the wireless signal level in dBm of each polarity if there is more than one polarity The number of polarities is device specific Noise Level Displays the background noise level in dBm when the wireless signal is received Max Signal Displays the maximum signal strength in dBm Use the slider to adjust the range of the Signal Level meter to be more sensitive to signal fluctuations it changes an offset of the maximum indicator value Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 9 Tools d Tools Align Antenna airView Site Survey airView Port 1888 Ping Sa Launch airView Traceroute Speed Test airView Change Copyright 2006 2015 Ubiquiti Networks Inc Alignment Beep You can enable the audio option so a technician can easily align the antenna of an airMAX device without looking at the airOS Configuration Interface The higher the pi
9. Shaded Area Frequency Range 5 725 5 825 OUNI Upper Band Start 5725 End Cancel The following settings apply only to the Real time chart Current Real time Trace Check the Enable box to enable the real time trace When enabled the yellow outline on the Real time chart represents the real time power level of each frequency The refresh speed depends on the FPS Averages Trace Check the Enable box to enable the averages trace When enabled the averages trace is represented by the green area on the Real time chart which displays the average received power level data since the start of the airView session To enable a shaded green area check the Shaded Area box To display only a green outline without the shaded area uncheck the Shaded Area box Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 3 Ubiquiti Logo Maximum Power Levels Trace Check the Enable box to enable the maximum power trace When enabled the maximum power trace is represented by the blue area on the Real time chart which displays the maximum received power level data since the start of the airView session To enable a shaded blue area check the Shaded Area box To display only a blue outline without the shaded area uncheck the Shaded Area box Frequency Range Select the amplitude of the frequency interval to be scanned from the Frequency Range drop down list Available frequencies are device dependent There are pre defined ranges for the m
10. The table displays the entries in the system Bridge Table Throughput Stations Interfaces ARP Table Bridge Table Routes GPS Details Log MAC Address a Interface Aging Timer BRIDGEO 70 cd 60 f1 68 7e LAN 0 19 Showing 1 to 1 of 1 entries a lt 1 gt gt Refresh Bridge The name of the bridge MAC Address The network device identified by its MAC address 12 airOS v5 6 User Guide Interface The Bridge Table shows which bridge port or interface LAN Ethernet or WLAN Wireless the specific network device is associated with airOS can forward packets only to the specified port of the device eliminating redundant copies and transmits Aging Timer Displays aging time for each address entry in seconds After a specific timeout if the device has not seen a packet coming from a listed address it will delete that address from the Bridge Table Refresh To update the information click Refresh Routes Lists all the entries in the system routing table Throughput Stations Interfaces ARP Table Bridge Table Routes GPS Details Log IPv4 Routes Destination Gateway Netmask Interface 192 168 1 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 BRIDGEO 169 254 0 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 0 0 BRIDGEO 0 0 0 0 192 168 1 1 0 0 0 0 BRIDGEO IPv6 Routes Destination Gateway Interface fe80 64 LANO fe80 64 wifid fe80 64 X BRIDGEO fe80 64 ff00 8 ff00 8 ff00 8 3 BRIDGEO ff00 8 p WLANO Refresh
11. Then you can click Chain0 Chain1 to display the combined signal value Devices with fixed antennas display Horizontal Vertical instead of Chain When chains are displayed the number of chains is device specific RX Signal dBm The RX Signal dBm Combined value represents the last received wireless signal level Click Combined to display the separate Chain 0 and Chain 1 signal values Then you can click Chain0 Chain1 to display the combined signal value Devices with fixed antennas display Horizontal Vertical instead of Chain When chains are displayed the number of chains is device specific Noise dBm The Noise value represents the noise level Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 2 Main Latency Available if the Auto Adjust setting is enabled through Advanced Wireless gt Advanced Wireless Settings Displays the latency value in milliseconds for wireless frames Distance Available if the Auto Adjust setting is enabled through Advanced Wireless gt Advanced Wireless Settings Displays the current distance between devices in miles for Acknowledgement ACK frames Click miles to display the distance in km Then you can click km to display the distance in miles With Auto Adjust enabled the auto acknowledgement timeout algorithm of the device dynamically optimizes the frame acknowledgement timeout value without user intervention TX RX Mbps The TX value represents the data rates in Mbps of the last transmitted pack
12. e PowerBridgeM3 M365 The default is 18 dBi e PowerBridgeM5 The default is 24 dBi e PowerBridgeM10 The default is 78 dBi Antenna Gain Not available if the device uses an integrated antenna Enter the antenna gain in dBi With Calculate EIRP Limit enabled Antenna Gain calculates the TX power backoff needed to remain in compliance with local regulations The Antenna Gain setting complements the Cable Loss setting they both affect the TX power of the device Cable Loss Only applicable to devices with external antenna connectors Enter the cable loss in dB With Calculate EIRP Limit enabled Cable Loss affects the TX power of the device In case you have high amounts of cable loss you may increase the TX power while remaining in compliance with local regulations The Cable Loss setting complements the Antenna Gain setting they both affect the TX power of the device Output Power Defines the maximum average transmit output power in dBm of the device To specify the output power use the slider or manually enter the output power value The transmit power level maximum is limited according to country regulations If the device has an internal antenna then Output Power is the output power delivered to the internal antenna Data Rate Module Not applicable to the airGateway You have a choice of data rate algorithms to use for your link Default or Alternative If the Default is not working well for your link you can try the Alter
13. methods e none If you want an open network without wireless security select none You still have the option of using RADIUS MAC authentication and MAC ACL e WEP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is the oldest and least secure security algorithm e WPA AES WPA Wi Fi Protected Access security mode with AES Advanced Encryption Standard support only AES is also known as CCMP Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol which uses the AES algorithm e WPA2 AES WPA2 security mode with AES support only WPA2 was developed to strengthen wireless encryption security and is stronger than WPA so WPA2 AES is the strongest security option available If all of the wireless devices on your network support this option we recommend that you select it None RADIUS MAC Authentication J Enable MAC Format XXXXXXXXXXXX Use Empty Password Auth Server IP Port Auth Server Secret Accounting Server Acct Server IP Port Acct Server Secret MAC ACL RADIUS MAC Authentication You can authenticate devices using their MAC addresses MAC Format Select the appropriate format of the MAC address Use Empty Password To submit the MAC address without a password check the Enable box Auth Server IP Port In the first field enter the IP address of the RADIUS authentication server RADIUS is a networking protocol providing centralized Authentication Authorization and Accounting AAA managemen
14. or six LEDs Two LEDs Default Threshold Value 65 dBm Ubiquiti Networks Inc Four LEDs Six LEDs Chapter 6 Advanced Default Threshold Value 80 dBm 65 dBm Default Threshold Value 47 Chapter 6 Advanced 48 airOS v5 6 User Guide Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Nanobeam 2 7 Ke MAIN WIRELESS NETWORK AUVANGEL Ping Waichdog Eee SE Ping Watchdog 1 1 Enable IP Address To Ping Ping Interval 300 seconds Startup Delay 300 seconds Failure Count To Reboot 3 Save Support Info Web Server Web Server M Enable Secure Connection HTTPS J Enable Secure Server Port 443 Server Port 80 Session Timeout 15 minutes Telnet Server Telnet Server _ Enable Server Port 23 TT Dynamic DNS _ Enable Service dyndns org Host Name Username Password C Show Device Discovery Discovery M Enable CDP M Enable Chapter 7 Services The Services tab configures system management services Ping Watchdog SNMP servers web SSH Telnet NTP DDNS system log and device discovery Change To save or test your changes click Change A new message appears You have three options Apply To immediately save your changes click Apply e Test To try the changes without saving them click Test To keep the changes click Apply If you do not click Apply within 180 seconds the countdown is displayed the device times out and resumes i
15. then you can use this option to enable or disable DFS functionality Before your device starts using a DFS frequency it may lose connection for 1 or 10 minutes during the Channel Availability Check CAC time depending on the frequency In particular weather radar frequencies 5600 5650 MHz may have long wait times If your device detects a radar on that frequency it adds this frequency to a blacklist for 30 minutes If only one frequency is on the Frequency List then the device will lose connection for 30 40 minutes after it detects the radar Also any radio operating with Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power EIRP gt 200 mW will lose connection for 30 minutes if it detects a radar Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 4 Wireless Channel Width Displays the spectral width of the radio channel You can use this option to control the bandwidth consumed by your link Using higher bandwidth increases throughput Using lower bandwidth e Reduces throughput proportional to the reduction in channel size For example as 40 MHz increases possible speeds by 2x half soectrum channel 10 MHz decreases possible speeds by 2x Increases the number of available non overlapping channels so networks can scale better Increases the Power Spectral Density PSD of the channel so you can increase the link distance more robust links over long distances Available channel widths are device specific Supported wireless channel
16. 11 mode output power and data rates Wireless Mode Specify the Wireless Mode of the device The mode depends on the network topology requirements airOS supports the following modes Station If you have a client device to connect to an AP configure the client device as Station mode The client device acts as the subscriber station while it is connecting to the AP The SSID of the AP is used and all the traffic to and from the network devices connected to the Ethernet interface is forwarded Note If WDS Transparent Bridge Mode is disabled the radio uses arpnat which results in non transparent bridging To have a fully transparent bridge select Station and then enable WDS Transparent Bridge Mode 23 Chapter 4 Wireless EE Wireless Mode Access Point WDS Transparent Bridge Mode C Enable SSID ubnt O Hide SSID Country Code United States IEEE 802 11 Mode WAN mixed _ Channel Width 40 MHz Frequency MHz auto Extension Channel None Frequency List MHz M Enable Auto Adjust to EIRP Limit J Enable Antenna Gain 0 dBi Cable Loss 0 Output Power 0 dBm Data Rate Module Default Max TX Rate Mbps MCS 15 270 300 Automatic e Access Point If you have a single device to act as an AP configure it as Access Point mode The device functions as an AP that connects multiple client devices If you have multiple APs repeating signals where Ethernet connections ar
17. 19 AP MAC 04 18 D6 00 BD 89 Device Name NanoBeamM5 19 Send Connections Network Mode Bridge Noise Floor 101 dBm Wireless Mode Access Point WDS Transmit CCQ 99 SSID ubnt bridge Security WPA2 AES Version v5 6 1 beta2 26499 XW Uptime 00 14 23 Date 2015 02 25 17 19 18 airSelect Disabled airMAX Enabled airMAX Quality SEEESSSESEERI 78 airMAX Capacity SERBE 48 Channel Frequency 147 5735 MHz Channel Width 40 MHz Upper Frequency Band 5725 5765 MHz Distance 0 3 miles 0 5 km TX RX Chains TX Power WLANO MAC 04 18 D6 00 BD 89 LANO MAC 04 18 D6 01 BD 89 LANO 100Mbps Full Chain or Horizontal Vertical or External Internal Vertical Available in Station mode only Displays the wireless signal level in dBm of each signal Devices with fixed antennas display Horizontal Vertical instead of Chain When chains are displayed the number of chains is device specific The NanoStationM900 loco displays External Internal Vertical if the Antenna option on the Wireless page is set to External Internal 2x2 For more information see 4 Antenna on page 26 Connections Available in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only Displays the number of wireless devices connected to the device Noise Floor Displays the current value in dBm of the environmental noise from interference the receiver hears on the operating frequency airOS considers the Noise Floor while evaluating the signal
18. 3 Clear All Markers a minutes Preferences Enable Chart Panel 1 top Displays the Waterfall or Channel Usage chart in Chart Panel 1 depending on which option you have selected in Preferences This time based graph shows the aggregate energy collected or channel usage for each frequency since the start of the airView session Enable Chart Panel 2 middle Displays the Waveform chart in Chart Panel 2 This time based graph shows the RF signature of the noise environment since the start of the airView session The energy color designates its amplitude Cooler colors represent lower energy levels with blue representing the lowest levels in that frequency bin and warmer colors yellow orange or red represent higher energy levels in that frequency bin Enable Chart Panel 3 bottom Displays the Real time chart traditional spectrum analyzer in Chart Panel 3 Energy in dBm is shown in real time as a function of frequency Note Energy is the power ratio in decibels dB of the measured power referenced to one milliwatt mW Clear All Markers Resets all previously assigned markers Markers are assigned by clicking a point which corresponds with a frequency on the Real time chart Preferences Changes airView settings such as enabling or disabling charts and traces or specifying the frequency interval Preferences Select View gt Preferences to display the Preferences airView Spectrum Analyzer window
19. Chapter 4 Wireless WPA User Password Enter the password credential used by the supplicant for EAP authentication Show Check the box if you want to view the characters of the WPA User Password EAP Access Point Mode The options below apply in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only WPA Authentication Auth Server IP Port Auth Server Secret Accounting Server l Acct Server IP Port Acct Server Secret MAC ACL Auth Server IP Port In the first field enter the IP address of the RADIUS authentication server RADIUS is a networking protocol providing centralized Authentication Authorization and Accounting AAA management for computers to connect to and use a network service In the second field enter the UDP port of the RADIUS authentication server The most commonly used port is 1812 but this may vary depending on the RADIUS server you are using Auth Server Secret Enter the password A shared secret is a case sensitive text string used to validate communication between an Access Point and RADIUS server Show Check the box if you want to view the characters of the Auth Server Secret Accounting Server If you are using an accounting server check the Enable box Acct Server IP Port If the Accounting Server is enabled enter the IP address of the accounting server In the second field enter the UDP port of the RADIUS accounting server The most commonly used port is 1813 but this may vary depen
20. GHz should be available for your device but are locked To unlock the DFS frequencies follow these instructions 1 Visit www ubnt com fcclabelrequest and follow the online instructions to request the activation key and FCC labels 2 After you have received your activation key and FCC labels check the box next to UNII 2 Band 3 In the Company Name field enter the company name you provided when you requested the activation key 4 In the Key field enter the activation key 5 Apply the FCC labels to the appropriate device s airMAX Technology Features Available on the System page if the Ubiquiti logo page is not displayed airMAX is Ubiquiti s proprietary Time Division Multiple Access TDMA polling technology airMAX offers better tolerance against interference and increases the maximum number of users that can associate with an AP that is airMAX capable After you have enabled this setting on the System page the Ubiquiti logo page appears For more information see airMAX Settings on page 15 Location Latitude and longitude define the device s coordinates they are used to automatically update the device s location for airOS management Location Latitude 33 787477 Longitude 117 862378 Latitude The latitude of the device s location is displayed Valid values for latitude are 90 to 90 Longitude The longitude of the device s location is displayed Valid values for longitude are 180 to
21. Remaining Lease Time 10 04 55 Refresh Interface Displays the interface that connects to the WAN IP Address Displays the IP address assigned by an external DHCP server connected to the WAN interface If an external DHCP server is not found the IP address will use the DHCP Fallback IP defined in the WAN Network Settings See WAN Network Settings on page 34 for additional details Netmask Displays the Netmask assigned by an external DHCP server connected to the WAN interface If an external DHCP server is not found the IP address will use the DHCP Fallback Netmask defined in the WAN Network Settings See WAN Network Settings on page 34 for additional details Gateway Displays the gateway address assigned by an external DHCP server connected to the WAN interface Primary Secondary DNS IP Displays the DNS IP address es assigned by an external DHCP server The Domain Name System DNS is an Internet phone book that translates domain names to IP addresses These fields identify the server IP addresses that the device uses for translation DHCP Server Displays the IP address of the external DHCP server that assigns the WAN IP address to the device Domain Displays the domain name Chapter 2 Main Total Lease Time Shows the total time validity of the leased IP address assigned by the external DHCP server Remaining Lease Time Displays the remaining time of the leased IP address assigned by the externa
22. The configuration options are the same WPA2 AES is the strongest security method If all of the wireless devices on your network support this option we recommend that you Select it Security WPA2 AES WPA Authentication PSK WPA Presta Kay tom MAC ACL Enable WPA Authentication Specify one of the following WPA key selection methods e PSK Pre shared Key method selected by default e EAP EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol IEEE 802 1x authentication method This method is commonly used in enterprise networks PSK Security WPA2 AES WPA Authentication PSK wegen e MAC ACL Enable WPA Preshared Key Specify a passphrase The preshared key is an alpha numeric password between 8 and 63 characters long Show Check the box if you want to view the characters of the WEP Preshared Key EAP EAP Station Mode The options below apply in Station mode only Security WPA2 AES WPA Authentication EAP EAP TTLS MSCHAPV2 WPA Anonymous Identity WPA User Name WPA User Password EAP TTLS EAP PEAP Select the authentication protocol used by your AP The inner authentication protocol is set to MSCHAPV2 by default WPA Anonymous Identity Enter the identification credential used by the supplicant for EAP authentication in unencrypted form WPA User Name Enter the identification credential used by the supplicant for EAP authentication Ubiquiti Networks Inc
23. Tools e Channel Usage For each Wi Fi channel a bar displays a percentage showing the relative crowdedness of that specific channel To calculate this percentage the airView Spectrum Analyzer analyzes both the popularity and strength of RF energy in that channel since the start of an airView session Enable Waveform chart middle Check the box to enable the middle chart This time based graph shows the RF signature of the noise environment since the start of the airView session The energy color designates its amplitude Cooler colors represent lower energy levels with blue representing the lowest levels in that frequency bin and warmer colors yellow orange or red represent higher energy levels in that frequency bin The spectral view over time will display the steady state RF energy signature of a given environment Enable Real time chart bottom Check the box to enable the bottom chart This graph displays a traditional spectrum analyzer in which energy in dBm is shown in real time as a function of frequency There are three traces in this view e Current Yellow Shows the real time energy seen by the device as a function of frequency e Average Green Shows the running average energy across frequency e Maximum Blue Shows updates and maximum power levels across frequency Realtime Traces Preferences AirView Spectrum Analyzer Charts MERE Current Real time Trace M Enable Averages Tra
24. WLAN works as the local network In devices with two or more Ethernet ports the main Ethernet port becomes the WAN port and the WLAN and other LAN ports become the local network Note Do not use the SOHO Router mode in combination with Station wireless mode this may cause the device to become inaccessible If this did happen reset the device to defaults press and hold the Reset button for eight seconds and then release it Disable Network Disables the WLAN LANO or LAN1 interface s Use this setting with caution as you cannot establish any Layer 2 or Layer 3 connection through the disabled interface You cannot access the device from the wireless or wired network that is connected to the disabled interface C Network Role Network Mode Bridge Disable Network None Configuration Mode The Network page has two views Simple and Advanced Configuration Mode Simple Configuration Mode Select the appropriate mode for your application e Simple The following basic configuration settings are available e Network Role on page 31 4 Configuration Mode on page 32 The following settings are available in Bridge mode only 1 e Management Network Settings Bridge Mode on page 33 Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide The following settings are available in Router or SOHO Router mode only e WAN Network Settings on page 34 e LAN Network Settings
25. a unique Class B IP address from the 169 254 X Y range netmask 255 255 0 0 which is intended for use within the same network segment only The Auto IP always starts with 169 254 X Y with X and Y as the last two octets from the MAC address of the device For example if the MAC is 00 15 6D A3 04 FB then the generated unique Auto IP will be 169 254 4 251 The Auto IP Aliasing setting can be useful because you can still access and manage devices even if you lose misconfigure or forget their IP addresses Because an Auto IP address is based on the last two octets of the MAC address you can determine the IP address of a device if you know its MAC address MAC Address Cloning When enabled you can change the MAC address of the respective interface This is especially useful if your ISP only assigns one valid IP address and it is associated to a specific MAC address This is usually used by cable operators or some WISPs e MAC Address Enter the MAC address you want to clone to the respective interface This becomes the new MAC address of the interface 37 Chapter 5 Network IPv6 Disabled by default Select IPv6 if you want to use IPv6 addressing Static Not available for PPPoE Select Static to manually define the IPv6 settings of the device Complete the following IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 address of the device IPv6 Netmask Enter the IPv6 netmask of the device The default is 64 IPv6 Gateway Enter the IPV6
26. address of the local gateway which is typically the host router IPv6 M Enable IPv6 Address e Static C SLAAC C DHCPv6 IPv6 Address m IPv6 Netmask 64 IPv6 Gateway e SLAAC Select SLAAC StateLess Address Auto Configuration to have the device assign itself an IPv6 address IP v6 M Enable IPv6 Address C Static SLAAC DHCPv 6 e DHCPv6 Select DHCPV6 to have an external DHCP server assign a dynamic IP address gateway IP address and DNS address to the device IPv6 M Enable IPv6 Address O Static SLAAC ei DHCPv6 LAN Network Settings Available in Router or SOHO Router mode only DI LAN Network Settings LAN Interface WLANO IP Address 192 168 1 1 IPv6 J Enable Netmask 255 255 255 0 N IPv6 Address DHCP Server e Disabled C Enabled C Relay IPv6 Netmask 64 UPnP _ Enable IPv6 DHCP Server Disabled Stateless C Stateful Add LAN LAN Interface In Simple view the LAN interface is displayed Select the interface used for LAN connection Click Del to delete the interface If there is no interface selected select an interface from the Add LAN drop down list and click Add IP Address The IP address of the LAN interface If the LAN interface is the Bridge all the bridge ports for example the Ethernet and WLAN interfaces will be considered as local network interfaces This IP will be used for routing of the local network it will be the gateway IP for all the dev
27. all slave APs The same transmit and receive durations allow each AP to determine when to start transmitting and when to start receiving Slots are configured in us microseconds and specify the period of time the AP will transmit Down Slot and receive Up Slot The Down Slot sets the amount of time for client users to download while the Up Slot sets the amount of time for client users to upload You can think of the Down Slot period and Up Slot period as a ratio If the Down Slot is set to 4000 us and the Up Slot is set to 2000 us the AP allocates 66 4000 4000 2000 of its time providing clients download slots while the AP allocates the remaining 33 to clients upload slots Some usage scenarios may require use of the Timing Override feature depending on users upload and download traffic If an AP group s users will primarily be downloading increase the ratio of Down Slots to Up Slots Similarly if an AP group has more business users and needs higher upload speeds use a more even Down Slot Up Slot ratio Depending on traffic patterns you may need to adjust the Down Slot Up Slot ratio as needed airSync options include airSync Enable airSync M Mode Master Port 7 164250 Timing Override Down Slt 2000 ps Up Slot 2000 ps Enable airSync Check the box to enable airSync e Mode Available when airSync is enabled Select Master or Slave depending on which device is confi
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29. average round trip time in milliseconds Max Displays the maximum round trip time in milliseconds Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Traceroute The Traceroute tool traces the hops from the device to a specified IP address Use this tool to find the route taken by ICMP packets across the network to a specified destination host name or IP address Network Traceroute Destination Host Host Destination Host Enter the host name or IP address of the destination host Resolve IP Addresses Select this option to resolve the hop addresses symbolically rather than numerically Start Click this button to start the test After the test is completed the Traceroute tool reports the following information for each hop Displays the hop number Host Displays the host name identifier or IP address of the hop host IP Displays the IP address of the hop host Responses Displays the round trip times from the device to the hop host There are three packets sent per hop so there should be three round trip times displayed If there is no response from the hop host within the timeout interval of 5 seconds then is displayed Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 9 Tools Speed Test This utility allows you to test the connection speed between two airOS devices that are using firmware version 5 2 or above You can use Speed Test to estimate a preliminary throughput between two network devices No
30. click Discard Network Role airOS supports Bridge Router and SOHO Router modes Only the routers can support the router modes Network Mode Specify the Network Mode of the device The default setting is device specific The mode depends on the network topology requirements Bridge mode is adequate if you have a very small network However a larger network has significantly more traffic that requires management by a device using Router or SOHO Router mode Router or SOHO Router mode keeps broadcast traffic within its respective broadcast domain so that broadcast traffic will not overload the overall traffic in the network Ubiquiti Networks Inc IPv6 C Enable Change Copyright 2006 2015 Ubiquiti Networks Inc e Bridge The device acts as a transparent bridge operates in Layer 2 like a managed switch and usually has only one IP address for management purposes only E Network Role Network Mode Bridge Disable Network None e Router The device is usually separated into two networks or subnets one WAN and one LAN The WLAN functions as the Wide Area Network WAN The Ethernet ports function as the LAN Each wireless or wired interface on the WAN or LAN has an IP address for management purposes only E Network Role Network Mode Router Disable Network None e SOHO Router SOHO Small Office Home Office Router mode is derived from Router mode The main Ethern
31. delegated prefix length provided by the DHCPV6 server and typically specified by the WISP The default is 64 e IPv6 DHCP Server Refer to IPv6 DHCP Server on page 39 IPv6 M Enable IPv6 Address _ Static e Prefix Delegation IPv6 Prefix Length 64 IPv6 DHCP Server e Disabled C Stateless C Stateful DHCP Address Reservation Available in SOHO Router or Router mode with the DHCP server enabled The DHCP server assigns dynamic IP addresses to its DHCP clients however you can map a static IP address to a specific DHCP client using its unique MAC address Click the button to display the DHCP Address Reservation section E DHCP Address Reservation Enabled Interface MAC Address IP Address Comment BRIDGEO l Enabled Enables the specific DHCP address reservation Interface Select the appropriate interface MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the DHCP client IP Address Enter the IP address that should be assigned Comment You can enter a brief description of the purpose for the DHCP address reservation Action You have the following options e Add Add a DHCP address reservation e Edit Make changes to a DHCP address reservation Click Save to save your changes e Del Delete a DHCP address reservation Port Forwarding Available in Router or SOHO Router mode only Port forwarding allows specific ports of the hosts on the local network to be forwarded to the external network
32. for gaming videos chat conferencing and other applications Add LAN Available in Advanced view Select an interface and then click Add IPv6 Disabled by default Select IPv6 if you want to use IPv6 addressing IPv6 A Enable IPv6 DHCP Server e Disabled C Stateless C Stateful e IPv6 DHCP Server The built in DHCPV6 server assigns IPv6 addresses to clients connected to the wireless interface and LAN interface while the device is operating in Access Point or AP Repeater wireless mode The built in DHCP server assigns IPv6 addresses to clients connected to the LAN interface while the device is operating in Station mode Disabled The device does not assign local IPv6 addresses and other network settings IPv6 A Enable IPv6 DHCP Server e Disabled C Stateless C Stateful Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 5 Network Stateless The DHCP clients select their own IPV6 addresses also known as SLAAC The DHCPVv6 server assigns network settings except for the IP addresses to DHCP clients A 64 mask on the LAN is required DNS Proxy If Stateless or Stateful is selected then DNS Proxy is enabled by default The Domain Name System DNS proxy server forwards the DNS requests from the hosts on the local network to the DNS server IPv6 M Enable IPv6 DHCP Server _ Disabled Stateless C Stateful DNS Proxy M Enable Preferred DNS If DNS Proxy is disabled then specify the IP address of
33. log in again using the username and password The default is 15 minutes SSH Server Password Authentication M Enable Authorized Keys Edit The following SSH Server parameters can be set SSH Server This option enables SSH access to the device Server Port Specify the TCP IP port of the SSH server e Password Authentication If enabled you must authenticate using administrator credentials to grant SSH access to the device otherwise an authorized key is required Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Authorized Keys Click Edit to import a public key file for SSH access to the device instead of using an admin password Import Public Key File Choose File No file chosen Enabled Key Comment Save Close Choose File Click Choose File to locate the new key file Select the file and click Open Import Imports the file for SSH access Enabled Enables the specific key All the added keys are saved in the system configuration file however only the enabled keys are active on the device Type Displays the type of key Key Displays the key Comment You can enter a brief description of the key Action You have the following option Remove Removes a public key file Save Saves your changes Close Discards your changes Telnet Server Telnet Server Telnet Server Server Port 23 The following Telnet Server parameters can be set Telnet Serve
34. mode this displays the SSID of the AP the device is associated with In Access Point mode this displays the SSID configured on the device using the Wireless page Security Displays the wireless security method being used on the device If None is displayed then wireless security has been disabled although you can still use RADIUS MAC authentication Version Displays the airOS software version Uptime This is the total time the device has been running since the latest reboot when the device was powered up or software upgrade The time is displayed in days hours minutes and seconds Date Displays the current system date and time which is retrieved from the Internet using NTP Network Time Protocol The NTP Client is disabled by default on the Services page The device doesn t have an internal clock and the date and time may be inaccurate if the NTP Client is disabled or the device isn t connected to the Internet airOS v5 6 User Guide Channel Frequency Displays the channel number and corresponding operating frequency The device uses the channel and radio frequency specified to transmit and receive data Valid channel and frequency ranges will vary depending on local country regulations If the Channel Frequency is labeled as DES then the device is using a DFS Dynamic Frequency Selection channel DFS channels frequencies are not available on all devices Channel Width This is the spectral width of the rad
35. of the user data traffic load data stream throughput the number of bits transmitted and received from the station during the last second TX RX Packets Displays the total number of packets transmitted and received from the station during the connection uptime TX RX Packet Rate pps Displays the mean value of the transmitted and received packet rates Bytes Transmitted Displays the total amount of data in bytes transmitted during the connection and a user friendly equivalent in parentheses Example Bytes Transmitted 6329846 6 33 MBytes Bytes Received Displays the total amount of data in bytes received during the connection and a user friendly equivalent in parentheses Negotiated Rate Last Signal dBm Values represent the received wireless signal level along with the data rates of recently received packets N A is displayed as the Last Signal if no packets were received on that specific data rate Reconnect To establish the wireless link to the AP again click Reconnect Refresh To update the information click Refresh Interfaces Displays the name MAC address MTU IP address and traffic information for the device s interfaces Throughput Stations Interfaces DHCP Client ARP Table Routes Port Forward DHCP Leases Log MAC Address IP Address RX Bytes RX Errors TX Bytes TX Errors 00 15 6D 5A 02 07 192 168 25 1 16 3M 00 15 6D 5B 02 07 24 43 98 84 95 3M j 0 02 15 6D 5B 02 07 0 0 0 0 17 3M i 0
36. on page 38 4 e Port Forwarding on page 40 M e Multicast Routing Settings on page 40 The following settings are available in SOHO Router mode only e DHCP Address Reservation on page 40 Advanced Displays the advanced configuration settings in addition to the basic configuration settings 4 Interfaces on page 41 4 IP Aliases on page 41 VLAN Network on page 41 1 Bridge Network on page 42 Ml Firewall on page 42 IPv6 Firewall on page 43 Static Routes on page 43 Traffic Shaping on page 44 The following settings are available in Router or SOHO Router mode only 4 e Management Network Settings Router or SOHO Mode on page 34 e IPv6 Static Routes on page 44 Management Network Settings Bridge Mode E Management Network Settings Management Interface BRIDGEO Management IP Address DHCP _ Static IPv6 M Enable DHCP Fallback IP 192 168 1 20 IPv6 Address Static C SLAAC DHCP Fallback NetMask 255 255 255 0 IPV6 Address Auto IP Aliasing _ Enable IPv6 Netmask 64 Management Interface Available in Advanced view Select the interface used for management Management IP Address The device can use a static IP address or obtain an IP address from its DHCP server DHCP The local DHCP server assigns a dynamic IP address gateway IP address and DNS address to the device Management IP Addres
37. page 42 or IPv6 Firewall on page 43 for additional details Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 2 Main Port Forward Available in Router or SOHO Router mode only Port forwarding allows you to connect to a specific service such as an FTP server or web server Port forwarding creates a transparent tunnel through a firewall NAT granting access from the WAN side to the specific network service running on the LAN side Throughput Stations Interfaces DHCP Client ARP Table Routes Port Forward DHCP Leases Log Port Forward Rules Chain PORTPORWARD 1 references pkts bytes target prot opt in out destination 0 0 DNAT tcp eth0 192 168 25 3 20 222 222 222 tcp dpt 80 to 1 Refresh Port Forward Rules Lists active port forward entries in the PREROUTING chain of the standard iptables nat table while the device is operating in Router or SOHO Router mode Refresh To update the information click Refresh Configure port forwarding rules on the Network page See Traffic Shaping on page 44 for additional details DHCP Leases Available in Router or SOHO Router mode only with the DHCP server feature enabled Displays the current status of the IP addresses assigned by the device s DHCP server to its local DHCP clients Throughput Stations Interfaces DHCP Client ARP Table Routes Port Forward DHCP Leases Log MAC Address IP Address Remaining Lease Hostname 90 27 E4 F6 34 43 192 168
38. spectrum widths include e 3 MHz The channel spectrum with the width of 3 MHz e 5 MHz The channel spectrum with the width of 5 MHz known as Quarter Rate mode e 7 MHz The channel spectrum with the width of 7 MHz e 8 MHz The channel spectrum with the width of 8 MHz e 10 MHz The channel spectrum with the width of 10 MHz known as Half Rate mode e 14 MHZ The channel spectrum with the width of 14 MHz e 20 MHz The standard channel spectrum width of 20 MHz selected by default Note To connect standard Wi Fi devices that use the 2 4 GHz band ensure that 20 MHz is selected e 25 MHz The channel spectrum with the width of 25 MHz e 28 MHz The channel spectrum with the width of 28 MHz e 30 MHz The channel spectrum with the width of 30 MHz e 40 MHz The channel spectrum with the width of 40 MHz e Auto 20 40 MHz Available in Station mode only Offers better compatibility Channel Shifting Not available for 5 GHz products Enables special channels with a frequency offset regarding standard 802 11b g n channels This is a proprietary feature developed by Ubiquiti Networks Channel shifting uses non standard non 802 11 channels offset from the standard channels All the channels can be shifted by 2 MHz in 802 11b g n from the default central channel frequency Note Channel Shifting is not compatible with legacy products The benefits of Channel Shifting include private networking and inherent sec
39. the regulations of the selected country If enabled you cannot set EIRP above the amount allowed per regulatory domain different maximum output power levels and antenna gains are allowed for each IEEE 802 11b g n regulatory domain or country To disable EIRP Limit calculation you must enable the Installer EIRP Control setting on the Advanced page Antenna Available for devices with multiple antenna gain options Devices that have internal antennas do not offer the Antenna field however their default settings if applicable are still listed for your reference Note NanoBeam with dish antenna models are now renamed as PowerBeam Follow the instructions for your M model device e airGridM2 M2 HP Select the size of the grid reflector 11x14 16 dBi or 17x24 20 dBi For no gain select Not specified If you are not using a grid reflector then keep the default Feed only 3 dBi airGridM5 M5 HP Select the size of the grid reflector 11x14 23 dBi 17x24 28 dBi M5 or 17x24 27 dBi M5 HP For no gain select Not specified If you are not using a grid reflector then keep the default Feed only 3 dBi e LiteStationM5 Select the appropriate option Horizontal 6 dBi or Vertical 6 dBi The default is Horizontal e NanoBeamM5 16 The default is 76 dBi e NanoBeamM5 19 The default is 79 dBi e NanoBridgeM2 If you are not using a dish reflector then select Feed only 3 dBi Otherwise keep the default 78 dB
40. the lease time Increasing the time ensures client operation without interruption but could introduce potential conflicts Decreasing the lease time avoids potential address conflicts but might cause more slight interruptions to the client while it acquires a new IP address from the DHCP server The time is expressed in seconds Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide DNS Proxy The Domain Name System DNS proxy server forwards the DNS requests from the hosts on the local network to the DNS server If enabled the device LAN port will act as the DNS proxy server and forward DNS requests from the hosts on the local network to the real DNS server Primary DNS If DNS Proxy is disabled then specify the IP address of the primary DNS server for DHCP clients Secondary DNS If DNS Proxy is disabled then specify the IP address of the secondary DNS server This entry is optional and used only if the primary DNS server is not responding e Relay Relays DHCP messages between DHCP clients and DHCP servers on different IP networks LAN Interface WLANO IP Address 192 168 1 1 Netmask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server _ Disabled _ Enabled e Relay DHCP Server IP Agent ID UPnP Enable DHCP Server IP Specify the IP address of the DHCP server that should get the DHCP messages Agent ID Specify the identifier of the DHCP relay agent UPnP Allows the use of Universal Plug and Play UPnP network protocol
41. you to select the language displayed in the web management interface English is the default language You may upload additional language profiles Refer to our wiki page at the following URL http wiki ubnt com How to import Language Profile Date Settings Date Settings Time Zone GMT Western Europ Startup Date Enable Startup Date Time Zone Specifies the time zone according to Greenwich Mean Time GMT Startup Date When enabled you are able to change the device s startup date Startup Date Specifies the device s startup date Click the Calendar icon or manually enter the date in the format determined by the browser locale 54 airOS v5 6 User Guide System Accounts You can change the administrator password to protect your device from unauthorized changes We recommend that you change the default administrator password on the very first system setup Administrator User Name lubnt Current Password Leeeeeees New Password sressssseees Kaes Verify New Password Read Only Account M Enable Read Only Account Name New Password ET Administrator User Name Specifies the name of the administrator Key button Click this button to change the administrator password e Current Password Enter the current password for the administrator account It is required to change the Password or Administrator User Name e New Password Enter the new passwor
42. 00 15 6D 5A 02 07 0 0 0 0 469K k 0 Interface Displays the name of the interface MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the interface MTU Displays the Maximum Transmission Unit MTU which is the maximum frame size in bytes that a network interface can transmit or receive The default is 1500 Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 2 Main IP Address Displays the IP addresses of the interface Note There are typically two addresses per management interface in case IPv6 is enabled Example 192 168 1 20 FE80 227 22FF FEEC E770 64 RX Bytes Displays the total amount of data in bytes received by the interface RX Errors Displays the number of receive errors TX Bytes Displays the total amount of data in bytes transmitted by the interface TX Errors Displays the number of transmit errors Refresh To update the information click Refresh DHCP Client Available in Router or SOHO Router mode only Displays the device s WAN IP address netmask DNS servers and gateway while the device is operating as a DHCP client of an external DHCP server Throughput Stations Interfaces DHCP Client ARP Table Routes Port Forward DHCP Leases Log DHCP Client Information Interface LANO DHCP Server 76 85 238 35 IP Address 24 43 98 84 Domain socal rr com Netmask 255 255 255 192 Total Lease Time 11 33 14 Gateway 24 43 98 65 Primary DNS IP 209 18 47 61 Renew Release Secondary DNS IP 209 18 47 62
43. 180 Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 8 System Device Maintenance The controls in this section manage the device maintenance routines reboot and support information reports Device Maintenance Reboot Device Reboot Support Info Download Reboot Device Initiates a full reboot cycle of the device Reboot is the same as the hardware reboot which is similar to the power off and power on cycle The system configuration stays the same after the reboot cycle completes Any changes that have not been applied are lost Support Info This generates a support information file that the Ubiquiti support engineers can use when providing customer support This file only needs to be generated at their request Configuration Management The controls in this section manage the device configuration routines and the option to reset the device to factory default settings The device configuration is stored in plain text file cfg file You can back up restore or update the system configuration file Configuration Management Back Up Configuration Download Upload Configuration Choose File XM 0027220435C3 cfg Upload Reset to Factory Defaults Reset Back Up Configuration Click Download to download the current system configuration file Note We strongly recommend that you save the configuration file in a secure location The configuration file includes confidential information such as WPA k
44. 25 157 00 09 50 28 CF DA E5 61 66 192 168 25 160 00 06 25 00 27 22 60 00 02 192 168 25 158 00 05 55 00 27 22 60 06 9E 192 168 25 217 00 05 58 AC 81 12 74 7C 5C 192 168 25 161 00 06 18 UBNT Main 00 27 22 60 00 12 192 168 25 145 00 06 33 UBNT 00 27 22 12 B3 92 192 168 25 185 00 07 01 Office Refresh MAC Address Displays the client s MAC address IP Address Displays the client s IP address Remaining Lease Displays the remaining time ofthe leased IP address assigned by the DHCP server Hostname Displays the device name of the client Refresh To update the information click Refresh 13 Chapter 2 Main GPS Details GPS Series Only GPS Details available on GPS Series devices only displays GPS Satellite details and Signal quality Throughput Stations Interfaces ARP Table Bridge Table Routes GPS Details Log Refresh Refresh To update the information click Refresh Log When logging is enabled see System Log on page 52 to enable logging this option lists all registered system events By default logging is not enabled Throughput Stations Interfaces ARP Table Bridge Table Routes GPS Details Log 2 18 45 17 Rocket MS GPS syslog info syslogd started BusyBox vl 11 2 2 18 45 18 Rocket MS GPS user notice system Start 2 18 45 18 Rocket MS GPS daemon info init starting pid 1441 tty dev null bin lighttpd D 2 18 45 18 Rocket MS GPS daemon info init starting pid 143
45. 6 Static Routes on page 44 for details Destination Displays the IP address of the destination network or host Gateway Displays the IP address of the appropriate gateway Interface Displays the interface that will receive the packets for that route Refresh To update the information click Refresh Firewall When the firewall is enabled on the Network page this option is available By default there are no firewall rules If the device is operating in Bridge mode the table lists active firewall entries in the FIREWALL chain of the standard ebtables filter table If the device is operating in Router or SOHO Router mode the table lists active firewall entries in the FIREWALL chain of the standard iptables filter table Throughput Stations Interfaces DHCP Client ARP Table Routes Firewall Port Forward DHCP Leases Log Firewall Rules Chain PIREWALL 2 references pkts bytes target prot opt in out source destination 0 0 DROP all 192 168 25 2 20 222 222 222 Refresh Firewall Rules IP and MAC level access control and packet filtering in airOS are implemented using an ebtables bridging or iptables routing firewall that protects the resources of a private network from outside threats by preventing unauthorized access and filtering specified types of network communication Refresh To update the information click Refresh Configure firewall rules on the Network page See Firewall on
46. 9 tty dev null bin syslogd n S 2 18 45 18 Rocket M5 GPS daemon info init starting pid 1438 tty dev null bin infctld m c 2 18 45 18 Rocket M5 GPS daemon info init starting pid 1440 tty dev null usr bin iwevent 2 18 45 18 Rocket MS GPS daemon info init starting pid 1442 tty dev null bin dropbear F 2 18 45 18 Rocket MS GPS daemon info init starting pid 1443 tty dev null usr bin ubnt gps 2 18 45 18 syslogd started BusyBox vl 11 2 2 18 45 18 dropbear 1442 Not backgrounding 2 18 45 28 Rocket MS GPS daemon info wireless ath0 Scan request completed Clear Refresh Clear To delete all entries in the system log click Clear Refresh To update the log content click Refresh 14 airOS v5 6 User Guide Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Nanobeam 45 PS MAIN WIRELESS air MAX Settings airMAX 2 M Enable Long Range PtP Link Mode C airSelect airSelect M Enable Frequency List Edit Hop Interval 3000 miliseconds Announce Count 30 C IN Genuine 4 PRODUCT Chapter 3 Ubiquiti Logo The Ubiquiti logo page displays settings to enable launch and change settings for Ubiquiti s proprietary features including e airMAX Provides superior wireless performance more clients per Access Point AP and lower latency under load airSelect Dynamically changes the wireless channel to avoid interference e air
47. Add Add a firewall rule e Edit Make changes to a firewall rule Click Save to save your changes e Del Delete a firewall rule Note Packets are processed by sequentially traversing the firewall rules IPv6 Firewall Available in Advanced view You can configure IPv6 firewall rules for the local and external network interfaces Click the button to display the IPv6 Firewall section EI 1Pv6 Firewall Enable Enabled Target Interface IP Type Source Destination Comment IP Mask IP Mask Enable Enables firewall functionality Enabled Enables the specific firewall rule All the added firewall rules are saved in the system configuration file however only the enabled firewall rules are active on the device EI 1Pv6 Firewall Enable Enabled Target Interface IP Type Source Destination Comment IP Mask Port IP Mask Target To allow packets to pass through the firewall unmodified select ACCEPT To block packets select DROP Interface Select the appropriate interface where the firewall rule is applied To apply the firewall rule to all interfaces select ANY IP Type Sets which specific Layer 3 protocol type IP ICMP TCP UDP should be filtered Can be used to invert the Source IP Mask Source Port Destination IP Mask and or Destination Port filtering criteria For example if you enable Not for the specified Destination Port value 443 then the filtering criteria will be applied to
48. C header e Frames Determines the number of frames combined in the new larger frame e Bytes Determines the size in bytes of the larger frame e Enable Check the box to use the Aggregation option Multicast Data Allows multicast packets to pass through By default this option is enabled 46 airOS v5 6 User Guide Multicast Enhancement Available in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only If clients do not send IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol messages then they are not registered as receivers of your multicast traffic Using IGMP snooping the Multicast Enhancement option isolates multicast traffic from unregistered clients and allows the device to send multicast traffic to registered clients using higher data rates This lessens the risk of traffic overload on PtMP links and increases the reliability of multicast traffic since packets are transmitted again if the first transmission fails If clients do not send IGMP messages but should receive multicast traffic then you may need to disable the Multicast Enhancement option By default this option is enabled Installer EIRP Contro Not available for US products with fixed antennas Allows you to control the Calculate EIRP Limit setting on the Wireless page Extra Reporting Reports additional information such as device name in the 802 11 management frames This information is commonly used for system identification and status reporting in discovery utilities a
49. Chapter 4 Wireless WIRELESS NETWORK ADVANCED s ERVICES STOLEN eae SNEEN NAE AA Security none E I GENUINE ge PRODUCT Chapter 4 Wireless The Wireless page contains everything needed to set up the wireless part of the link This includes SSID channel and frequency settings device mode data rates and wireless security Wireless Mode Station WDS Transparent Bridge Mode _ Enable SSID ubnt sd Selecta Lock to AP MAC Country Code United States IEEE 802 11 Mode WAN mixed Channel Width Auto 20 40 MHz 2 Frequency Scan List MHz _ Enable Calculate EIRP Limit Enable Antenna Gain 16 dBi Output Power 2 Data Rate Module Default Max TX Rate Mbps MCS 15 130 144 4 Automatic Change To save or test your changes click Change Ubiquiti Networks Inc Change Copyright 2006 2015 Ubiquiti Networks Inc A new message appears You have three options Apply To immediately save your changes click Apply Test To try the changes without saving them click Test To keep the changes click Apply If you do not click Apply within 180 seconds the countdown is displayed the device times out and resumes its earlier configuration Discard To cancel your changes click Discard Basic Wireless Settings In this section configure the basic wireless settings such as wireless mode wireless network name SSID country code 802
50. Signal Quality 0 Latitude Longitude Altitude airMAX Gateway Displayed if your airMAX device is a CPE connected to an airMAX Gateway You can click Connected Click to manage to remotely provision the airGateway The CPE must be running airOS v5 5 8 or higher to be compatible for pairing Follow these instructions on the CPE 1 On the Wireless page configure Wireless Mode Station N On the Network page configure Network Mode Router LA For the Configuration Mode select Advanced aS View the Bridge Network section Remove all ports and then remove the Bridge Refer to WAN Network Settings on page 34 for more information 5 In the LAN Network Settings section add LANO and configure the rest of the settings Do not use the 192 168 1 x subnet on the CPE s LANO setup 6 Click Change To pair the airGateway follow these instructions 1 Reset the airGateway to its factory defaults If the devices are already connected then reboot both devices 2 Follow the instructions in the airGateway Quick Start Guide available at downloads ubnt com to connect the airGateway to the CPE 3 Access the Configuration Interface of the CPE 4 On the Main page click Connected Click to manage to remotely access the airGateway Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Monitor There are various monitoring tools accessible via the links on the Main page The default is Throug
51. Ta T UBIQUITI N E T W O RKS airOS 5 Operating System for Ubiquiti M Series Products Release Version 5 6 USER GUIDE airOS v5 6 User Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview 0 c cece ccc cece eee eee e eee eeeeeees 1 Inge ie D en o EE 1 Supported Products EE 1 airOS v5 6 Network ee EE 1 airOS v5 6 Wireless Modes EE 2 System e H EE 2 GERNING STIE ME 2 M Series Product Verification 44444444444 2 NAVIGGUON BEE 3 Chapter 2 Main 5 DUA EE 5 eu e ER 9 Chapter 3 Ubiquiti Logo 15 CUI de te EE 15 E EE 16 e 17 airSync GPS Series EE 19 Chapter 4 Wireless 23 Basic Wireless SC ln EE 23 Wireless SOC eet a a a te eo 27 Chapter 5 Network 31 NetWOrK ROIG a de de a ee dou 31 Configuration tele ssssssesssssessessesseseeseesseseeseresesoreseseeeo 32 Management Network Settings Bridge Mode 33 Management Network Settings Router or SOHO Mode 34 WAN Network Settings ccc ccc cece cece cece eee eee eee eee e ss 34 LAN Network ng o e EEN 38 DHCP Address Reservation NEE 40 POrCFORW rd EE 40 Multicast Routing Ee a ln e CEET 40 Jet EE 41 PPS ES deeg 41 AR CR e 41 Bridge Network EE 42 DI UE 42 PPS FU SU EE 43 eler EE 43 VOS OE ROSE ee E AL WAG SUNG EE 44 Ubiqui
52. View Ubiquiti s spectrum analyzer e airSync Synchronizes transmissions by GPS Series devices to eliminate co location transmit interference Note By default indoor products such as the airRouter do not display the Ubiquiti logo page However you can enable the Ubiquiti logo page through System gt Miscellaneous gt airMAX Technology Features For more information see Miscellaneous on page 55 Change To Save or test your changes click Change A new message appears You have three options e Apply To immediately save your changes click Apply e Test To try the changes without saving them click Test To keep the changes click Apply If you do not click Apply within 180 seconds the countdown is displayed the device times out and resumes its earlier configuration e Discard To cancel your changes click Discard Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 3 Ubiquiti Logo airView Port 2 18888 CH Launch airView Change Copyright 2006 2015 Ubiquiti Networks Inc airMAX Settings airMAX is Ubiquiti s proprietary Time Division Multiple Access TDMA polling technology airMAX improves overall performance in Point to Point PtP and Point to MultiPoint PtMP installations and noisy environments because it reduces latency increases throughput and offers better tolerance against interference Because of its advantages airMAX also increases the maximum possible number of users that can asso
53. WAN This is useful for a number of applications such as FTP servers VolP gaming that require different host systems to be seen using a single common IP address port Click the button to display the Port Forwarding section DI Port Forwarding Enabled Interface Private Type Source IP mask Public IP Port IP mask LANO IT JG 40 airOS v5 6 User Guide Enabled Enables the specific port forwarding rule All the added port forwarding rules are saved in the system configuration file however only the enabled port forwarding rules are active on the device Interface Select the appropriate interface Private IP The IP address of the local host that needs to be accessible from the external network Private Port The TCP or UDP port of the application running on the local host The specified port will be accessible from the external network Type The Layer 3 protocol IP type that needs to be forwarded from the local network Source IP mask The IP address and netmask of the source device Public IP mask The public IP address and netmask of the device that will accept and forward the connections from the external network to the local host Public Port The TCP or UDP port of the device that will accept and forward the connections from the external network to the local host Comment Entera brief description of the port forwarding functionality such as FTP server web server or game server Action You have t
54. acket header Usually it is the IP of the host system that sends the packets The mask is in CIDR or slash notation For example if you enter 192 168 1 0 24 you are entering the range of 192 168 1 0 to 192 168 1 255 Source Port Check the box and specify the source port of the packet specified within the packet header Usually it is the port of the host system application that sends the packets Destination IP Mask Specify the destination IP of the packet specified within the packet header Usually it is the IP of the system which the packet is addressed to The mask is in CIDR or slash notation For example if you enter 192 168 1 0 24 you are entering the range of 192 168 1 0 to 192 168 1 255 Destination Port Specify the destination port of the packet specified within the packet header Usually it is the port of the host system application which the packet is addressed to Comment You can enter a brief description of the purpose for the firewall rule Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide In Bridge mode all active firewall entries are stored in the FIREWALL chain of the ebtables filter table Ebtables is a transparent link layer filtering tool used on bridge interfaces this allows the filtering of network traffic passing through a bridge In Router or SOHO Router mode all active firewall entries are stored in the FIREWALL chain of the iptables filter table Action You have the following options
55. address should be from the same address space on the same network segment as the device Primary DNS IP Specify the IP address of the primary DNS Domain Name System server for management purposes only Secondary DNS Specify the IP address of the secondary DNS server for management purposes only This entry is optional and used only if the primary DNS server is not responding MTU Available in Simple view The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU is the maximum frame size in bytes that a network interface can transmit or receive The default is 1500 33 Chapter 5 Network Management VLAN Available in Simple view If enabled automatically creates a management Virtual Local Area Network VLAN e VLAN ID Enter a unique VLAN ID from 2 to 4094 Note If Management VLAN is enabled then the device will not be accessible from other VLANs including the untagged VLAN Auto IP Aliasing If enabled automatically generates an IP address for the corresponding WLAN LAN interface The generated IP address is a unique Class B IP address from the 169 254 X Y range netmask 255 255 0 0 which is intended for use within the same network segment only The Auto IP always starts with 169 254 X Y with X and Y as the last two octets from the MAC address of the device For example if the MAC is 00 15 6D A3 04 FB then the generated unique Auto IP will be 169 254 4 251 The Auto IP Aliasing setting can be useful because you can
56. ailable in Advanced view Select the interface used for management Management Interface BRIDGEO WAN Network Settings Available in Router or SOHO Router mode only E WAN Network Settings WAN Interface BRIDGEO IP Address Gei DHCP C Static IPv6 J Enable IPv6 Address e Static C SLAAC DHCP Fallback IP 192 168 10 1 DHCP Fallback NetMask 255 255 255 0 IPv6 Address NAT C Enable IPv6 Netmask 64 Block management access _ Enable IPv6 Gateway DMZ Enable Auto IP Aliasing Enable MAC Address Cloning C Enable WAN Interface Select the interface used for connection to the external network Internet WAN IP Address The IP address of the WAN interface connected to the external network You can use this IP address for routing and device management purposes The device can use one of the following e DHCP on page 34 Static on page 35 1 e PPPoE on page 36 DHCP The external DHCP server assigns a dynamic IP address gateway IP address and DNS address to the device WAN Interface BRIDGEO WAN IP Address e DHCP _ Static C PPPoE DHCP Fallback IP 192 168 101 DHCP Fallback NetMask 255 255 255 0 MTU 1500 NAT M Enable NAT Protocol M sip M PPTP M FTP M RTSP Block management access _ Enable DMZ M Enable DMZ Management Ports 1 Enable DMZ IP Auto IP Aliasing L Enable MAC Address Cloning M Enable MAC Address Ubiquiti Network
57. ains administrative options This page enables the administrator to reboot the device reset it to factory defaults upload new firmware back up or update the configuration and configure the administrator account Change To save or test your changes click Change A new message appears You have three options e Apply To immediately save your changes click Apply e Test To try the changes without saving them click Test To keep the changes click Apply If you do not click Apply within 180 seconds the countdown is displayed the device times out and resumes its earlier configuration e Discard To cancel your changes click Discard Ubiquiti Networks Inc Latitude y Longitude Change Configuration Management emeena Back Up Configuration Download Upload Configuration Choose File No file chosen Reset to Factory Defaults Reset Copyright 2006 2015 Ubiquiti Networks Inc Firmware Update This section manages the firmware maintenance Firmware Version XM v5 5 4 devel 15890 130110 0447 Upload Firmware Choose File XM v5 5 4 R 5 1727 bin _Upload Build Number 15890 Check for Updates J Enable Check Now Firmware Version Displays the current firmware version Build Number Displays the build number of the firmware version Check for Updates By default the firmware automatically checks for updates To manually check for an update click Check Now Uploa
58. all the packets sent to any Destination Port except port 443 which is commonly used by HTTPS Source IP Mask Specify the source IP of the packet specified within the packet header Usually it is the IP of the host system that sends the packets The mask Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 5 Network is in CIDR or slash notation For example if you enter 2001 db8 64 you are entering the range of 2001 0db8 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 to 2001 0db8 0000 0000 ffff ffff ffff ffff Source Port Specify the source port of the packet specified within the packet header Usually it is the port of the host system application that sends the packets Destination IP Mask Specify the destination IP of the packet specified within the packet header Usually it is the IP of the system which the packet is addressed to The mask is in CIDR or slash notation For example if you enter 2001 db8 64 you are entering the range of 2001 0db8 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 to 2001 0db8 0000 0000 ffff ffff ffff ffff Destination Port Specify the destination port of the packet specified within the packet header Usually it is the port of the host system application which the packet is addressed to Comment You can enter a brief description of the purpose for the firewall rule All active firewall entries are stored in the FIREWALL6 chain of the ebtables filter table Action You have the following options e Add Add a firewall rule e Ed
59. alues e Rate kbit s Specify the maximum bandwidth value in kilobits per second for traffic entering the specified interface e Burst kBytes Specify the data volume in kilobytes that is allowed before the ingress maximum bandwidth applies Egress e Enable Enables the egress values e Rate kbit s Specify the maximum bandwidth value in kilobits per second for traffic exiting the specified interface e Burst kBytes Specify the data volume in kilobytes that is allowed before the egress maximum bandwidth applies Action You have the following options s Add Add a rule e Edit Make changes to a traffic shaping rule Click Save to save your changes e Del Deletes a traffic shaping rule Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Nanobeam 2 Chapter 6 Advanced wun Jungs NETWORK ADVANCED SERVICES am Advanced Wireless Settings DTD RTS Threshold 77 2346 Off Distance 0 miles 0 6 km M Auto Adjust Aggregation 7 32 Frames 50000 Bytes f Enable Multicast Data 2 Allow All Installer EIRP Control _ Enable Extra Reporting Enable Sensitivity Threshold dBm 96 oS Off E LANO Speed Auto Signal LED Thresho ds smn LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Thresholds dBm Toi 94 80 73 65 CEA NGENUINE g PRODUCT Chapter 6 Advanced The Advanced page handles advanced routing and wireless settings Only technically adva
60. asic configuration settings depending on the operating mode network WLANO settings and information and traffic statistics Status NanoBeam M5 19 NanoBeamM5 19 Send Bridge Access Point WDS ubnt bridge WPA2 AES V5 6 1 beta2 26499 XW 00 14 23 2015 02 25 17 19 18 147 5735 MHz 40 MHz Upper 5725 5765 MHz 0 3 miles 0 5 km 04 18 D6 00 BD 89 04 18 D6 01 BD 89 100Mbps Full Ubiquiti Networks Inc AP MAC 04 18 D6 00 BD 89 Connections 1 Noise Floor 101 dBm Transmit CCQ 99 airMAX Enabled airMAX Quality EEEESSSESSERI 178 airMAX Capacity RRE ZER 48 airSelect Disabled B RX 9 01kbps EE TX 17 4kbps LANO Refresh Copyright 2006 2015 Ubiquiti Networks Inc Device Name Displays the customizable name or identifier of the device The Device Name also known as host name is displayed in registration screens and discovery tools Network Mode Displays the network operating mode airOS supports three modes Bridge Router and SOHO Router The default setting is device specific Configure the Network Mode on the Network page for details refer to Network Role on page 31 Chapter 2 Main Wireless Mode Displays the operating mode of the radio interface airOS supports three operating modes Station Access Point and AP Repeater The default setting is device specific Configure the Wireless Mode on the Wireless pag
61. at the AP then AMQ and AMC are averages of all clients values If you want to discover what is lowering your values on heavily populated APs single out the weak clients You can either use airControl recommended or you can go to each client individually Try to upgrade to a higher gain antenna to allow a better data rate or upgrade to a 2x2 device if you are using a 1x1 device airSelect Available in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only Indicates the airSelect status If airSelect is enabled airSync is not available Access airSelect setup through Ubiquiti Logo gt airSelect Hop Interval Available if airSelect is enabled The duration in milliseconds that the AP will stay on one frequency before moving to the next Chapter 2 Main airSync GPS Series Only Indicates the airSync status If airSync is enabled airSelect is not available and the device in Master mode reports the number of airSync enabled devices in Slave mode Access airSync setup through Ubiquiti Logo gt airSync GPS Signal Quality GPS Series Only Displays GPS signal quality as a percentage value on a scale of 0 100 Latitude Longitude GPS Series Only Based on GPS tracking reports the device s current latitude and longitude Clicking the link opens the reported latitude and longitude in a browser using Google Maps http maps google com Altitude GPS Series Only Based on GPS tracking reports the device s current altitude above sea
62. ays the IP address of the device To access a device configuration through its web management interface click the device s IP address To refresh the window click Scan 58 airOS v5 6 User Guide Ping You can ping other devices on the network directly from the device The Ping tool uses ICMP packets to check the preliminary link quality and packet latency estimation between two network devices Select Destination IP specify manually Packet Count Packet Size TTL 0 of 0 packets received 0 loss Network Ping Select Destination IP You have two options e Select a remote system IP from the drop down list which is generated automatically e Select specify manually and enter the IP address in the field displayed below Packet Count Enter the number of packets to send for the ping test Packet Size Specify the size of the packet Start Click this button to start the test After the test is completed the Ping tool reports the following information for each packet sent Host Displays the host name or identifier Time Displays the round trip time TTL Displays the Time To Live TTL the number of hops allowed before the ping test fails The Ping tool reports packet loss statistics and round trip time evaluation Packets Received Displays the number of packets received Loss Displays the percentage of packets lost Min Displays the minimum round trip time in milliseconds Avg Displays the
63. bles encapsulated data transport Subscribers sometimes use PPPoE to connect to Internet Service Providers ISPs typically DSL providers Select PPPoE to configure a PPPoE tunnel You can configure only the WAN interface as a PPPoE client because all the traffic will be sent via this tunnel After the PPPoE connection is established the device will obtain the IP address default gateway IP and DNS server IP address from the PPPoE server The broadcast address is used to discover the PPPoE server and establish the tunnel If there is a PPPoE connection established then the IP address of the PPP interface will be displayed on the Main page next to the PPP interface statistics otherwise a Not Connected message and Reconnect button will be displayed To re connect a PPPoE tunnel click Reconnect Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide WAN Interface BRIDGEO WAN IP Address C DHCP _ Static PPPoE Username Password Service Name Fallback IP 192 168 10 1 Fallback NetMask 255 255 255 0 MTU MRU 1492 1492 Encryption Enable NAT M Enable NAT Protocol M sip HM pete M FTP M RTSP Block management access Enable DMZ M Enable DMZ Management Ports M Enable DMZ IP Auto IP Aliasing Enable MAC Address Cloning M Enable MAC Address Username Specify the username to connect to the PPPoE server this must match the username configured on the PPPoE server Password Specify the password to conne
64. ce M Enable _ Shaded Area Maximum Power Levels Trace M Enable _ Shaded Area Frequency Range 5 725 5 825 U NII Upper Band Start 5725 End 5825 ok Cancel 61 Chapter 9 Tools The following settings apply only to the Real time chart Current Real time Trace Check the Enable box to enable the real time trace When enabled the yellow outline on the Real time chart represents the real time power level of each frequency The refresh speed depends on the FPS Averages Trace Check the Enable box to enable the averages trace When enabled the averages trace is represented by the green area on the Real time chart which displays the average received power level data since the start of the airView session To enable a shaded green area check the Shaded Area box To display only a green outline without the shaded area uncheck the Shaded Area box Maximum Power Levels Trace Check the Enable box to enable the maximum power trace When enabled the maximum power trace is represented by the blue area on the Real time chart which displays the maximum received power level data since the start of the airView session To enable a shaded blue area check the Shaded Area box To display only a blue outline without the shaded area uncheck the Shaded Area box Frequency Range Select the amplitude of the frequency interval to be scanned from the Frequency Range drop down list Available frequencies are dev
65. ceive You can configure a different MTU value for each of the interfaces Click the button to display the nterfaces section E Interfaces Interface BRIDGEO Save Cancel LANO Edit LAN Edit WLANO Edit Interface Displays the name of the interface MTU Limited by the hardware capabilities of the specific product the maximum MTU value is typically 2024 The default is 7500 Action Click Edit to change the MTU Then click Save to apply your change IP Aliases Available in Advanced view You can configure IP aliases for the network interfaces for management purposes For example you may need multiple IP addresses one private IP address and one public IP address for a single device If a CPE uses PPPoE the CPE obtains a public PPPoE address but the network administrator assigns an internal IP alias to the device This way the network administrator can manage the device internally without going through the PPPoE server Click the button to display the P Aliases section S DEEN Enabled Interface IP Address BRIDGEO Enabled Enables the specific IP alias All the added IP aliases are saved in the system configuration file however only the enabled IP aliases are active on the device Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 5 Network Interface Select the appropriate interface IP Address The alternative IP address for the interface This can be used for routing or device management purpo
66. change frequencies If AMQ is above 80 and you do not notice any other issues then you do not need to make any changes airMAX Capacity Available if air MAX is enabled air MAX Capacity AMC is based on airtime efficiency For example if you have one client with a low data rate or you are using a 1x1 device such as Bullet or airGrid alongside other clients that are 2x2 then it will use up more airtime slots for the same amount of data reducing time or capacity for other clients The lower the AMC the less efficient the AP is If you only have one client this may not matter but when you have many clients for example more than 30 then AMC becomes very important and you want it to be as high as possible If you are looking at the client AMC shows the theoretical capacity of that client based on current TX RX rates and quality AMC is a percentage based on what the maximum performance would be if the link were perfect Clients with poor airtime efficiency can negatively affect other clients by taking up more airtime while transmitting at lower speeds For example client A is at MCS 12 78 Mbps because of low signal The client could theoretically do MCS 15 130 Mbps so AMC is based on the ratio of current rate maximum rate 78 Mbps divided by 130 Mbps which is 60 In a similar fashion a 1x1 device will always have a maximum AMC of 50 because it provides half the performance of a 2x2 device If you are looking
67. ciate with an AP that uses airMAX airMAX assigns time slots for each device communication to avoid the hidden node problem which occurs when a node is visible from a wireless AP but not from other nodes communicating with the originating AP airMAX also features advanced Quality of Service QoS autodetection settings For airMAX to classify and differentiate types of traffic when applying QoS rules the traffic must have a special value within the TOS Type of Service range and set in the IP Header DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point field The original software or hardware device is responsible for setting this value airMAX will prioritize traffic only if this value is set There are four WME Wireless Multimedia Enhancements categories which range from lowest to highest priority in this order e Best Effort e Background e Video e Voice Chapter 3 Ubiquiti Logo By default all traffic is classified as Best Effort so no prioritization is applied The categories can be defined using the following values 802 1p Class of Service TOSRange DSCPRange WME Category 4 4 ControlledLoad Load 0x80 0x9f 32 39 Video 5 Video lt 100 ms latency 0xa0 Oxbf 7e 6 Voice 0x68 Oxb8 26 27 46 47 Voice lt 10 ms Kaes Oxc0 Oxdf 48 55 For compatibility legacy or 802 11 a b g devices should use legacy firmware with airMAX support such as airOS firmware v4 0 Legacy clients can only work as airMAX cl
68. ct to the PPPoE server this must match the password configured on the PPPoE server Show Check the box if you want to view the characters of the password Service Name Specify the name of the PPPoE service Fallback IP Specify the IP address for the device to use if the PPPoE server does not assign an IP address Fallback Netmask Specify the netmask for the device to use if the PPPoE server does not assign a netmask MTU MRU The size in bytes of the Maximum Transmission Unit MTU and Maximum Receive Unit MRU used for data encapsulation during transfer through the PPP tunnel The default value is 1492 Encryption Enables the use of Microsoft Point to Point Encryption MPPE NAT Network Address Translation NAT is an IP masquerading technique that hides private network IP address space on LAN interface behind a single public IP address on WAN interface NAT is implemented using the masquerade type firewall rules NAT firewall entries are stored in the iptables nat table Specify static routes to allow packets to pass through the airOS device if NAT is disabled e NAT Protocol Devices on the LAN side behind a NAT ed router have no transparent connectivity with devices on WAN side this may be critical for some Internet protocols For this purpose NAT Protocol has NAT helpers that enable NAT traversal for various protocols SIP PPTP FTP and RTSP If NAT is enabled you can modify data packets to allow them to pa
69. cy range B should start at 5835 MHz or higher Chapter 3 Ubiquiti Logo We have the following examples e Four APs Use two different frequencies Set the same frequency on each back to back pair of APs this is the ABAB channel design For example a client is located equidistant from two APs one set to frequency A and one set to frequency B The client will only receive signals from the AP that shares its frequency HS B B Three APs Set a different frequency on each AP this is the ABC channel design For example a client is located equidistant from two APs one set to frequency A and one set to frequency B The client will only receive signals from the AP that shares its frequency A different client is located equidistant from a different pair of APs one set to frequency B and one set to frequency C This client will only receive signals from the AP that shares its frequency e Two APs Set the same frequency on both APs located back to back this is the AA channel design 20 airOS v5 6 User Guide To sync multiple APs these are the requirements e The master AP has IP connectivity specifically UDP to the slave APs e All APs have an active GPS signal e You have configured the transmit and receive durations on the master AP After you configure these durations or slots on the master AP they are passed along to
70. d Firmware Click this button to update the device with new firmware The device firmware update is compatible with all configuration settings The system configuration is preserved while the device is updated with a new firmware version However we recommend that you back up your current system configuration before updating the firmware 53 Chapter 8 System This is a three step procedure 1 Click Choose File to locate the new firmware file Select the file and click Open 2 Click Upload to upload the new firmware to the device 3 The Uploaded Firmware Version is displayed Click Update to confirm If the firmware update is in process you can close the firmware update window but this does not cancel the firmware update Please be patient as the firmware update routine can take three to seven minutes You cannot access the device until the firmware update routine is completed Note Do not power off do not reboot and do not disconnect the device from the power supply during the firmware update process as these actions will damage the device Device The Device Name host name is the system wide device identifier The SNMP agent reports it to authorized management stations The Device Name will be used in popular router operating systems registration screens and discovery tools Device Name Rocket M5 GPS Interface Language English Device Name Specifies the host name Interface Language Allows
71. d for the administrator account airOS will indicate that the password is Too Short text color brown if it has fewer than four characters As you enter the new password airOS will indicate its strength Weak red Normal orange or Strong green Note The password length is 4 characters minimum and 63 characters maximum we recommend using at least 8 characters Verify New Password Re enter the new password for the administrator account Read Only Account Check the box to enable the read only account which can only view the Main page Configure the username and password to protect your device from unauthorized changes e Read Only Account Name Specifies the name of the system user e Key button Click this button to change the read only password New Password Enter the new password for the read only account Show Check the box to display the read only password characters Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Reset Button 7 M Enable UNII 2 Band Enable Reset Button To allow use of the reset button check the box To prevent an accidental reset to default settings uncheck the box this also disables the remote POE reset functionality Note You can reset the device to default settings through System gt Reset to Defaults UNII 2 Band This option is available if DFS Dynamic Frequency Selection frequencies in the UNII 2 band 5 25 5 725
72. d out another port regardless of VLANs or IP addresses For example if you want to use the same IP subnet on both sides of a device then you create a bridge network There are many different scenarios that could require bridged interfaces so the Bridge Network section is designed to allow flexibility Click the button to display the Bridge Network section Enabled Interface V BRIDGEO Enabled Enables the specific bridge network All the added bridge networks are saved in the system configuration file however only the enabled bridge networks are active on the device Interface The interface is automatically displayed STP Multiple interconnected bridges create larger networks using IEEE 802 1d Spanning Tree Protocol STP which is used for finding the shortest path within a network and eliminating loops from the topology If enabled the device bridge communicates with other network devices by sending and receiving Bridge Protocol Data Units BPDU STP should be disabled default setting when the device is the only bridge on the LAN or when there are no loops in the topology as there is no need for the bridge to use STP in this case Ports Select the appropriate ports for your bridge network Virtual ports are available if you have created VLANs e Add Select a port e Del Delete a port Comment You can enter a brief description of the purpose for the bridge network Action You have the following option
73. ding on the RADIUS server you are using Acct Server Secret If the Accounting Server is enabled enter the password A shared secret is a case sensitive text string used to validate communication between an Access Point and RADIUS server Show Check the box if you want to view the characters of the Acct Server Secret Mac ACL This option enables the MAC address Access Control List For details refer to MAC ACL on page 30 29 Chapter 4 Wireless MAC ACL The options below apply in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only Wireless Security llenn Security WPA2 AES WPA Authentication PSK WPA Preshared Key MAC ACL M Enable Policy Allow MAC ACL The MAC address Access Control List ACL lets you allow or deny clients connectivity to the device When enabled you have the following options Policy Select one of the policy types e Allow Wireless clients on the list can access the device Any wireless client that is not on the list is denied access to the device e Deny Wireless clients on the list are denied access to the device Any wireless client that is not on the list can access the device e ACL To add MAC addresses of wireless clients click ACL MAC ACL Save Cancel Enabled The policy is applied to this wireless client MAC Enter the MAC address in this format XX XX XX XX XX XX each X represents a valid hexadecimal character 0 9 A F or a f Comment Enter a descr
74. dress of the target host to be monitored by Ping Watchdog Ping Interval Specify the time interval in seconds between the ICMP echo requests that are sent by Ping Watchdog The default value is 300 seconds Startup Delay Specify the initial time delay in seconds until the first ICMP echo request is sent by Ping Watchdog The default value is 300 seconds The Startup Delay value should be at least 60 seconds as the network interface and wireless connection initialization takes a considerable amount of time if the device is rebooted e Failure Count to Reboot Specify the number of ICMP echo response replies If the specified number of ICMP echo response packets is not received continuously Ping Watchdog will reboot the device The default value is 3 e Save Support Info This generates a support information file in case Ping Watchdog reboots the device SNMP Agent Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is an application layer protocol that facilitates the exchange of management information between network devices Network administrators use SNMP to monitor network attached devices for issues that warrant attention The device contains an SNMP agent which does the following e Provides an interface for device monitoring using SNMP e Communicates with SNMP management applications for network provisioning Allows network administrators to monitor network performance and troubleshoot network problems SNMP Agen
75. e If Station or Access Point mode is enabled then you can also select WDS Wireless Distribution System as needed airOS also supports airView spectrum analyzer mode a temporary mode that terminates all wireless connections To select airView mode click Tools gt airView or click Launch airView on the Ubiquiti Logo page When the device is running in airView mode all wireless connections will be terminated during the airView session Close the airView window to return to the previous wireless mode Any M Series device may operate in only one of these modes at a time For example if the device is running in Access Point mode it cannot simultaneously run in Station mode Device Model NanoBeam M5 19 AP MAC 04 18 D6 00 BD 89 Device Name NanoBeamM5 19 Send Connections Network Mode Bridge Noise Floor 101 dBm Wireless Mode Access Point WDS Transmit CCQ 99 SSID ubnt bridge Security WPA2 AES Version v5 6 1 beta2 26499 XW Uptime 00 14 23 airMAX airMAX Quality BEEN OSSEREEEI airMAX Capacity BEEN OURS 48 Date 2015 02 25 17 19 18 airSelect Disabled Channel Frequency 147 5735 MHz Channel Width 40 MHz Upper Frequency Band 5725 5765 MHz Distance 0 3 miles 0 5 km TX RX Chains TX Power WLANO MAC 04 18 D6 00 BD 89 LANO MAC 04 18 D6 01 BD 89 LANO 100Mbps Full SSID Displays the wireless network name SSID The wireless network name depends upon the wireless mode selected s In Station
76. e not readily available then use AP Repeater mode Note For Access Point WDS mode select Access Point and then enable WDS Transparent Bridge Mode AP Repeater If you have multiple APs configure them as AP Repeater mode to create a wireless network infrastructure WDS If the Auto option is enabled all APs using the same wireless mode AP Repeater and SSID automatically establish the WDS connections Client devices can still connect to APs in AP Repeater mode Note For AP Repeater mode the WPA WPA2 security methods will not work instead use none or the WEP security method this may compromise the security of your network You still have the option of using RADIUS MAC authentication and MAC ACL WPA or WPA2 requires different roles on AP configuration authenticator or supplicant WDS Transparent Bridge Mode Available in Access Point or Station mode only In most cases we recommend that you use WDS because it enables transparent Layer 2 traffic To use WDS with Station or Access Point mode check the Enable box The WDS protocol is not defined as a standard so there may be compatibility issues between equipment from different vendors Station WDS Station WDS mode should be used if the device is connecting to an AP in Access Point WDS mode e Access Point WDS Access Point WDS mode allows Layer 2 bridging with devices in Station WDS mode Note If you connect devices runnin
77. e the remote host to receive syslog protocol messages Remote Log Port The TCP IP port that receives syslog messages 574 is the default port for the commonly used system message logging utilities TCP Protocol Send the system log messages using the TCP protocol Device Discovery Device Discovery Discovery M Enable CDP M Enable Discovery Enables device discovery so the device can be discovered by other Ubiquiti devices through the Device Discovery tool available through the airOS Configuration refer to Discovery on page 58 or as a separate download at downloads ubnt com CDP Enables Cisco Discovery Protocol CDP communications so the device can send out CDP packets to share its information 52 airOS v5 6 User Guide Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Nanobeam 475 e i Ale DA Firmware Version XW v5 6 1 Build Number 27826 Check for Updates 4 Enable Check Now Chapter 8 System 0S Upload Firmware Choose File No file chosen ete Device Name NanoBeam M5 16 Interface Language English Time Zone GMT Western Europ Startup Date 1 Enable Startup Date System i mr Administrator User Name ubnt Read Only Account 1 Enable Miscellaneous Devico Maintenance PT Reboot Device Reboot Support Info Download iF D GENUINE HS PRODUCT Chapter 8 System The System page cont
78. et port labeled lt gt functions as the WAN port The WLAN and other Ethernet ports function as the LAN Each wireless or wired interface on the WAN or LAN has an IP address for management purposes only Network Mode SOHO Router Disable Network None 31 Chapter 5 Network The following summarizes the differences between Bridge Router and SOHO Router modes Bridge Mode e The device forwards all network management and data packets from one network interface to the other without any intelligent routing For simple applications this provides an efficient and fully transparent network solution e There is no network segmentation and the broadcast domain is the same Bridge mode does not block any broadcast or multicast traffic You can configure additional firewall settings for Layer 2 packet filtering and access control e WLAN and LAN interfaces belong to the same network segment and share the same IP address space They form the virtual bridge interface while acting as bridge ports The device features IP settings for management purposes Router Mode e The device operates in Layer 3 to perform routing and enable network segmentation wireless clients and the WAN interface are on a different IP subnet Router mode blocks broadcasts and can pass through multicast packet traffic You can configure additional firewall settings for Layer 3 packet filtering and access control e The device can ac
79. ets and the RX value represents the data rates in Mbps of the last received packets CCQ This index evaluates the wireless Client Connection Quality CCQ The level is a percentage value for which 100 corresponds to a perfect link state Connection Time Displays the station s association time to the AP The time is expressed in days hours minutes and seconds Last IP Displays the station s last IP address Click the IP address to access the device Action Displays available options for this station For example click kick to drop the connection to this station Refresh To update the information click Refresh Station Information Detailed information is displayed when you click a specific MAC address Station 04 18 D6 00 BB 6D 1 Device Name NanoBeamM5 19 Rec Product NanoBeam MS 19 MCS0 N A Firmware XW ar934x v5 6 1 beta2 26499 150225 1705 MCS1 N A Connection Time 00 14 28 MCS2 N A RX Signal 66 dBm N A TX Signal 69 dBm MCS4 72 Noise Floor 101 dBm MCS5 N A Negotiated Rate Last Signal dBm Distance 0 3 miles 0 5 km MCS6 N A CCQ 99 N A TX Power 26 dBm N A air MAX Priority None N A air MAX Quality 76 N A airMAX Capacity 45 70 Last IP 10 0 2 193 70 TX RX Rate 162 Mbps 81 Mbps N A TX RX Bit Rate 31 48 kbps 2 78 kbps N A TX RX Packets 11196 1408 N A TX RX Packet Rate pps 1 1 Bytes Transmitted 3415497 3 42 MBytes Bytes Received 302136 302 14 kBytes Ref
80. evi V Enable Chart Panel 1 top KI G IE v Enable Chart Panel 2 middle 2 iv Enable Chart Panel 3 bottom X3 Clear All Markers Preferences a minutes Enable Chart Panel 1 top Displays the Waterfall or Channel Usage chart in Chart Panel 1 depending on which option you have selected in Preferences This time based graph shows the aggregate energy collected or channel usage for each frequency since the start of the airView session Enable Chart Panel 2 middle Displays the Waveform chart in Chart Panel 2 This time based graph shows the RF signature of the noise environment since the start of the airView session The energy color designates its amplitude Cooler colors represent lower energy levels with blue representing the lowest levels in that frequency bin and warmer colors yellow orange or red represent higher energy levels in that frequency bin Enable Chart Panel 3 bottom Displays the Real time chart traditional spectrum analyzer in Chart Panel 3 Energy in dBm is shown in real time as a function of frequency Note Energy is the power ratio in decibels dB of the measured power referenced to one milliwatt mW Clear All Markers Resets all previously assigned markers Markers are assigned by clicking a point which corresponds with a frequency on the Real time chart Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Preferences Changes airView settings such as enabling or disabli
81. evice Encryption Displays the encryption method used by the device if any Signal Noise dBm Displays the signal strength and noise levels in dBm Frequency GHz Channel Displays the frequency in GHz and channel in use To refresh the window click Scan Discovery The Device Discovery tool searches for all Ubiquiti devices on your network LOTT Te OT ECO TN See TCO EE BEER ean Th Search MAC Address Device Name a Product Firmware IP Address 00 27 22 60 07 12 UVC Dome UVC Dome 192 168 25 172 00 27 22 60 06 9E UVC Dome UVC Dome 192 168 25 220 00 15 6D 5A 02 07 NanoBeamMS 19 NanoBeamMS 19 192 168 25 1 00 27 22 60 00 12 UBNT AC A 192 168 25 147 00 27 22 60 00 02 AC x 192 168 25 160 Showing 1 to 5 of 5 entries lt lt lt gt gt gt Search As you enter keywords the Search field automatically filters devices containing specified names or numbers After the search is completed the Discovery tool reports the following for each result MAC Address Displays the MAC address or hardware identifier of the device Device Name Displays the host name or identifier of the device Mode Displays the operating mode of the wireless device AP or STA Station If the device is not wireless for example a UniFi Video Camera then is displayed SSID Displays the wireless network name Product Displays the product name or type of the device Firmware Displays the version number of the firmware IP Address Displ
82. eys in plain text Upload Configuration Click Choose File to locate the new configuration file Select the file and click Open We recommend that you back up your current system configuration before uploading the new configuration Note Use only configuration files for the same type of the device Behavior may be unpredictable if you mix configuration files from different types of devices For example upload a RocketM5 configuration file to a RocketM5 do NOT upload a BulletM5 configuration file to a RocketM5 55 Chapter 8 System Upload Click this button to upload the new configuration file to the device Click Apply to confirm After the device reboots the settings of the new configuration are displayed in the Wireless Network Advanced Services and System tabs of the web management interface Reset to Factory Defaults Resets the device to the factory default settings This option will reboot the device and all factory default settings will be restored We recommend that you back up your current system configuration before resetting the device to its defaults 56 airOS v5 6 User Guide Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Nanobeam M3 PAS MAIN WIRELESS NETWORK UE airMAX 2 M Enable Long Range PtP Link Mode C airSelect airSelect M Enable Frequency List Hop Interval 3000 miliseconds Announce Count 30 Wiert PRODUCT Chapter 9 Tools
83. g in Station WDS mode to a device running in Access Point WDS mode then all security methods including WPA WPA2 encryption are available and work properly 24 airOS v5 6 User Guide Auto Available in AP Repeater mode only Check the Auto box to automatically establish WDS connections between APs in AP Repeater mode If the Auto option is enabled the device will choose WDS Peers APs in AP Repeater mode according to the SSID setting Note All APs in AP Repeater mode WDS Peers must operate on the same frequency channel use the same channel spectrum width and share the same security settings Basio Wan ee nTa a Wireless Mode AP Repeater WDS Peers WDS Peers Available in AP Repeater mode only If you do not enable the Auto option then specify the APs in AP Repeater mode Enter the MAC address of each AP in each WDS Peers field One MAC address should be specified for a Point to Point PtP connection use case You can specify up to six WDS Peers for a Point to Multi Point PtMP connection use case SSID If the device is operating in Access Point or AP Repeater mode specify the wireless network name or SSID Service Set Identifier used to identify your WLAN All the client devices within range will receive broadcast messages from the AP advertising this SSID If the device is operating in Station mode specify the SSID of the AP the device is associated with There can be several APs with an
84. gured in Master mode and which devices are configured in Slave mode The device in Master mode synchronizes with all connected peers in Slave mode Port Available when airSync is enabled By default the port is set to 64250 but you can change the value in the field Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Chapter 3 Ubiquiti Logo e Timing Override Master Available when airSync is enabled on the Master AP Check the box to enable Timing Override Uncheck the box to disable Timing Override and restore default settings which vary depending on the channel bandwidth Channel Bandwidth Down Slot Up Slot 40 MHz 2000 us 2000 us 30 MHz 4000 us 4000 us 20 MHz 4000 us 4000 us 10 MHz 4000 us 4000 us e Master IP Slave Available when airSync is enabled on the slave AP Enter the IP address of the master AP Ubiquiti Networks Inc 21 Chapter 3 Ubiquiti Logo airOS v5 6 User Guide 22 Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Nanobeam 42 di WANY Basic Wireless Settings Wireless Mode WDS Transparent Bridge Mode C Enable SSID ubnt Select Lock to AP MAC Country Code United States IEEE 802 11 Mode mixed Station Channel Width Auto 20 40 MHz Frequency Scan List MHz _ Enable Calculate EIRP Limit V Enable Antenna Gain 16 dBi Output Power 26 dBm Data Rate Module Default Max TX Rate Mbps MCS 15 130 144 4 IM Automatic
85. he following options e Add Add a port forwarding rule e Edit Make changes to a port forwarding rule Click Save to save your changes e Del Delete a port forwarding rule Multicast Routing Settings Available in Router or SOHO Router mode only With a multicast design applications can send one copy of each packet and address it to a group of computers that want to receive it This technique addresses packets to a group of receivers rather than to a single receiver It relies on the network to forward the packets to the hosts that need to receive them Common routers isolate all the broadcast thus multicast traffic between the local and external networks however the device provides multicast traffic pass through functionality Multicast Routing M Enable Multicast Upstream BRIDGEO Multicast Downstream Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Multicast Routing Enables multicast packet pass through between local and external networks while the device is operating in Router mode Multicast intercommunication is based on Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP Multicast Upstream Specify the source of multicast traffic Multicast Downstream Specify the destination s of multicast traffic Add Add a destination Del Delete a destination Interfaces Available in Advanced view The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU is the maximum frame size in bytes that a network interface can transmit or re
86. hput which is displayed when you first open the Main page Throughput Monitor Refresh Throughput displays the current data traffic on the LAN and WLAN in both graphical and numerical form The chart scale and throughput dimension Bps Kbps Mbps change dynamically depending on the mean throughput value The statistics are updated automatically Refresh If there is a delay in the automatic update click Refresh to manually update the statistics Stations Available in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only This selection lists the stations that are connected to the device Throughput Stations Interfaces DHCP Client ARP Table Bridge Table Routes Log TX Signal dBm RX Signal dBm Noise Latency Distance TX RX CCQ Connection Chain0 Chain1 Combined dBm ms miles Mbps Time 04 18 D6 00 BB 6D NanoBeamM5 19 Rec 74 1 72 65 101 1 0 3 108 162 94 00 14 05 10 0 2 193 kick Refresh Station MAC Device Name LastiP Action The following statistics for each station are displayed in the station statistics window Station MAC Displays the MAC address of the station This is a clickable link that will display additional station information Device Name Displays the station s host name The device name can be changed on the System page TX Signal dBm The TX Signal dBm Combined value represents the last transmitted wireless signal level Click Combined to display the separate Chain 0 and Chain 1 signal values
87. i e NanoBridgeM3 M365 The default is 79 dBi e NanoBridgeM5 Select the size of the dish reflector 300 22 dBi or 400 25 dBi For no gain select Not specified The default is Feed only 3 dBi If you are not using a grid reflector then keep the default Feed only 3 dBi e NanoBridgeM900 The default is 13 dBi e NanoStationM2 The default is 77 dBi e NanoStationM3 M365 The default is 12 dBi e NanoStationM5 M6 The default is 16 dBi e NanoStationM900 The default is Internal 2x2 for 11 dBi e NanoStationM2 loco The default is 8 dBi e NanoStationM5 loco The default is 73 dBi Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide e NanoStationM900 loco Select the appropriate option Internal 2x2 for 8 dBi External 1x1 or External Internal 2x2 The external RP SMA maps to chain 0 which is the horizontal polarity internally The default is Internal 2x2 PowerBeamM2 400 If you are not using a dish reflector then select Feed only 3 dBi Otherwise keep the default 400 18 dBi e PowerBeamM5 300 If you are not using a dish reflector then select Feed only 3 dBi Otherwise keep the default 300 22 dBi Feed only 3 dBi d 300 22 dBi e PowerBeamM5 400 If you are not using a dish reflector then select Feed only 3 dBi Otherwise keep the default 400 25 dBi PowerBeamM5 620 If you are not using a dish reflector then select Feed only 3 dBi Otherwise keep the default 620 29 dBi
88. ic channel To calculate this percentage the airView Spectrum Analyzer analyzes both the popularity and strength of RF energy in that channel since the start of an airView session Enable Waveform chart middle Check the box to enable the middle chart This time based graph shows the RF signature of the noise environment since the start of the airView session The energy color designates its amplitude Cooler colors represent lower energy levels with blue representing the lowest levels in that frequency bin and warmer colors yellow orange or red represent higher energy levels in that frequency bin Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide The spectral view over time will display the steady state RF energy signature of a given environment Enable Real time chart bottom Check the box to enable the bottom chart This graph displays a traditional spectrum analyzer in which energy in dBm is shown in real time as a function of frequency There are three traces in this view e Current Yellow Shows the real time energy seen by the device as a function of frequency Average Green Shows the running average energy across frequency e Maximum Blue Shows updates and maximum power levels across frequency Realtime Traces Preferences AirView Spectrum Analyzer Realtime Traces Current Real time Trace M Enable Averages Trace M Enable _ Shaded Area Maximum Power Levels Trace M Enable _
89. ice dependent There are pre defined ranges for the most popular bands You can enter a custom range select Custom Range from the Frequency Range drop down list and enter the desired values in the Start and End fields Help Click About to view the version and build number of the airView Spectrum Analyzer 62 airOS v5 6 User Guide Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS Controller User Guide Appendix A Contact Information Ubiquiti Networks Support Ubiquiti Support Engineers are located around the world and are dedicated to helping customers resolve software hardware compatibility or field issues as quickly as possible We strive to respond to support inquiries within a 24 hour period Ubiquiti Networks Inc 2580 Orchard Parkway San Jose CA 95131 www ubnt com Online Resources Support support ubnt com Community community ubnt com Downloads downloads ubnt com Ubiquiti Networks Inc Appendix A Contact Information JLO71515 63 ww UBIQUITI N E T W O R KS 2012 2015 Ubiquiti Networks Inc All rights reserved Ubiquiti Ubiquiti Networks the Ubiquiti U logo the Ubiquiti beam logo airControl airGateway airGrid airMAX airOS airRouter airSelect airSync airView Bullet NanoBeam NanoBridge NanoStation PicoStation PowerBeam PowerBridge Rocket and WispStation are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ubiquiti Networks Inc in the United States and in other countries WPA
90. ices on the local network This IP address can be used for management of the device 38 airOS v5 6 User Guide Netmask Enter the netmask of the device The netmask defines the address space of the device s network segment The netmask 255 255 255 0 is typically used for Class C networks MTU Available in Simple view The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU is the maximum frame size in bytes that a network interface can transmit or receive The default is 7500 DHCP Server The built in DHCP server assigns IP addresses to clients connected to the LAN interface e Disabled The device does not assign local IP addresses E LAN Network Settings LAN Interface WLANO IP Address 192 168 1 1 Netmask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server e Disabled Enabled _ Relay UPnP C e Enabled The device assigns IP addresses to client devices on the local network IP Address 192 168 1 1 Netmask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server _ Disabled e Enabled Relay Range Start 192 168 1 2 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Lease Time 600 DNS Proxy M Enable UPnP 1 Enable Range Start and End Determines the range of IP addresses assigned by the DHCP server Netmask Enter the netmask of the device The netmask defines the address space of the device s network segment The netmask 255 255 255 0 is typically used for Class C networks Lease Time The IP addresses assigned by the DHCP server are valid only for the duration specified by
91. identical SSID Select Available in Station mode only To display the list of available APs click Select The Site Survey tool will search for available wireless networks in range on all supported channels and allow you to select one for association In case the selected network uses encryption you ll need to configure security on the Wireless page e Lock to AP Select the AP from the list Click Lock to AP to allow the station to always maintain a connection to an AP with a specific MAC address e Select Select the AP from the list and click Select for association e Scan Click Scan to refresh the list of available wireless networks You can change the list of Scanned Frequencies for the Site Survey using the Frequency List option if it is enabled Lock to AP MAC Available in Station mode only This allows the station to always maintain a connection to an AP with a specific MAC address This is useful as sometimes there can be multiple APs using the same SSID Enter a MAC address in the Lock to AP MAC field and the station will lock to the AP with this specific MAC address and not roam between several APs with the same SSID Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Hide SSID Available in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only When Hide SSID is enabled the SSID wireless network name will not be broadcast to wireless stations Country Code Each country has their own power level and frequency regulations T
92. ients do not use Long Range PtP Link Mode instead enable the Auto Adjust setting on the Advanced page see Auto Adjust on page 46 for additional details airMAX Priority Available in Station mode only It defines the number of time slots or amount of airtime assigned to each client By default the AP gives all active clients the same amount of time However if the clients are configured with different priorities the AP will give clients more or less time depending on the priority MBaunriran High Medium Note airMAX Priority only functions when multiple clients have it enabled airMAX Priority options include High 4 time slots 4 1 ratio Medium 3 time slots 3 1 ratio Low 2 time slots 2 1 ratio None 1 time slot Default setting for clients 1 1 ratio Clients with a higher priority have access to more of the AP s airtime providing higher possible throughput and lower latency when sharing with other active clients For example if there are 3 clients 1 set to None 1 set to Medium and 1 set to High the None client will get 1 time slot the Medium client will get 3 time slots and the High client will get 4 time slots airSelect Note If you enable airSelect then airSync is not available Available in Access Point mode only airSelect is a technology that avoids interference and increases throughput It dynamically changes the wireless channel by periodically hopping to the lea
93. ients with the M Series device acting as an airMAX AP 7 7 Network Control Control Note To support legacy clients using airMAX the M Series device must run airOS v5 5 or above airMAX Settings include airMAX Settings airMAX M Enable Long Range PtP Link Mode _ e airMAX Available in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only If airMAX is enabled the device operates in airMAX mode and only accepts connections from airMAX devices Note If airMAX is enabled you cannot connect standard Wi Fi devices such as laptops tablets or smartphones to the AP If the device is in Station mode under Wireless gt Wireless Mode the device will automatically enable airMAX when it is connecting to an airMAX AP Long Range PtP Link Mode Available in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only Acknowledgment ACK timeout settings are limited by device hardware specifications Note Enable Long Range PtP Link Mode for PtP links only If the following two conditions apply to your device e Connects to a single station or client a PtP situation e The actual link distance exceeds hardware ACK timeout limits e 27 km or 17 miles 40 MHz mode e 51 km or 32 miles 20 MHz mode then select Long Range PtP Link Mode 16 airOS v5 6 User Guide Note If you use Long Range PtP Link Mode then the Auto Adjust setting on the Advanced page is not available If your device has multiple stations or cl
94. ify the IP address of the local host network device The DMZ host device will be completely exposed to the external network Auto IP Aliasing If enabled automatically generates an IP address for the corresponding WLAN LAN interface The generated IP address is a unique Class B IP address from the 169 254 X Y range netmask 255 255 0 0 which is intended for use within the same network segment only The Auto IP always starts with 169 254 X Y with X and Y as the last two octets from the MAC address of the device For example if the MAC is 00 15 6D A3 04 FB then the generated unique Auto IP will be 169 254 4 251 The Auto IP Aliasing setting can be useful because you can still access and manage devices even if you lose misconfigure or forget their IP addresses Because an Auto IP address is based on the last two octets of the MAC address you can determine the IP address of a device if you know its MAC address MAC Address Cloning When enabled you can change the MAC address of the respective interface This is especially useful if your ISP only assigns one valid IP address and it is associated to a specific MAC address This is usually used by cable operators or some WISPs e MAC Address Enter the MAC address you want to clone to the respective interface This becomes the new MAC address of the interface PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is a virtual private and secure connection between two systems that ena
95. interface We recommend using Traffic Shaping to control egress traffic because it is more efficient in the egress direction When an interface accepts ingress traffic it cannot control how quickly the traffic arrives the sending device controls that traffic However when an interface sends out egress traffic it can control how quickly the traffic exits A4 airOS v5 6 User Guide Bursting allows the bandwidth to spike higher than the maximum bandwidth you configure in the ngress and Egress Rate settings for a short period of time Once the Ingress or Egress Burst volume of data is used up the throughput drops back down to the corresponding ngress or Egress Rate setting maximum bandwidth you have set For example you have the following conditions e Egress Burst is set to 2048 kBytes e Egress Rate is set to 512 kbit s e Actual maximum bandwidth is 1024 kbit s Bursting allows 2048 kBytes to pass at 1024 kbit s before throttling down to 512 kbit s EI Traffic Shaping nnn Enable Ingress Egress Enabled Interface Action Enable Rate kbit s Burst kBytes Enable Rate kbit s Burst kBytes WLANO 4 M Add Enable Enables bandwidth control on the device Enabled Enables the specific rule All the added rules are saved in the system configuration file however only the enabled rules are active on the device Interface Select the appropriate interface Ingress e Enable Enables the ingress v
96. io channel used by the device airOS v5 6 supports 3 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 30 and 40 MHz however available channel widths are device specific In Station mode Auto 20 40 MHz is the value by default Frequency Band Displays the actual operating frequency range of the device This is based on the selected frequency channel width and extension channel on the Wireless page Distance Displays the current distance between devices in kilometers and miles for Acknowledgement ACK frames Changing the distance value will change the ACK Acknowledgement timeout accordingly The ACK timeout specifies how long the device should wait for an acknowledgement from a partner device confirming frame reception before it concludes that there has been an error and resends the frame You can adjust the Distance value for more information see Distance on page 46 TX RX Chains Displays the number of independent Spatial data streams the device is transmitting TX and receiving RX simultaneously within one spectral channel of bandwidth This ability is specific to 802 11n devices that rely on Multiple Input Multiple Output MIMO technology Multiple chains increase data transfer performance significantly The number of chains Ubiquiti devices use is hardware specific because every TX RX chain requires a separate antenna Antenna Only applicable to devices with antenna options The antenna type nternal External or External Inte
97. iption of the wireless client Action Click Add to add the MAC address of a wireless client Click Del to remove the MAC address of a wireless client Click Edit to make changes to an entry Note MAC ACL should be used in combination with a security method such as WPA or WPA2 It should not be used as the only method of security on your network 30 airOS v5 6 User Guide Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Nanobeam 2 din f MAIN e WIRELESS NETWORK AD JANCED SERVICED f SYSTEM M Chapter 5 Network 0S EE Network Mode Bridge Disable Network None Configuration Mode Simple Ph aes mco bonoi so n REOOO EEEE EEEE Management IP Address _ DHCP e Static IP Address 192 168 1 25 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP 192 168 1 1 Primary DNS IP Secondary DNS IP MTU 1500 Management VLAN _ Enable Auto IP Aliasing M Enable STP _ Enable Chapter 5 Network The Network page allows you to configure bridge or routing functionality and IP settings Change To save or test your changes click Change A new message appears You have three options Apply To immediately save your changes click Apply e Test To try the changes without saving them click Test To keep the changes click Apply If you do not click Apply within 180 seconds the countdown is displayed the device times out and resumes its earlier configuration e Discard To cancel your changes
98. it Make changes to a firewall rule Click Save to save your changes e Del Delete a firewall rule Static Routes Available in Advanced view You can manually add static routing rules to the system routing table you can set a rule that a specific target IP address or range of IP addresses passes through a specific gateway Click the button to display the Static Routes section EI Static Routes hj Oala Enabled Target Network IP Netmask Gateway IP Comment Enabled Enables the specific static route All the added static routes are saved in the system configuration file however only the enabled static routes are active on the device Target Network IP Specify the IP address of the destination Netmask Specify the netmask of the destination Gateway IP Specify the IP address of the gateway Comment You can enter a brief description of the purpose for the static route Action You have the following options s Add Add a static route e Edit Make changes to a static route Click Save to save your changes e Del Delete a static route 43 Chapter 5 Network IPv6 Static Routes Available in Router or SOHO Router mode only Available in Advanced view You can manually add IPv6 Static routing rules to the system routing table you can set a rule that a specific target IP address or range of IP addresses passes through a specific gateway Click the button to display the Pv6 Static Routes section
99. l DHCP server Renew To request new IP settings from the external DHCP server click Renew Release To release the current IP settings click Release Note Releasing the DHCP client s IP settings may terminate the management connection to the device Refresh To update the information click Refresh ARP Table Lists all the entries of the Address Resolution Protocol ARP table currently recorded on the device ARP is used to associate each IP address to the unique hardware MAC address of each device on the network It is important to have unique IP addresses for each MAC address or else there will be ambiguous routes on the network Throughput Stations Interfaces DHCP Client ARP Table Routes Port Forward DHCP Leases Log IP Address MAC Address Interface 192 168 25 217 00 27 22 60 06 9E BRIDGEO 192 168 25 161 AC 81 12 74 7C 5C BRIDGEO 24 43 98 65 00 01 5C 3D FA 41 LANO 192 168 25 145 00 27 22 60 00 12 BRIDGEO 192 168 25 133 E8 9A 8F 4C DD FF BRIDGEO 192 168 25 185 00 27 22 12 B3 92 BRIDGEO 192 168 25 160 28 CF DA E5 61 66 BRIDGEO 192 168 25 158 00 27 22 60 00 02 BRIDGEO 192 168 25 157 90 27 E4 F6 34 43 BRIDGEO Refresh IP Address Displays the IP address assigned to a network device MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the device Interface Displays the interface that connects to the device Refresh To update the information click Refresh Bridge Table Available in Bridge mode only
100. led the rate algorithm selects the best data rate depending on link quality conditions We recommend that you use this option especially if you are having trouble getting connected or losing data at a higher rate For more information about data rates refer to Advanced Wireless Settings on page 45 Note The Max TX Rate is a range because it varies depending on which guard interval value is automatically selected by the rate algorithm If the normal guard interval 800 ns is used then the data rate is lower If the short guard interval 400 ns is used then the data rate is higher Wireless Security In Access Point or AP Repeater mode configure the wireless security settings that will be used by the devices on your wireless network In Station mode enter the security settings of the AP that the device is associated with The following table lists the wireless security methods available for each wireless mode Security Method Access Point AP Repeater Station WEP WPA AES WPA2 AES C v RS Cz TS 1 If you select none as your security method then this may compromise the security of your network however you have the options of using RADIUS MAC Authentication and MAC ACL 2 If you select WEP as your security method then this may compromise the security of your network however you have the option of using MAC ACL 27 Chapter 4 Wireless Security airOS supports the following wireless security
101. level Custom Scripts Displayed if custom scripts are present on the device If custom scripts are running then the Main page displays the status of this option as Detected and the Manage button Click Manage and the Custom Scripts Management screen appears Custom Scripts Management Enabled Script Name Download Script Remove Script C4 prestart Download Remove Save Close Device will be restarted in order for the changes to take effect e Enabled Select to run the custom script Script Name Displays a descriptive name e Download Script Click to download the custom script e Remove Script Click to delete the custom script e Save To save changes click Save Note The device will be automatically restarted when changes are saved e Close To close this screen click Close airOS v5 6 User Guide Device Model Rocket MS GPS AP MAC Not Associated Device Name Rocket MS GPS Signal Strength Network Mode Router Chain 0 Chain 1 0 0dBm Station Noise Floor ubnt Transmit CCQ ity none TX RX Rate ion v5 6 beta 21238 ime 00 18 36 2014 02 25 11 08 29 ChannelFrequency 157 5785 MHz Channel Width 20 MHz Frequency Band 5775 5795 MHz Distance 0 7 miles 1 1 km air MAX Gateway Connected Click to manage TXIRX Chains 2X2 WLANO MAC 00 27 22 8C DA C7 LAND MAC 00 27 22 9D DA C7 LAN1 MAC 02 27 22 8D DA C7 LANO LAN1 100Mbps Full Unplugged airMAX GPS
102. mplete the launch of airView If you are not prompted to install Java and airView does not start it is possible that your browser is not yet supported by Java Web Start If this is the case you can download the Java Network Launch Protocol jnlp fle and configure your operating system and or browser to open files of this type with the javaws Java Web Start program This window will be automatically closed in 59 seconds se this window 6800 AirView Spectrum Analyzer File View Help Device Rocket M5 0027220435C3 on ubnt 192 168 1 20 18888 Total RF Frames 125 FPS 10 2 Device Displays the device name MAC Media Access Control address and IP address of the device running airView Total RF Frames Displays the total number of Radio Frequency RF frames gathered since the start of the airView session or since the Reset All Data button was last clicked FPS Displays the total number of frames per second FPS gathered since the start of the airView session or since the Reset All Data button was last clicked The wider the interval amplitude the fewer the FPS will be gathered Reset All Data Click to reset all gathered data Use this option to analyze the spectrum for another location or address File Menu Click Exit to end the airView session 17 Chapter 3 Ubiquiti Logo View Menu Devil V Enable Chart Panel 1 top SE uat v Enable Chart Panel 2 middle 2 A v Enable Chart Panel 3 bottom
103. n 5 GHz Devices Operate in airMAX Mode instead of channel shifting airOS is an advanced operating system capable of powerful wireless and routing features built upon a simple and intuitive user interface foundation This User Guide describes the airOS operating system version 5 6 which is integrated into all M Series products provided by Ubiquiti Networks Note For compatibility legacy or 802 11 a b g devices should use legacy firmware with airMAX support such as airOS firmware v4 0 Legacy clients can only work as airMAX clients with the M Series device acting as an airMAX AP Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 1 Overview TE Supported Products airOS v5 6 supports the M Series product versions including the following e airRouter e Rocket M e Rocket M GPS e Rocket M Titanium e NanoBeam M e NanoBridge M e NanoStation locoM NanoStationM e Bullet M e Bullet M Titanium e PicoStation M e PowerBeam M e PowerBridge M e airGrid M e WispStation M e airGateway For more information visit www ubnt com airOS v5 6 Network Modes airOS supports the following network modes s Transparent Layer 2 Bridge e Router e SOHO Router Chapter 1 Overview airOS v5 6 Wireless Modes airOS supports the following wireless modes e Access Point e Station Client e AP Repeater System Requirements e Microsoft Windows 7 8 Linux or Mac OS X e Java Runtime Environment 1 6 or ab
104. native to determine which is the best data rate algorithm for your individual situation The Alternative tries to move the link to a higher data rate but continuously monitors the packet failure counters You should get more stable data rates when using the Alternative however results will vary depending on the link s specific environment and configuration Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 4 Wireless For example if a problematic link has traffic stability issues and uses the Default you may want to try the Alternative to see if it improves the situation Note The Data Rate Module affects the TX rate only not the RX rate You can select Default or Alternative on a single device this option does not depend on which algorithm is selected on the AP or its stations Max TX Rate Mbps Defines the maximum data rate range in Mbps at which the device should transmit wireless packets You can fix a specific data rate between MCS 0 and MCS 7 or MCS 15 for 2x2 chain devices We recommend that you use the automatic option especially if you are having trouble getting connected or losing data at a higher rate In this case the lower data rates will be used automatically If you select 20 MHz for the Channel Width the maximum data rate is MCS 7 65 72 2 Mbps or MCS 15 130 144 4 Mbps If you select 40 MHz for the Channel Width the maximum data rate is MCS 7 135 150 Mbps or MCS 15 270 300 Mbps e Automatic If enab
105. nced users who have sufficient knowledge about WLAN technology should use the advanced wireless settings These settings should not be changed unless you know the effects the changes will have on the device Change To save or test your changes click Change A new message appears You have three options s Apply To immediately save your changes click Apply e Test To try the changes without saving them click Test To keep the changes click Apply If you do not click Apply within 180 seconds the countdown is displayed the device times out and resumes its earlier configuration e Discard To cancel your changes click Discard Advanced Wireless Settings The table displays the available 802 11n data rates Chains Data Rates MCS 0 MCS 1 MCS 3 MCS 4 MCS 5 MCS 6 MCS 7 Ss MCS 8 MCS 9 MCS 10 MCS 11 MCS 12 MCS 13 MCS 14 MCS 15 Ubiquiti Networks Inc Change Copyright 2006 2015 Ubiquiti Networks Inc Advanced Wireless Se RTS Threshold 2346 Aor Distance 2 2 04 miles 0 6 km Auto Adjust Aggregation 2 32 Bytes Enable Multicast Data 77 f Allow All Multicast Enhancement J Enable Installer EIRP Control 7 ff Enable Extra Reporting 7 A Enable Client Isolation Enable Sensitivity Threshold dBm 7 96 Aor RTS Threshold If airMAX is enabled RTS Threshold is not required Determines the packet size of a transmission and through the use of an AP help
106. nd router operating systems Client Isolation Available in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only Allows packets to be sent only from the external network to the CPE and vice versa If Client Isolation is enabled wireless stations connected to the same AP will not be able to interconnect on both the Layer 2 MAC and Layer 3 IP levels This also affects associated Stations and WDS peers as well Sensitivity Threshold dBm Defines the minimum client signal level accepted by the AP for the client to connect If the client signal level subsequently drops the client remains connected to the AP Advanced Ethernet Settings LANO Speed Auto LAN1 Speed 7 Auto POE Passthrough 7 Enable LANO 1 Speed By default the option is Auto The device automatically negotiates transmission parameters such as speed and duplex with its counterpart In this process the networked devices first share their capabilities and then choose the fastest transmission mode they both support To manually specify the maximum transmission link speed and duplex mode select one of the following options 100 Mbps Full 100 Mbps Half 10 Mbps Full or 10 Mbps Half If you are running extra long Ethernet cables a link speed of 70 Mbps could help to achieve better stability Full duplex mode allows communication in both directions simultaneously Half duplex mode allows communication in both directions but not simultaneously and only in one di
107. ng charts and traces or specifying the frequency interval Preferences Select View gt Preferences to display the Preferences airView Spectrum Analyzer window File KG Help Devil V Enable Chart Panel 1 top Ke K v Enable Chart Panel 2 middle X2 1 v Enable Chart Panel 3 bottom X3 Clear All Markers Preferences gt minutes Charts Charts ff Realtime Traces Chart Chooser M Enable top chart Lei Waterfall _ Channel Usage M Enable Waveform chart middle M Enable Real time chart bottom o Cancel Enable top chart Check the box to enable the top chart Select the desired chart to display in the top chart panel on the main view There are two options e Waterfall This time based graph shows the aggregate energy collected for each frequency since the start of the airView session The energy color designates its amplitude Cooler colors represent lower energy levels with blue representing the lowest levels in that frequency bin and warmer colors yellow orange or red represent higher energy levels in that frequency bin The Waterfall Views legend top right corner provides a numerical guide associating the various colors to power levels in dBm The low end of that legend left is always adjusted to the calculated noise floor and the high end right is set to the highest detected power level since the start of the airView session Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 9
108. ng now If you are not prompted to install Java and airView does not start it is possible that your browser is not yet supported by Java Web Start If is the case can download the Java Network Launch Protocol jnip fle and configure your operating system and or browser to open files of this type with the javaws Java Web Start program This window will be automatically closed in 59 seconds 6800 AirView Spectrum Analyzer File View Help Device Rocket M5 0027220435C3 on ubnt 192 168 1 20 18888 Total RF Frames 125 FPS 10 2 Reset All Data 60 airOS v5 6 User Guide Main View Device Rocket M5 0027220435C3 on ubnt 192 168 1 20 18888 Total RF Frames 125 FPS 10 2 Reset All Data Device Displays the device name MAC Media Access Control address and IP address of the device running airView Total RF Frames Displays the total number of Radio Frequency RF frames gathered since the start of the airView session or since the Reset All Data button was last clicked FPS Displays the total number of frames per second FPS gathered since the start of the airView session or since the Reset All Data button was last clicked The wider the interval amplitude the fewer the FPS will be gathered Reset All Data Click to reset all gathered data Use this option to analyze the spectrum for another location or address File Menu Click Exit to end the airView session View Menu File NZ Help D
109. not being synchronized so we recommend that you keep the defaults or configure the AP to send an announcement every 100 ms set the Announce Count to 1 100th of the Hop Interval airView Use the airView Spectrum Analyzer to analyze the noise environment of the radio spectrum and intelligently select the optimal frequency to install a PtP airMAX link airView options include airView airView Port 18888 KS Launch airView 7 e airView Port Defines the TCP port used by airView on the device The default port is 18888 e Launch airView There are two system requirements for the airView Spectrum Analyzer e Your system is connected to the device via Ethernet Launching airView will terminate all wireless connections on the device e Java Runtime Environment 1 6 or above is required on your client machine to use airView Click Launch airView to use the airView Spectrum Analyzer On first use the following window appears airView Spectrum Analyzer WARNING Launching airView Spectrum Analyzer WILL TERMINATE all wireless Connections on the device Do NOT warn me about this in the future EA Launch airView se this window Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 3 Ubiquiti Logo e Do NOT warn me about this in the future Check the box to bypass this window in future launches of the airView Spectrum Analyzer e Launch airView Click Launch airView to download the Java Network Launch Protocol jnlp file and co
110. nt connectivity with devices on WAN side this may be critical for some Internet protocols For this purpose NAT Protocol has NAT helpers that enable NAT traversal for various protocols SIP PPTP FTP and RTSP If NAT is enabled you can modify data packets to allow them to pass through the device To avoid modification of some specific types of packets such as SIP PPTP FTP or RTSP then uncheck the respective box es Block management access To block device management from the WAN interface check this box This feature makes Router mode more secure if the device has a public IP address DMZ DMZ Demilitarized Zone specifically allows one computer device behind NAT to become demilitarized7 so all ports from the public network are forwarded to the ports of this private network similar to a 1 1 NAT e DMZ Management Ports The airOS device responds to requests from the external network as if it were the host device that is specified with the DMZ IP address DMZ Management Ports is disabled by default the device is accessible from the WAN port If DMZ Management Ports is enabled all management ports will be forwarded to the device so you ll only be able to access the device from the LAN side 36 airOS v5 6 User Guide The default values of the management ports are Management Method Management Port HTTP HTTPS 80 443 TCP SSH 22 TCP Telnet 23 TCP SNMP 161 UDP Discovery 10001 UDP airView 18888 TCP e DMZIP Spec
111. o ensure the device operates under the necessary regulatory compliance rules you must select the country where your device will be used The IEEE 802 11 mode channel and frequency settings and output power limits will be tuned according to the regulations of the selected country IEEE 802 11 Mode This is the radio standard used for operation of your device 802 11b 802 11a and 802 11g are older standards while 802 11n is a newer standard that provides higher capacity and better performance Options include e A N mixed Connects to an 802 11a or 802 11n network This mode offers better compatibility A N mixed mode is selected by default on the following devices M900 Series devices M3 Series devices M365 Series devices M5 Series devices e B G N mixed Connects to an 802 11b 802 119 or 802 11n network This mode offers better compatibility B G N mixed mode is selected by default on the following devices M2 Series devices DFS Only applicable to specific 5 GHz devices configured with specific Country Codes Radar systems use specific frequencies in the 5 GHz range DFS Dynamic Frequency Selection technology avoids interference with radar signals Depending on the regulations of the country selected in the Country Code option e Specific 5 GHz devices may be allowed use of DFS frequencies in the UNII 2 band 5 25 5 725 GHz if they use DFS technology e The DFS option may be available in airOS If available
112. o not display the Ubiquiti logo page However you can enable the Ubiquiti logo page through System gt Miscellaneous gt airMAX Technology Features For more information see M Miscellaneous on page 55 Main The Main on page 5 displays device status statistics and network monitoring links Wireless The Wireless on page 23 configures basic wireless settings including the wireless mode Service Set Identifier SSID 802 11 mode channel and frequency output power data rate module and wireless security Network The Network on page 31 configures the network operating mode Internet Protocol IP settings IP aliases VLANs packet filtering bridging and routing routines and traffic shaping Advanced The Advanced on page 45 provides more precise wireless interface controls including advanced wireless settings advanced Ethernet settings and signal LED thresholds Services The Services on page 49 configures system management services Ping Watchdog Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP servers web SSH Telnet Network Time Protocol NTP client Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS client system log and device discovery System The System on page 53 controls system maintenance routines administrator account management location management device customization firmware update and configuration backup You can also change the language of the web management interface
113. onnected to the AP The time is expressed in days hours minutes and seconds RX Signal The value represents in dBm the last received wireless signal level TX Signal The value represents in dBm the last transmitted wireless signal level Noise Floor Displays the current value in dBm of the environmental noise from interference the receiver hears on the operating frequency airOS considers the Noise Floor while evaluating the signal quality Signal to Noise Ratio SNR RSSI The value mean depends on the signal strength above the Noise Floor Distance Available if the Auto Adjust setting is enabled through Advanced Wireless gt Advanced Wireless Settings Displays the current distance between devices in miles for Acknowledgement ACK frames Click miles to display the distance in km Then you can click km to display the distance in miles Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide CCQ The value represents the quality of the connection to the AP This index evaluates the wireless Client Connection Quality CCQ The level is a percentage value for which 100 corresponds to a perfect link state Last IP Displays the device s last IP address Click the IP address to access the device TX RX Rate Displays the actual 802 11n data rate which is restricted by the wireless link modulation mode protocol used in Mbps of the last transmitted and received packets TX RX Bit Rate Displays the actual bit rate in bps
114. oses Netmask Enter the netmask of the device The netmask defines the address space of the device s network segment The netmask 255 255 255 0 is typically used for Class C networks 35 Chapter 5 Network Gateway IP Typically this is the IP address of the host router which provides the point of connection to the Internet This can be a DSL modem cable modem or WISP gateway router The device directs data packets to the gateway if the destination host is not within the local network Primary DNS IP Specify the IP address of the primary DNS Domain Name System server for management purposes only Secondary DNS IP Specify the IP address of the secondary DNS server for management purposes only This entry is optional and used only if the primary DNS server is not responding MTU Available in Simple view The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU is the maximum frame size in bytes that a network interface can transmit or receive The default is 7500 NAT Network Address Translation NAT is an IP masquerading technique that hides private network IP address space on LAN interface behind a single public IP address on WAN interface NAT is implemented using the masquerade type firewall rules NAT firewall entries are stored in the iptables nat table Specify static routes to allow packets to pass through the airOS device if NAT is disabled e NAT Protocol Devices on the LAN side behind a NAT ed router have no transpare
115. ost popular bands You can enter a custom range select Custom Range from the Frequency Range drop down list and enter the desired values in the Start and End fields Help Click About to view the version and build number of the airView Spectrum Analyzer airSync GPS Series Only Note If you enable airSync then airSelect is not available Available in Access Point mode only airSync available on GPS Series devices only synchronizes airMAX APs with a satellite reference timing signal When enabled airSync eliminates receive RX errors due to co location transmit interference Note To use airSync all Stations must run airOS v5 5 or higher otherwise they cannot connect to any of the APs We recommend the following guidelines e Adjacent sectors should use different frequencies e Back to back sectors can use the same frequency Do not use the same frequency on ALL of your co located APs Some of your co located APs may be able to use the same frequency depending on the scenario See the following examples Four APs and Two APS The number of frequencies you should use depends on the number of APs you have on a single tower because a client can get confused if it receives signals on the same frequency from two different APs If you are using more than one frequency ensure that you have 20 MHz separation between the frequency band edges For example if frequency range A ends at 5815 MHz then frequen
116. outer mode more secure if the device has a public IP address DMZ DMZ Demilitarized Zone specifically allows one computer device behind NAT to become demilitarized so all ports from the public network are forwarded to the ports of this private network similar to a 1 1 NAT e DMZ Management Ports The airOS device responds to requests from the external network as if it were the host device that is specified with the DMZ IP address DMZ Management Ports is disabled by default the device is accessible from the WAN port If DMZ Management Ports is enabled all management ports will be forwarded to the device so you ll only be able to access the device from the LAN side The default values of the management ports are Management Method Management Port HTTP HTTPS 80 443 TCP SSH 22 TCP Telnet 23 TCP SNMP 161 UDP Discovery 10001 UDP airView 18888 TCP Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 5 Network e DMZIP Specify the IP address of the local host network device The DMZ host device will be completely exposed to the external network Auto IP Aliasing If enabled automatically generates an IP address for the corresponding WLAN LAN interface The generated IP address is a unique Class B IP address from the 169 254 X Y range netmask 255 255 0 0 which is intended for use within the same network segment only The Auto IP always starts with 169 254 X Y with X and Y as the last two octets from the MAC address of the device
117. ove e Web Browser Mozilla Firefox Apple Safari Google Chrome or Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or above Getting Started To access the airOS Configuration Interface perform the following steps 1 Configure the Ethernet adapter on your computer with a static IP address on the 192 168 1 x subnet for example IP address 192 168 1 100 and subnet mask 255 255 255 0 2 Launch your web browser Enter https and the default IP address of your device in the address field Press Enter PC or Return Mac Device Default IP Address Note HTTPS is the default protocol starting with airOS v5 5 4 For example enter 192 168 1 20 to access the Rocket https 192 168 1 20 3 Upon initial login the Terms of Use appear on the login screen Enter ubnt in the Username and Password fields and select the appropriate choices from the Country and Language drop down lists Check the box next to l agree to these terms of use and click Login airOS v5 6 User Guide 4 Upon subsequent login the standard login screen appears Enter ubnt in the Username and Password fields and click Login Note To enhance security we recommend that you change the default login in System gt System Accounts For details go to System Accounts on page 54 M Series Product Verification Starting with M series product models manufactured in 2012 the airOS Configuration Interface v5 5 2 or later will verify
118. quality Signal to Noise Ratio SNR RSSI The value mean depends on the signal strength above the Noise Floor Transmit CCQ This index evaluates the wireless Client Connection Quality CCQ The level is based on a percentage value for which 100 corresponds to a perfect link state TX Rate RX Rate Available in Station mode only Displays the current 802 11 data transmission TX and data reception RX rates airMAX Indicates the airMAX status If airMAX is enabled the device will only accept airMAX clients airMAX also features advanced QoS autodetection settings For more information refer to airMAX Settings on page 15 Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 2 Main Note For compatibility legacy or 802 11 a b g devices should use legacy firmware with airMAX support such as airOS firmware v4 0 Legacy clients can only work as airMAX clients with the M Series device acting as an airMAX AP airMAX Priority Available if air MAX is enabled in Station mode only Indicates the airMAX Priority set on the Ubiquiti logo page By default the AP gives all active clients the same amount of time However if the clients are configured with different priorities the AP will give clients more or less time depending on the priority airMAX Quality Available if air MAX is enabled airMAX Quality AMQ is based on the number of retries and the quality of the physical link If this value is low you may have interference and need to
119. r This option activates Telnet access to the device e Server Port Specify the TCP IP port of the Telnet server NTP Client Network Time Protocol NTP is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet switched variable latency data networks You can use it to set the system time on the device If the System Log option is enabled then the real system time is reported next to every log entry that registers a system event NTP Client Enable NTP Server 0O ubnt pool ntp org Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 7 Services NTP Client Enables the device to obtain the system time from a time server on the Internet NTP Server Specify the IP address or domain name of the NTP server Dynamic DNS Domain Name System DNS translates domain names to IP addresses each DNS server on the Internet holds these mappings in its respective DNS database Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS is a network service that notifies the DNS server in real time of any changes in the device s IP settings Even if the device s IP address changes you can still access the device through its domain name Dynamic DNS Dynamic ONS M Enable Service dyndns org Host Name Username Password Dynamic DNS If enabled the device allows communications with the DDNS server e Service Select the appropriate service from the drop down menu e dyndns org default changeip com zoneedit com
120. rection at a time Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide POE Passthrough Availability is device specific When enabled the device allows Power over Ethernet PoE power to pass from the main port to the secondary port thereby powering an additional device such as a compatible IP camera Signal LED Thresholds This feature is not available on all devices You can configure the LEDs on the device to light up when received signal levels reach the values defined in the following fields This allows a technician to easily deploy an airOS CPE without logging into the device for example for antenna alignment operation Signal LED Thresholds lnno LED1 LED2 LED3 LED4 Thresholds dBm 94 80 73 65 Signal Available if the device supports GPS The type of signal such as wireless or GPS Thresholds dBm The number of LEDs is device specific and the default values vary depending on the number of LEDs The specified LED will light up if the signal strength reaches the value set in the field For example if the device has four LEDs and the signal strength on the Main page fluctuates around 63 dBm then the LED threshold values can be set to the following 70 65 62 and 60 Note The character is outside of the field and should not be used for the signal strength value specification The following tables list the default threshold values for devices with two three four
121. resh Close Station Displays the MAC address of the station e Device Name Displays the host name of the station Product Displays the product name of the device Firmware Displays the firmware version of airOS e Connection Time Displays the amount of time the Station has been connected to the device The time is expressed in days hours minutes and seconds Chapter 2 Main e RX Signal The value represents in dBm the last received wireless signal level e TX Signal The value represents in dBm the last transmitted wireless signal level e Noise Floor Displays the current value in dBm of the environmental noise from interference the receiver hears on the operating frequency airOS considers the Noise Floor while evaluating the signal quality Signal to Noise Ratio SNR RSSI The value mean depends on the signal strength above the Noise Floor Distance Available if the Auto Adjust setting is enabled through Advanced Wireless gt Advanced Wireless Settings Displays the current distance between devices in kilometers and miles for Acknowledgement ACK frames With Auto Adjust enabled the device s auto acknowledgement timeout algorithm dynamically optimizes the frame acknowledgement timeout value without user intervention e CCQ The value represents the quality of the connection to the AP This index evaluates the wireless Client Connection Quality CCQ The level is a percentage value for which 100 cor
122. responds to a perfect link state TX Power Displays the transmit power in dBm of the station e airMAX Priority The air MAX Priority of this station s traffic in comparison to the other stations e airMAX Quality The air MAX Quality level is based on a percentage value for which 100 corresponds to a perfect link state e airMAX Capacity This is an index of the maximum data rate the link is operating at A lower capacity number indicates a unit that is slowing down the system e LastIP Displays the station s last IP address Click the IP address to access the device e TX RX Rate Displays the actual 802 11n data rate which is restricted by the wireless link modulation mode protocol used in Mbps of the last transmitted and received packets e TX RX Bit Rate Displays the actual bit rate in bps of the user data traffic load data stream throughput the number of bits transmitted and received from the Station during the last second e TX RX Packets Displays the total number of packets transmitted and received from the station during the connection uptime TX RX Packet Rate pps Displays the mean value of the transmitted and received packet rates Bytes Transmitted Displays the total amount of data in bytes transmitted during the connection and a user friendly equivalent in parentheses Example Bytes Transmitted 6329846 6 33 MBytes Bytes Received Displays the total amount of data in bytes received du
123. ring the connection and a user friendly equivalent in parentheses 10 airOS v5 6 User Guide e Negotiated Rate Last Signal dBm Values represent the received wireless signal level along with the data rates of recently received packets N A is displayed as the Last Signal if no packets were received on that specific data rate e Kick To drop the connection to the station click Kick e Refresh To update the information click Refresh e Close To close the Station Info window click Close AP Information Available in Station mode only This selection lists the connection statistics of the AP associated with the device Access Point 04 18 D6 00 BD 89 Device Name NanoBeamMS 19 Product NanoBeamM5S 19 N A Firmware v5 5 9 N A Connection Time 00 03 33 N A TX Signal 63 dBm N A RX Signal 61 dBm 65 Noise Floor 99 dBm N A Distance 0 3 miles 0 5 km N A CCQ 95 N A Last IP 10 0 2 196 TX RX Rate 54 Mbps 81 Mbps TX RX Bit Rate 26 36 kbps 35 73 kbps MCS10 TX RX Packets 1403 4143 MCS11 TX RX Packet Rate pps 12 25 MCS12 Bytes Transmitted 701810 701 81 kBytes MCS13 Bytes Received 951405 951 41 kBytes MCS14 MCS15 Reconnect Refresh Access Point Displays the MAC address of the AP Device Name Displays the host name of the AP Product Displays the product name of the device Firmware Displays the firmware version of airOS Connection Time Displays the amount of time the device has been c
124. rnal is displayed For more information see Antenna on page 26 WLANO MAC Displays the MAC address of the device as seen on the wireless network LANO MAC Displays the MAC address of the device as seen on the LAN LAN1 MAC Displays the MAC address of the device as seen on the WAN interface This is the device s MAC address as seen over the Internet LANO LAN1 Displays the Ethernet port soeed and duplex mode such as 1000Mbps Full or 100Mbps Full This can indicate that a cable is not plugged into a device or there is no active Ethernet connection AP MAC In Access Point or AP Repeater mode this displays the MAC address of the device In Station mode this displays the MAC address of the AP the device is associated with Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Signal Strength Available in Station mode only Displays the received wireless signal level client side The represented value coincides with the graphical bar Use the antenna alignment tool to adjust the device antenna to get a better link with the wireless device The antenna of the wireless client has to be adjusted to get the maximum signal strength Signal Strength is measured in dBm the decibels referenced to 1 milliwatt The conversion is defined as d Bm 10log10 P 1mW So 0 dBm would be 1 mW and 72 dBm would be 0 0000006 mW A signal strength of 80 dBm or better 50 to 70 dBm is recommended for stable links Device Model NanoBeam M5
125. s e DHCP C Static DHCP Fallback IP 192 168 1 20 DHCP Fallback NetMask 255 255 255 0 MTU 1500 Management VLAN M Enable VLAN ID Auto IP Aliasing L_ Enable STP U Enable Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 5 Network DHCP Fallback IP Specify the IP address for the device to use if a DHCP server is not found DHCP Fallback Netmask Specify the netmask for the device to use if a DHCP server is not found e Static Assign static IP settings to the device Note IP settings should be consistent with the address space of the device s network segment Management IP Address _ DHCP e Static IP Address 192 168 1 40 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway IP 192 168 1 1 Primary DNS IP Secondary DNS IP MTU 1500 Management VLAN M Enable VLAN ID Auto IP Aliasing LJ Enable STP Enable IP Address Specify the IP address of the device This IP will be used for device management purposes Netmask Enter the netmask of the device The netmask defines the address space of the device s network segment The netmask 255 255 255 0 is typically used for Class C networks Gateway IP Typically this is the IP address of the host router which provides the point of connection to the Internet This can be a DSL modem cable modem or WISP gateway router The device directs data packets to the gateway if the destination host is not within the local network Note In Bridge mode the gateway IP
126. s e Add Add a bridge network e Del Delete a bridge network Note A bridge network cannot be deleted if it is selected as the management interface 42 airOS v5 6 User Guide Firewall Available in Advanced view You can configure firewall rules for the network interfaces Click the button to display the Firewall section MN Enable Enabled Target Interface IP Type Source Destination Comment IP Mask IP Mask DROP R ANY IP Enable Enables firewall functionality Enabled Enables the specific firewall rule All the added firewall rules are saved in the system configuration file however only the enabled firewall rules are active on the device Target To allow packets to pass through the firewall unmodified select ACCEPT To block packets select DROP Interface Select the appropriate interface where the firewall rule is applied To apply the firewall rule to all interfaces select ANY IP Type Sets which specific Layer 3 protocol type IP ICMP TCP UDP P2P should be filtered Can be used to invert the Source IP Mask Source Port Destination IP Mask and or Destination Port filtering criteria For example if you enable Not for the specified Destination Port value 443 then the filtering criteria will be applied to all the packets sent to any Destination Port except port 443 which is commonly used by HTTPS Source IP Mask Specify the source IP of the packet specified within the p
127. s Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide DHCP Fallback IP Specify the IP address for the device to use if an external DHCP server is not found DHCP Fallback Netmask Specify the netmask for the device to use if an external DHCP server is not found MTU Available in Simple view The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU is the maximum frame size in bytes that a network interface can transmit or receive The default is 7500 NAT Network Address Translation NAT is an IP masquerading technique that hides private network IP address space on LAN interface behind a single public IP address on WAN interface NAT is implemented using the masquerade type firewall rules NAT firewall entries are stored in the iptables nat table Specify static routes to allow packets to pass through the airOS device if NAT is disabled e NAT Protocol Devices on the LAN side behind a NAT ed router have no transparent connectivity with devices on WAN side this may be critical for some Internet protocols For this purpose NAT Protocol has NAT helpers that enable NAT traversal for various protocols SIP PPTP FTP and RTSP If NAT is enabled you can modify data packets to allow them to pass through the device To avoid modification of some specific types of packets such as SIP PPTP FTP or RTSP then uncheck the respective box es Block management access To block device management from the WAN interface check this box This feature makes Router or SOHO R
128. s when the auto option is enabled Once enabled click Edit to open the Frequency List window Frequency List lll Select All 15735 MHz _ 5740 MHz _ 5745 MHz _ 5750 MHz 5755 MHz 5760 MHz _ 5765 MHz _ 5770 MHz _ 5775 MHz _ 5780 MHz 5785 MHz _ 5790 MHz _ 5795 MHz 5800 MHz _ 5805 MHz 5810 MHz 5815 MHz 5820 MHz 5825 MHz 5830 MHz 15835 MHz 5840 MHz OK Select the frequencies and click OK or click Close to close the window without any selections Frequency Scan List MHz Available in Station mode only This restricts scanning to only the selected frequencies The benefits are faster scanning as well as filtering out unwanted APs in the results The Site Survey tool will look for APs in selected frequencies only Once enabled click Edit to open the Frequency List window Frequency Met Select All 5735 MHz _ 5740 MHz _ 5745 MHz 5750 MHz _ 5755 MHz 5760 MHz _ 5765 MHz _ 5770 MHz 5775 MHz _ 5780 MHz 5785 MHz _ 5790 MHz _ 5795 MHz _ 5800 MHz _ 5805 MHz 5810 MHz 5815 MHz 5820 MHz 5825 MHz 5830 MHz 15835 MHz 5840 MHz OK Select the frequencies that you want to scan and click OK or click Close to close the window without any selections 26 airOS v5 6 User Guide Calculate EIRP Limit Not applicable to the NanoStationM900 loco Mandatory for all US products with fixed antennas this option should remain enabled so it forces the transmit output power to comply with
129. s control traffic flow The range is 0 2346 bytes The default setting is the value 2346 this means that RTS is disabled Note As an alternative you can select Off to disable this option The 802 11 wireless networking protocol uses the 802 11 wireless networking Request to Send RTS Clear to Send CTS mechanisms to reduce frame collisions introduced by the hidden terminal problem The RTS CTS packet size threshold is 0 2346 bytes If the packet size that the device wants to transmit is larger than the threshold then the RTS CTS handshake is triggered If the packet size is equal to or less than the threshold then the data frame is sent immediately 45 Chapter 6 Advanced The system uses RTS CTS frames for the handshake this reduces collisions for APs with hidden stations The Station sends an RTS frame first the AP responds with a CTS frame After the handshake with the AP is completed the station sends data CTS collision control management has a time interval defined during this interval all other Stations do not transmit and wait until the requesting Station finishes transmission RTS Threshold 2346 Aor Distance 7 CL 04 Aggregation 7 32 Frames 50000 Bytes M Enable miles 0 6 km Vf Auto Adjust Multicast Data 7 Allow All Multicast Enhancement 4 Enable Installer EIRP Control Enable Extra Reporting J Enable Client Isolation Enable Sensitivity Threshold dBm
130. ses Netmask The network address space identifier for the IP alias Comment You can enter a brief description of the purpose for the IP alias Action You have the following options e Add Adds a lP alias e Edit Make changes to an IP alias Click Save to save your changes e Del Delete an IP alias VLAN Network Available in Advanced view You can create multiple Virtual Local Area Networks VLANs Click the button to display the VLAN Network section EI VLAN Network mms Enabled Interface VLAN ID Comment LANO Enabled Enables the specific VLAN All the added VLANs are saved in the system configuration file however only the enabled VLANs are active on the device Interface Select the appropriate interface VLAN ID The VLAN ID is a unique value assigned to each VLAN at a single device every VLAN ID represents a different VLAN The VLAN ID range is 2 to 4094 Comment You can enter a brief description of the purpose for the VLAN Action You have the following options s Add Add a VLAN e Edit Make changes to a VLAN Click Save to save your changes e Del Delete a VLAN Note A VLAN cannot be deleted if it is selected as the management interface 41 Chapter 5 Network Bridge Network Available in Advanced view You can create one or more bridge networks if you need complete Layer 2 transparency This is similar to using a switch all traffic flows through a bridge in one port an
131. ss through the device To avoid modification of some specific types of packets such as SIP PPTP FTP or RTSP then uncheck the respective box es Ubiquiti Networks Inc Chapter 5 Network Block management access To block device management from the WAN interface check this box This feature makes Router mode more secure if the device has a public IP address DMZ DMZ Demilitarized Zone specifically allows one computer device behind NAT to become demilitarized so all ports from the public network are forwarded to the ports of this private network similar to a 1 1 NAT e DMZ Management Ports The airOS device responds to requests from the external network as if it were the host device that is specified with the DMZ IP address DMZ Management Ports is disabled by default the device is accessible from the WAN port If DMZ Management Ports is enabled all management ports will be forwarded to the device so you ll only be able to access the device from the LAN side The default values of the management ports are Management Method Management Port HTTP HTTPS 80 443 TCP SSH 22 TCP Telnet 23 TCP SNMP 161 UDP Discovery 10001 UDP airView 18888 TCP e DMZIP Specify the IP address of the local host network device The DMZ host device will be completely exposed to the external network Auto IP Aliasing If enabled automatically generates an IP address for the corresponding WLAN LAN interface The generated IP address is
132. st used channel in the Frequency List user defined within a designated time interval user defined in milliseconds airSelect tracks interference levels on each channel used hopping more frequently to those with the least amount of interference airSelect options include airSelect J Enable Frequency List Hop Interval 7 3000 miliseconds Announce Count 7 30 Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide e airSelect Check the box to enable airSelect When airSelect is enabled the AP and all associated clients quickly hop between frequencies to avoid interference e Frequency List Available when airSelect is enabled Click Edit to select the frequencies that the AP will use for airSelect Available frequencies are device dependent e Hop Interval Available when airSelect is enabled The duration in milliseconds that the AP will stay on one frequency before moving to the next The default value is 3000 milliseconds ms Announce Count Available when airSelect is enabled The number of times between hops the AP will announce the next hop information such as frequency to clients For example if the Hop Interval is set to 3000 ms default and the Announce Count is set to 30 default then every 100 ms the AP will send an announcement with upcoming hop information to the clients The larger the time period between the Announce Count and Hop Interval the higher the risk of timing drift hops
133. still access and manage devices even if you lose misconfigure or forget their IP addresses Because an Auto IP address is based on the last two octets of the MAC address you can determine the IP address of a device if you know its MAC address STP Multiple interconnected bridges create larger networks Spanning Tree Protocol STP eliminates loops from the topology while finding the shortest path within a network If enabled the device bridge communicates with other network devices by sending and receiving Bridge Protocol Data Units BPDU STP should be disabled default setting when the device is the only bridge on the LAN or when there are no loops in the topology as there is no need for the bridge to use STP in this case IPv6 Disabled by default Select IPv6 if you want to use IPv6 addressing IPv6 Li Enable IPv6 Address O Static er SLAAC e Static Select Static to manually define the IPv6 settings of the device Complete the following IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 address of the device Pv6 Netmask Enter the IPv6 netmask of the device The default is 64 IPv6 J Enable IPv6 Address e Static C SLAAC IPv6 Address IPv6 Netmask 64 34 airOS v5 6 User Guide e SLAAC If IPv6 is enabled then SLAAC StateLess Address Auto Configuration is enabled by default the device assign itself an IPv6 address Management Network Settings Router or SOHO Mode Management Interface Av
134. t _ Enable SNMP Community public Contact Location 50 airOS v5 6 User Guide For the purpose of equipment identification configure the SNMP agent with contact and location information SNMP Agent Enables the SNMP agent e SNMP Community Specify the SNMP community string It is required to authenticate access to Management Information Base MIB objects and functions as an embedded password The device supports a read only community string authorized management stations have read access to all the objects in the MIB except the community strings but do not have write access The device supports SNMP v1 The default SNMP Community is public e Contact Specify the contact who should be notified in case of emergency e Location Specify the physical location of the device Web Server Web Server Web Server M Enable Secure Connection HTTPS M Enable Secure Server Port 443 Server Port 80 Session Timeout 15 The following Web Server parameters can be set Web Server By default HTTP service is enabled Secure Connection HTTPS By default the web server uses secure HTTPS mode e Secure Server Port If secure HTTPS mode is used specify the TCP IP port of the web server The default is 443 Server Port If HTTP mode is used specify the TCP IP port of the web server The default is 80 Session Timeout Specifies the maximum timeout before the session expires Once a session expires you must
135. t as a DHCP server and use Network Address Translation Masquerading which is widely used by APs NAT acts as the firewall between the LAN and WAN e For example Router mode is used in a typical Customer Premises Equipment CPE installation The device acts as the demarcation demarc point between the CPE and Wireless Internet Service Provider WISP with the wireless interface of the device connecting to the WISP The following diagram shows the NanoBeam at a residence wirelessly connecting to a WISP tower Ch WISP Tower L NanoBeam IIA 32 airOS v5 6 User Guide SOHO Router Mode e The device operates in Layer 3 to perform routing and enable network segmentation wireless clients and the WAN interface are on a different IP subnet SOHO Router mode blocks broadcasts and can pass through multicast packet traffic You can configure additional firewall settings for Layer 3 packet filtering and access control The device can act as a DHCP server and use Network Address Translation Masquerading which is widely used by APs NAT acts as the firewall between the LAN and WAN e For example SOHO Router mode is used in an installation where the main Ethernet port connects to the Internet Service Provider ISP via a modem e In devices with one Ethernet port while operating in Access Point or AP Repeater mode SOHO Router mode works like Router mode except that the LAN port works as a WAN port and the
136. t for computers to connect to and use a network service In the second field enter the UDP port of the RADIUS authentication server The most commonly used port is the default 7872 but this may vary depending on the RADIUS server you are using Auth Server Secret Enter the password A shared secret is a case sensitive text string used to validate communication between an Access Point and RADIUS server Show Check the box if you want to view the characters of the Auth Server Secret Accounting Server If you are using an accounting server check the Enable box 28 airOS v5 6 User Guide Acct Server IP Port If the Accounting Server is enabled enter the IP address of the accounting server In the second field enter the UDP port of the RADIUS accounting server The most commonly used port is the default 7873 but this may vary depending on the RADIUS server you are using Acct Server Secret If the Accounting Server is enabled enter the password A shared secret is a case sensitive text string used to validate communication between an Access Point and RADIUS server Show Check the box if you want to view the characters of the Acct Server Secret Mac ACL This option enables the MAC address Access Control List For details refer to MAC ACL on page 30 WEP Authentication Type Open _ Shared Key WEP Key Length 64 bit e 2 MAC ACL NW Enable Policy Allow Authentication Type Selec
137. t one of the following authentication methods e Open This option is selected by default The station is authenticated automatically by the AP Shared Key The station is authenticated after the challenge which is generated by the AP WEP Key Length Specifies the length of the WEP security key Select one of the two options e 64 bit This option is selected by default A 64 bit key is 10 HEX or 5 ASCII characters in length e 128 bit The 128 bit option provides more security and is 26 HEX or 13 ASCII characters in length Key Type Specifies the character format of the WEP key e HEX By default this option uses hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F or a f are valid characters e ASCII ASCII uses the standard English alphabet and numeric characters WEP Key Enter the appropriate WEP encryption key Type HEX ASCII 10 hexadecimal characters 5 ASCII characters 64 bit 0 9 A F or a f Example Example 00112233AA ubnt1 26 hexadecimal characters 0 9 A F or a f Example 00112233445566778899AABBCC UPNtproducts1 13 ASCII characters 128 bit Example Key Index Specifies the index of the WEP key used Four different WEP keys can be configured at the same time but only one is used To set the effective key select 1 2 3 or 4 Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Mac ACL This option enables the MAC address Access Control List For details refer to MAC ACL on page 30 WPA AES or WPA2 AES
138. tch the stronger the signal strength Each rise in pitch correlates to an increase in the received signal level which is represented by a color in the airOS Configuration Interface e Red weakest received signal level e Yellow e Green e Blue strongest received signal level Site Survey The Site Survey tool searches for wireless networks in range on all supported frequencies Site Survey eee Scanned Frequencies 5 735GHz 5 74GHz 5 745GHz 5 75GHz 5 755GHz 5 76CHz 5 765GHz 5 77GHz 5 775GHz 78GHz 5 785GHz 5 79GHz 5 795GHz 5 8GHz 5 805GHz 5 81 GHz 815GHz 5 82GHz 5 825GHz 5 83GHz 5 835GHz 5 84GHz MAC Address SSID Device Name Radio Mode Encryption Signal Frequency GHz Noise dBm Channel 00 27 22 9C 0B 55 ubnt Rocket M5 GPS 802 11n airMAX NONE 731 91 755 161 DE 9F 0B 1B BE 5E UBNT Guest 802 11n NONE 65 93 5 825 165 B8 C7 5D 06 6F 55 Grimm 802 11n WPA2 89 91 5 785 157 DC 9F DB 1B BE 5E UBNT OC 802 11n WPA 65 93 5 825 165 Scanned Frequencies In Station mode you can change the frequency list for details see Frequency Scan List MHz on page 26 After the search is completed the Site Survey tool reports the following for each result MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the wireless interface of the device SSID Displays the wireless network name Device Name Displays the host name or identifier of the device 57 Chapter 9 Tools Radio Mode Displays the technology used by the d
139. te If traffic shaping is enabled on either device then the Speed Test results will be limited accordingly Network Speed Test r Test Results Select Destination IP specify manually RX N A 5 TX NA User Total N A Password Remote WEB Port 180 M Show Advanced Options Direction duplex Duration 30 seconds Warning H traffic shaping is enabled on either device the speed test results will be limited accordingly Run Test Select Destination IP You have two options e Select a remote system IP from the drop down list which is generated automatically e Select specify manually and enter the IP address in the field displayed below User Enter the administrator username Note Enter the remote system access credentials required for communication between two airOS devices Administrator username and password are required to establish the TCP IP based throughput test Password Enter the administrator password Remote WEB port Enter the remote web port of the airOS device to establish a TCP IP based throughput test for example specify port 443 if HTTPS is enabled in the remote device The default is 80 Show Advanced Options Enables additional Speed Test utility options Direction Select one of three directions e duplex Estimates the incoming RX and outgoing TX throughput at the same time e receive Estimates the incoming RX throughp
140. the preferred DNS server Stateful The DHCPV6 server assigns IPv6 addresses and other network settings to DHCP clients e DNS Proxy If Stateless or Stateful is selected then DNS Proxy is enabled by default The Domain Name System DNS proxy server forwards the DNS requests from the hosts on the local network to the DNS server IPv JY Enable IPv6 DHCP Server _ Disabled _ Stateless e Stateful DNS Proxy M Enable Preferred DNS If DNS Proxy is disabled then specify the IP address of the preferred DNS server IPv6 M Enable IPv6 DHCP Server C Disabled Stateless C Stateful DNS Proxy C Enable Preferred DNS IPv6 Address Available if DHCPv6 is enabled for Pv6 in the WAN Network Settings Select the appropriate addressing method Static or Prefix Delegation Static Select Static to manually define the IPv6 settings of the device Complete the following e IPv6 Address Enter the IPv6 address of the device e IPv6 Netmask Enter the IPv6 netmask of the device The default is 64 e IPv6 DHCP Server Refer to the Pv6 DHCP Server description in the previous column IPv6 M Enable IPv6 Address Static C Prefix Delegation IPv6 Address IPv6 Netmask 164 IPv6 DHCP Server e Disabled _ Stateless _ Stateful 39 Chapter 5 Network Prefix Delegation Select this option to delegate a pool of IPV6 addresses Then configure the following e IPv6 Prefix Length Enter the
141. ti Networks Inc i Table of Contents airOS v5 6 User Guide Chapter 6 Advanced 45 Advanced Wireless Settings s0x lt 604 0ws ese vces0 ceealvaia Haw steele ee roses 45 Advanced Ethernet Settings seen eeeeeeeeees 46 Signal LED TASS e EE 47 Chapter 7 Services 49 Ping LS LUE 10 070 eaaa re rra EA TAE eaans eehae tera TRR A9 See E EE 50 Ee EE 51 NTP EE 51 DYNAMIC DNS EE 51 ER E o t EE 52 Device DISCOV EE 52 Chapter 8 System 53 Fa TE e E EE 53 RTE 54 ate SOS T E E A E A 54 SION e Lt EE 54 EE e EE 55 Bette Lei W 55 DEVICE E ie MER 55 Configuration Management ie ER d Serie dE EES 55 Chapter D 1001S EEN 57 PON Pe nn E EE 57 DUG ae E EE EEE E 57 RE ee EE 58 PE E E 58 ee E EE 59 DCCC eege 59 AOW EE 60 Appendix A Contact Information 63 Ubiquiti Networks Support aa na ea eee manie cons 63 ii Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide 0S Chapter 1 Overview Introduction Welcome to airOS v5 6 the latest evolution of the airOS Configuration Interface by Ubiquiti Networks airOS v5 6 provides numerous updates including e Private SNMP MIB e IPv6 Support e QoS for VLANs e Password Length increased to More than 8 Symbols TCP Support for Remote System Logging e WPA AES WPA2 AES Security Only WEP optional for AP Repeater mode e 5 MHz Increments Available for Frequency Selection Whe
142. ts earlier configuration e Discard To cancel your changes click Discard Ubiquiti Networks Inc SSH Server Chapter 7 Services SERVICES SYSTEM St e SNMP Agent _ Enable SNMP Community public Contact Location SSH Server C4 Enable Server Port 2 Password Authentication M Enable Authorized Keys Edit NTP Client NTP Client _ Enable NTP Server 0 ubnt pool ntp org System Log System Log _ Enable Remote Log Enable Remote Log IP Address Remote Log Port 514 TCP Protocol Enable Change Copyright 2006 2015 Ubiquiti Networks Inc Ping Watchdog Ping Watchdog sets the device to continuously ping a user defined IP address it can be the Internet gateway for example If it is unable to ping under the user defined constraints then the device will automatically reboot This option creates a kind of fail proof mechanism Ping Watchdog is dedicated to continuous monitoring of the specific connection to the remote host using the Ping tool The Ping tool works by sending ICMP echo request packets to the target host and listening for ICMP echo response replies If the defined number of replies is not received the tool reboots the device 49 Chapter 7 Services Ping Watchdog IP Address To Ping Ping Interval Startup Delay Failure Count To Reboot Save Support Info Ping Watchdog Enables use of Ping Watchdog e IP Address To Ping Specify the IP ad
143. urity so your network is less likely to be detected by other Wi Fi devices 25 Chapter 4 Wireless Frequency MHz The default auto allows the device to automatically select the frequency You can specify a frequency from the drop down list You can change the list using the Frequency List option if it is enabled If DFS frequencies in the UNII 2 band 5 25 5 725 GHz should be available for your device but are not displayed in the drop down list then the DFS frequencies are locked For information on how to unlock the DFS frequencies refer to this option UNII 2 Band on page 55 Extension Channel Available in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only with 40 MHz channel width enabled A 40 MHz channel is two 20 MHz channels bonded together The Extension Channel tells the radio to append an additional channel either above or below the existing standard channel For example if you select 5805 MHz 40 MHz channel and Lower the radio will use 5775 to 5795 MHz 5795 to 5815 MHz but if you select 5805 MHz 40 MHz channel and Upper the radio will use 5795 to 5815 MHz 5815 to 5835 MHz Frequency List MHz Available in Access Point or AP Repeater mode only Multiple frequencies are available to avoid interference between nearby APs The frequency list varies depending on the selected Country Code IEEE 802 11 Mode Channel Width and Channel Shifting options This restricts AP operation to the selected frequencie
144. ut transmit Estimates the outgoing TX throughput Duration Enter the number of seconds the test should last The default is 30 seconds Run Test Click this button to start the test Test Results Displays three result categories e RX Displays the estimated incoming throughput e TX Displays the estimated outgoing throughput e Total Displays the aggregate throughput 59 Chapter 9 Tools airView Use the airView Spectrum Analyzer to analyze the noise environment of the radio spectrum and intelligently select the optimal frequency to install a PtP airMAX link There are two system requirements for the airView Spectrum Analyzer e Your system is connected to the device via Ethernet Launching airView will terminate all wireless connections on the device e Java Runtime Environment 1 6 or above is required on your client machine to use airView On first use the following window appears airView Spectrum Analyzer WARNING Launching airView Spectrum Analyzer WILL TERMINATE all wireless Connections on the device Do NOT warn me about this in the future EA Launch airView Close this wind low e Do NOT warn me about this in the future Check the box to bypass this window in future launches of the airView Spectrum Analyzer e Launch airView Click Launch airView to download the Java Network Launch Protocol jnlp file and complete the launch of airView airView Spectrum Analyzer ai View should be starti
145. whether a product is genuine or counterfeit Prior to 2012 For M series product models manufactured prior to 2012 airOS will NOT display any logo in the lower left corner of the screen Starting in 2012 For new M series product models introduced in 2012 or later airOS will display a Genuine Product logo in the lower left corner of the screen New production versions of existing M series product models began using the Genuine Product logo in 2012 Not all M series product models manufactured in 2012 will display a Genuine Product logo For any M series product that is not an official Ubiquiti product airOS will display a counterfeit warning Please contact Ubiquiti at support ubnt com regarding this product Note If neither the Genuine Product logo nor counterfeit warning appears the device was manufactured prior to the genuine product verification process and is probably genuine If you have any questions please email support ubnt com Ubiquiti Networks Inc airOS v5 6 User Guide Navigation The airOS Configuration Interface contains seven main pages each of which provides a web based management page to configure a specific aspect of the Ubiquiti device Ubiquiti Logo The Ubiquiti Logo on page 15 controls Ubiquiti s proprietary technologies such as airMAX airView airSelect and airSync GPS Series devices only Note By default indoor products such as the airRouter d

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