NanoStation-M2 SetUp

Firmware  not sure if available from Ubiquiti site any more

• sftp://politico@amarketplaceofideas.com/home/politico/amarketplaceofideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Ubiquiti/NanoStation-M2/XM-v5.3.build7782.bin

Notes from install at Luizom's house

Possible Unbricking procedures

• reflashing a NanoStation M2 with tftp – uses reset button at power up to trigger a tftp reflash.  Pumpkin tftp

Notes

• Ubiquiti default username,password = ubnt , ubnt

Configuration Files   –  change the txt extension back to cfg.  Security limits of wordpress forced the extension change.  Assumes your router IP address= 192.168.1.1 … change that to match your router if different.  The tcp/ip settings of the wired local area connection are shown below.   These configuration files worked with units that had versions 5.2.1 & 5.3 of AirOs.

    Laptop wired local area connection:  ( this might have been superceded ! )

    Client adapter – { ubiquiti terminology = station }

• Client adapter with fixed IP address of 192.168.1.21  – this connects a laptop directly to my Linksys wireless router / access point  via laptop network port to POE unit to Ubiquiti m2 via wireless to router.  This works with the standard "Obtain an IP address automatically" settting.

    Bridge Pair – { ubiquiti terminology = Access Point WDS ,  Station WDS }

•     { Access Point WDS with DHCP on internet source side }  &  { Station WDS with fixed IP address on client computer side }
•     { Access Point WDS with DHCP on internet source side }  &  { Station WDS with DHCP IP address on the client computer side } – problem:  must hunt around to find what IP address was assigned to the station radio.  You will need to dial in to see what signal strengths are when a radio pair is set up!  After setting station to DHCP you can set your client computer's TCP / IP setting shown in the above photo to "Obtain an IP address automatically"

Ubiquiti Setup Guides – a little tough to follow because these were documented when the interface was different

• How to bridge internet connections
• Ubiquiti bridge configuration guide

Additional Notes

• NAT – Network Address Translation
• WDS – Wireless Distribution System
• Fresnel Zone
• Angry IP Scanner