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toh:ubiquiti:picostation2 [2012/01/23 22:14] – created jack192toh:ubiquiti:picostation2 [2018/06/01 13:02] tmomas
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 +====== Ubiquiti PicoStation2 ======
  
 +===== Supported Versions =====
 +Picostation 2s are supported by Chaos Calmer under the "ath25" target. Older versions, from Barrier Breaker and previous, referred to the chipset as "atheros".
 +
 +Chaos Calmer (15.05): https://downloads.openwrt.org/chaos_calmer/15.05/ath25/generic/openwrt-15.05-ath25-ubnt2-pico2-squashfs.bin
 +
 +Barrier Breaker (14.07): https://downloads.openwrt.org/barrier_breaker/14.07/atheros/generic/openwrt-atheros-ubnt2-pico2-squashfs.bin
 +
 +Attitude Adjustment (12.09): https://downloads.openwrt.org/attitude_adjustment/12.09/atheros/generic/openwrt-atheros-ubnt2-squashfs.bin
 +
 +===== Installing =====
 +It should be possible to use the ubiquiti web interface to install the firmware binaries.
 +
 +When flashing those images, the Ubiquiti web interface *may* show a warning about unsupported third-party firmware.
 +This warning can be ignored.
 +
 +==== Flashing via TFTP =====
 +The devices come with a handy tftp server for uploading images without a web ui (or in case of certain "bricked" states). It's the same as: [[toh:ubiquiti:nanostation]], but for redundancy, the process is:
 +
 +=== Requirements ===
 +  * Ethernet cable connection between PC and NanoStation.  A switched connection or a bridged connection seems to work fine.
 +  * Network settings of PC: 192.168.1.254/255.255.255.0
 +  * TFTP client on PC
 +  * NanoStation firmware file from Ubiquiti (not an OpenWrt image)
 +
 +=== Procedure ===
 +  - Turn off the device
 +  - Press the reset button
 +  - Turn on the device
 +  - Release the reset button ~10 seconds (but not longer) after turning the device on.  You will know it's ready when the LEDs change.
 +  - Ping 192.168.1.20.  If it works, you're ready to upload an image, if not, go back to step 1.
 +  - tftp the image in binary mode to 192.168.1.20 as 'flash_update'.
 +<code>
 +tftp 192.168.1.20
 +tftp> bin
 +tftp> put openwrt-atheros-ubnt5-squashfs.bin flash_update
 +Sent 1965199 bytes in 28.8 seconds
 +tftp> quit
 +</code>
 +
 +or in Windows Dos prompt
 +<code>
 +tftp -i 192.168.1.20 put openwrt-atheros-ubnt5-squashfs.bin flash_update
 +</code>
 +
 + 7. Signal LEDs might be blinking during the upgrade.  On a Nano5L, the power lights go back and forth.
 + 7. Wait ~7 minutes before restarting or until the power lights stop their back and forth blinking.
 + 7. Restart.  The device should be back to its old configuration (OpenWrt doesn't overwrite or modify the NVRAM settings).
 +
 + 8. telnet to 192.168.1.1 and set a password with <code>passwd</code>
 +
 +
 +===== Upgrading OpenWrt =====
 +->[[docs:guide-user:installation:generic.sysupgrade]]
 +
 +If you have already installed OpenWrt and like to reflash for e.g. upgrading to a new OpenWrt version you can upgrade using the sysupgrade command line tool. It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.
 +
 +
 +== LuCI Web Upgrade Process ==
 +
 +  * Browse to ''%%http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/mini/system/upgrade/%%'' LuCI Upgrade URL
 +  * Upload the "sysupgrade" image file to LuCI
 +  * Wait for reboot
 +
 +
 +== Terminal Upgrade Process ==
 +  * Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1<code bash>
 +ssh root@192.168.1.1</code>
 +  * Use the following commands to upgrade:<code>
 +cd /tmp/
 +wget https://downloads.openwrt.org/chaos_calmer/15.05/ath25/generic/openwrt-15.05-ath25-ubnt2-pico2-squashfs.bin
 +sysupgrade -i /tmp/openwrt-15.05-ath25-ubnt2-pico2-squashfs.bin</code>
 +
 +
 +==== Restore Original AirOS firmware on Nanostation ====
 +To restore original firmware back you can't use mtd or sysupgrade but you have to use tftp method.
 +
 +First put Picostation in recovery mode via reset button on power on, and then flash original flash image via tftp.
 +
 +
 +===== Basic configuration =====
 +-> [[docs:guide-quick-start:checks_and_troubleshooting|Basic configuration]] After flashing, proceed with this.\\
 +Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.
 +
 +===== Hardware =====
 +
 +==== Info ====
 +^ [[wp>Instruction set]]                         | [[wp>MIPS architecture|MIPS]] MIPS 4KC             |
 +^ Vendor                                         | [[wp>Qualcomm Atheros]]                            |
 +^ [[docs:techref:hardware:soc|System-On-Chip]]   | AR2316 (MIPS)                                      |
 +^ [[docs:techref:hardware:cpu|CPU]]/Speed        | 180MHz                                             |
 +^ Flash size                                     | 4 MiB                                              |
 +^ RAM                                            | 16 MiB                                             |
 +^ Wireless                                       | SoC-integrated: Atheros AR2316  2.4GHz 802.11b/  |
 +
 +  * [[http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/ns2_datasheet.pdf|NanoStation 2]]
 +  * [[http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/loco2_datasheet.pdf|NanoStation Loco2]]
 +  * [[http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/ls2_datasheet.pdf|LiteStation 2]]
 +  * [[http://www.ubnt.com/downloads/ps2_datasheet.pdf|PicoStation 2]]
 +
 +
 +===== Tags =====
 +{{tag>outdoor 4flash 16ram}}
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