Freitag, August 14, 2009

HowTo - flash a NanoStation 2 with OpenMesh

Prerequisites:

1. TFTP Client (http://tftpd32.jounin.net/tftpd32_download.html)
2. Latest firmware from Antonios site (http://www.open-mesh.com/flashing/open-mesh-ubnt2.bin)
3. computer knowledge (Ok, THAT takes some time)
4. pencil


How:

1. Press the reset button for around 10sec
2. Connect to the device by entering IP address 192.168.1.20 into the TFTP application.
3. Flash the .bin file to the device - took only a few seconds.
4. NanoStation2 will automatically restart.
5. Wait 10minutes to be absolutely sure that you won't interrupt anything.

Then?

1. Add the device to William's site by entering the MAC on the "ADD NODE page".
2. Put the device on dhcp-enabled internet connection.
3. Leave it there for a few hours to be on the safe side.