[GRLUG] AirOS Expertise

[L. V. Lammert]

On Wed, 25 Sep 2013, Matthew Seeley wrote:

> I'm not an expert in AirOS by any means, but I'm using AirOS and Ubiquiti
> gear regularly.
>
> I don't believe AirOS has any built-in VPN capabilities out-of-the-box.
>
Don't need a VPN, the wireless link *replaces* a VPN. 100Mbps wireless is
a ***LOT*** better than a max of 4Mbps on Charter Upstream.

> You mention you've "almost bricked" it once before. Do you mind explaining
> how?
>
Trying to configure the unit as a router, it would not respond on the IP I
had configured.

Luckily, it was still responding on the alternate IP, so I could get back
in.

> I've had zero problems with AirOS. I have at least 14 of these devices and
> never experienced a 'bricked' problem. (In fact, even when I mis-configure
> them, I've never seen a problem that couldn't be solved by clicking the
> reset button.)
>
When the rest button is 12' up in the air, it's a little hard to reach
without a ladder <g>!

> Are you flashing some sort of custom firmware / custom software to these
> devices?
>
Nope. Just configuring as AP/Client to replace the VPN tunnel. It might
just take testing some configs, as the most confusing part is that the
docs *seem* to indicate that the management is the WAN configuration for a
Router.

	Lee