granlabor
01-22-2009, 10:52 PM
Just purchased a pair of Bullets5 to establish a 4.5 mile P2P link and I'm very pleased with the performance in the test bench.
AirOS:
I'm used to Mikrotik and at first glance AirOS looks minimalist, but as I got used to the new environment I realized that all the necessary features are there. More especific features like bandwith shaping and routing can be done by a Routerboard at the gateway. AirOS is very clean and straight forward and it has all the features that a basic user might need. Congrats UBNT !
The BULLET:
It took me a while to realized that BULLET is a full feature radio without internal antenna. After I realized that, the BULLET became a very atractive device and I had to get a pair of it for testing.
Well, the BULLET was in the test bench 48 hours straight and I played around quite a bit. I only have positive impressions about it.
At this moment the unit is runnig at full transmit power and performs perfectly. I was expecting overheating at full power, but the unit is warm at touch (not more than 29 degrees celsium).
RTBF (Read The Book First):
People don't read manual. I'm not different from everybody and had to hunt on the web for AirOS factory IP (192.168.1.20) and username:password (ubnt:ubnt). All this usefull information was written on the unit's box. :oops: :oops: :oops:
BULLET ON AN ACID TRIP:
I pluged the units on the switch and assined a different IP for each one. After a few seconds I got some kind of ARP flood. I don't know what happened but I think I've created an unexpected network loop and drove the units nuts.
I solved the problem by connecting one unit at a time and changing the AirOS NETWORK tab from BRIDGE to ROUTER. Doing that on each unit allowed me to connect them at the same time without issues.
Like I said before this is something that I probably caused and I do not blame the unit. Just wrote it in case someone run into the same mistake.
ON SITE SETUP:
If the weather helps, I would like to install the BULLET at the towers tomorrow. Will post how it worked out in real environment.
Best Regards,
Joe Alves
AirOS:
I'm used to Mikrotik and at first glance AirOS looks minimalist, but as I got used to the new environment I realized that all the necessary features are there. More especific features like bandwith shaping and routing can be done by a Routerboard at the gateway. AirOS is very clean and straight forward and it has all the features that a basic user might need. Congrats UBNT !
The BULLET:
It took me a while to realized that BULLET is a full feature radio without internal antenna. After I realized that, the BULLET became a very atractive device and I had to get a pair of it for testing.
Well, the BULLET was in the test bench 48 hours straight and I played around quite a bit. I only have positive impressions about it.
At this moment the unit is runnig at full transmit power and performs perfectly. I was expecting overheating at full power, but the unit is warm at touch (not more than 29 degrees celsium).
RTBF (Read The Book First):
People don't read manual. I'm not different from everybody and had to hunt on the web for AirOS factory IP (192.168.1.20) and username:password (ubnt:ubnt). All this usefull information was written on the unit's box. :oops: :oops: :oops:
BULLET ON AN ACID TRIP:
I pluged the units on the switch and assined a different IP for each one. After a few seconds I got some kind of ARP flood. I don't know what happened but I think I've created an unexpected network loop and drove the units nuts.
I solved the problem by connecting one unit at a time and changing the AirOS NETWORK tab from BRIDGE to ROUTER. Doing that on each unit allowed me to connect them at the same time without issues.
Like I said before this is something that I probably caused and I do not blame the unit. Just wrote it in case someone run into the same mistake.
ON SITE SETUP:
If the weather helps, I would like to install the BULLET at the towers tomorrow. Will post how it worked out in real environment.
Best Regards,
Joe Alves
