U6-pro Firmware
Stanisha Kunselman
I updated the Ubiquiti controller software today as I noticed there was a recent update. After updating the controller software, I also noticed that there was a firmware update for my UAP-AC Pro access point. I updated to the latest firmware version which is 6.6.65.
During the afternoon, the internet dropped out at least once an hour - or more specifically the wireless dropped out. When trying to upload the older firmware to my website using filezilla, I noticed the connection in filezilla kept erroring out. So I had to connect via cable to upload the older firmware in order to restore my ap to the older version.
According to this, -Access-Point-6-6-65/3df9b0c0-7e51-4843-93a2-276c2d63e10a?page=1, a lot of people are having issues with this firmware version. The next release which is still in beta testing seems to have fixed the issues. I will just wait until the next release is production ready and upgrade to that bypassing version 6.6.65. The older version works perfectly, so I see no pressing need to upgrade.
I have just updated to the very latest firmware 6.6.73. According to the release notes they have fixed the problems present in 6.6.65. I will update tomorrow if this release is safe to update for ac-uap pro access points which are only using 5.2ghz.
If you have a device that you've tried to set-inform from SSH, but it's not showing up for adoption in your UniFi controller, a common problem is that the device's firmware needs to be manually upgraded before it can be adopted.
Now from the SSH prompt, issue the upgrade command. Replace the firmware URL with the appropriate one for your device. The exact command will vary by model and firmware version. For the UAP AC Lite in our example, it is:
The device should reboot with the new firmware version which you can verify with the info command. Then you should be able to set-inform from there, or set-default then set-inform if you have any problems.
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This week, Ubiquiti has released UniFi AP firmware 6.2.49 for all devices, excluding the obsolete Gen1 APs which were classed as so last year. Gen6 APs (U6 Mesh, U6 Pro, U6 IW, U6 Enterprise, U6 Extender and U6 Enterprise IW) were given access to this update earlier this week, but as of yesterday all current and supported access point models are now eligible to get this update via the GA (General Access) channels.
As far as updates go, this release is a generally small one but does address a number of issues that can affect the overall experience of using a UniFi AP. For example, this release addresses an issue which would see APs cycling between 'Getting Ready' and 'Online' continuously when Lock to AP is in-use and any AP goes down, which would then in turn result in clients on those APs being disconnected.
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However, when attempting to update the firmware of my Unifi systems (U6-Pro, US-24-250W, US-8-60W, UAP-nanoHD, and U6-Pro), I got stuck on the U6-Pro. I would click on upgrade the firmware and then the access point would get stuck on the blue/white blinking LED for hours. I even let it sit there overnight just to see. For the record, I was attempting to upgrade from 6.0.14 to 6.0.15 at the time, and it was not happy. Unplugging from power and then plugging back in would get me back to the 6.0.14 version, so no harm no foul.
I am considering buying a Ubiquiti UniFi U6+ ( -plus). I just read that recently, support has dropped for the U6+ (Adding support for Ubiquiti UniFi 6 Plus (U6+) - #9 by elbertmai). I know that this is an OpenWRT forum so there will be definitely some biases here, however, should I genuinely flash it or is sticking with the stock firmware actually better on this device?
My pull request was only accepted a few days ago, so "support" isn't really the right word here. More like "someone owns the device and has working source code". Notice that a snapshot build for U6+ was just built today, as of this writing. And because it's a snapshot, all the usual caveats apply, mainly there's no web GUI installed by default and you might encounter bugs.
That being said, I am running OpenWrt on a U6+ as we speak, and so far it seems to be chugging along just fine. To be clear, this is running a build I made on my machine, the snapshot build available from the firmware selector is newer than this (but not by that much).
Fortunately the UniFi devices have an almost bullet-proof TFTP recovery procedure, and I have tested it multiple times going back and forth between stock and OpenWrt. So there's little risk in bricking the device.
The only potentially dangerous thing is making sure to never write to any partition except those explicitly mentioned in the installation instructions in my commit. One of the other partitions contains the wireless factory data needed for the radios to work. If you overwrite those, you will brick the radios.
If you looking for a trendy Filogic platform device for OpenWRT, you will face a solid driver set on OpenWRT. My MR90X (Filogic 830, yours is 820) runs rocksolid so far (especially considering the Wifi driver being on the market for a rather short time and RC3 release only).
Of course... as long as it's working... lol. If the PoE circuit fails, for example, you'd be unable to re-install their stock firmware. I don't know if they would power it up with a benchtop supply (at which point they would see OpenWrt), of if they would simply replace the thing because of the dead PoE system.
I now have two Unifi AP AC Pro, two Unifi 6 Lite and the Unifi 6+. All bought specifially to run OpenWrt. Must admit the U6+ was a bit of a stretch... But thanks to the precise hardware specs @elbertmai posted I was never in any doubt that it would be supported. I considered another U6 Lite and would probably have been happy with that as well (who cares about 2.4Ghz anyway?). But the U6+ is even better, in the same nice and compact design.
As for 2.5G ethernet - would be nice to have, but honestly I can't see it making a difference on a single port AP with somethat limited radios. I don't have any multigig PoE switch anyway. And more radio bandwidth? Sure, but I don't see that happening without increasing the physical size. I prefer the U6 Lite/U6+ form factor over the UAP AC Pro. More ports? Well, these aren't routers. I don't think I've ever used the second ethernet port on the UAP AC Pros. The USB port has been handy though. That would have been nice to have.
Anyway, my limited experience is that the hardware is rock solid. My oldest UAP AC Pro is 7 years. The other UAP AC Pros is only 5, but it has been mounted semi outdoors (in a garden shed) all that time. It is now relocated to the garage. The two U6 Lites are mounted above the ceiling, exposed to outdoor temperatures. Never had a hardware problem with any of them.
Not sure this is relevant to anyone else. I am perfectly aware that I'm on my own if I break either software or hardware. I choose to take that risk. The hardware is pretty unbreakable, and the software is easily fixed.
I would really love to do that, however, I am a broke student and can't afford to waste that type of money on an AP should it go wrong. I just want a decent AP that can have OpenWRT installed for security, and customisability purposes.
I recently changed my friend's firmware to OpenWRT on two devices: U6-lite and UAP-AC-LR. He does not have a USG or dedicated Ubiquiti device that provides a network controller - it was just running as a Windows program, which was running very rarely (maybe twice per month).
What is worth to mention, they asked if I can do something with theirs network because:
Hi All. So I purchased a UDR and U6 Pro. I'm having trouble adopting the U6 Pro after I set up the UDR. I have read the U6 Pro won't work on the UDR poe port due to lack of powet, but I've also heard it will. The U6 Pro flashes when connected, then stays on. Connecting to the UDR i can see about 5w is being used from that poe port the U6 Pro is connected, but the device is not recognised. Is this a power issue or am i doing something wrong.
Hard to know. The U6 Pro used to need 802.3at while the UDR only provides 802.3af, however a recent software update to the U6 Pro enabled it to run on 802.3af. Trouble is that without you being able to adopt and check the firmware, you'll never know. If you can get access to an "at" PoE injector, you should be able to make things work.
UPDATE
The access point for the U6Pro is upstairs and the UDR is downstairs. I brought the U6Pro down to the UDR and connected to the UDR with a short Ethernet cable. Found it and adopted. Updated the firmware.
Moved it back upstairs plugged it in, it has a blue light but software says it is offline.
Would the length of cable run affect the workings, or would it be faulty cabling?
I've been using Netgear for some time and find it runs perfect 90% of the time however some spots in the house speeds were dropping a bit. So decided to purchase a ubiquiti u6 pro and place it in the ceiling in the lounge room which has a huge open area , which is connected to my tp link Poe+ switch. However when I run a speed test on the Netgear 5ghz band speeds fly up to 940mbps instantly, whereas the u6 pro speeds slowly go up and aren't even hitting the peak 940mbps like my Netgear nighthawk does ? Did I just waste $400 on this u6 pro? The u6 pro 5ghz band is sitting on channel 160hz .... Or should I replace the tp link switch and go a unifi switch !?
However when I run a speed test on the Netgear 5ghz band speeds fly up to 940mbps instantly, whereas the u6 pro speeds slowly go up and aren't even hitting the peak 940mbps like my Netgear nighthawk does ?
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