Ubiquiti Networks NanoBeam M5 XW

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an (A300)
airMAX NanoBeam M5
Homepage Product page
Wikipedia Ubiquiti Networks
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Supported
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev Ubiquiti Networks NanoBeam M5 XW
FCC ID none specified
Type access point
CPU1 checkY Atheros AR9342
CPU1 Type MIPS 74Kc
CPU1 Speed 535 MHz
Flash1 Chip Brand? Model?
Flash1 Size 8 MiB 8,388,608 B <br />65,536 Kib <br />8,192 KiB <br />64 Mib <br />0.00781 GiB <br />
RAM1 Size 64 MiB 67,108,864 B <br />524,288 Kib <br />65,536 KiB <br />512 Mib <br />0.0625 GiB <br />
RAM1 Chip Brand? Model?
ETH chip1 Atheros AR9342
Ethernet Port Count 1-100MbE-LAN
Wired Standard IEEE 802.3i/3u

802dot11 OUI: none specified

Stock bootloader U-Boot
Expansion IF types none specified
Power 24 VDC, 0.5 A
Serial Port (UART) yes, 3.3V TTL, (115200 8N1)

Flags:
Outdoor

Other
3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)
Radio 1
Chip1 Atheros AR9342
Wireless interface OUI none specified
Antenna Connector Type none specified
MIMO status 2x2:2
Wireless Standard IEEE 802.11a/n
802.11n up to 300 Mbps
802.11a up to 54 Mbps
WiFi Operating Frequency 5 GHz
 CPU1 brandRadio1 chip1 brandRadio1 chip2 brand
Ubiquiti Networks NanoBeam 5AC 16 WAAtherosQualcomm Atheros
Ubiquiti Networks NanoBeam 5AC 19 XCQualcomm AtherosQualcomm Atheros
Ubiquiti Networks NanoBeam 5AC Gen 2 WAAtherosAtheros
Ubiquiti Networks NanoBeam 5AC Gen 2 XCQualcomm AtherosQualcomm Atheros
Ubiquiti Networks NanoBeam M2
Ubiquiti Networks NanoBeam M5 XWAtherosAtheros

For a list of all currently documented Atheros (QCA) chipsets with specifications, see Atheros.

For a list of all currently documented Ubiquiti Networks devices with specifications, see Ubiquiti Networks.

• 300 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = A300 class

Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: ath79
Subtarget: generic
Package architecture: mips_24kc
Supported Since Commit
Support started version: 15.05
Current supported version: 25.12.0
LAN Hardware: Atheros AR9342
WLAN Hardware: Atheros AR9342
WLAN Comment: 2x2 MIMO
Installation method(s):
U-Boot TFTP recovery, see devicepage
Comment:
As of 24.10 NanoStation and NanoBeam share common image.
git • >>
ath79: add support for Ubiquiti NanoBeam M5
Ubiquiti NanoBeam M5 devices are CPE equipment for customer locations
with one Ethernet port and a 5 GHz 300Mbps wireless interface.

Specificatons:

- Atheros AR9342
- 535 MHz CPU
- 64 MB RAM
- 8 MB Flash
- 1x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet with passive PoE input (24 V)
- 6 LEDs of which four are rssi
- 1 reset button
- UART (4-pin) header on PCB

Notes:

The device was supported by OpenWrt in ar71xx.

Flash instructions (web/ssh/tftp):

Loading the image via ssh vias a stock firmware prior "AirOS 5.6".
Downgrading stock is possible.

* Flashing is possible via AirOS software update page:
The "factory" ROM image is recognized as non-native and then installed correctly.
AirOS warns to better be familiar with the recovery procedure.

* Flashing can be done via ssh, which is becoming difficult due to legacy
keyexchange methods.

This is an exempary ssh-config:
KexAlgorithms +diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
HostKeyAlgorithms ssh-rsa
PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes ssh-rsa
User ubnt

The password is ubnt.

Connecting via IPv6 link local worked best for me.

1. scp the factory image to /tmp
2. fwupdate.real -m /tmp/firmware_image_file.bin -d

* Alternatively tftp is possible:

1. Configure PC with static IP 192.168.1.2/24.
2. Enter the rescue mode. Power off the device, push the reset button on
   the device (or the PoE) and keep it pressed.
   Power on the device, while still pushing the reset button.
3. When all the leds blink at the same time, release the reset button.
4. Upload the firmware image file via TFTP:

tftp 192.168.1.20
tftp> bin
tftp> trace
Packet tracing on.
tftp> put firmware_image.bin