Setting Up an Access Point

The wireless access point used in the Buendia reference configuration is the Ubiquiti NanoStation M2.

The following instructions describe how to configure the NanoStation M2 for use in the reference configuration.

Quick Start

1. Factory reset (push the button inside the unit, near where the POE cable goes into the white body of the AP, for 10 seconds or more while power is on)
2. Connect to a computer using an Ethernet cable to the POE box (the LAN port) and configure the resulting wired connection with IP address 192.168.1.21 and netmask 255.255.255.0.
3. Visit http://192.168.1.20/ in a web browser.
   1. Initial login username/password is ubnt/ubnt.
   2. Set country to "United States"
   3. Select the checkbox to accept the terms of use
   4. Login to AirOS admin portal.
4. Download the NanoStation M3 configuration from the Buendia GitHub repo.
5. Go to the System tab, and click "Upload configuration". Select the nanostation-m3.cfg file from your local machine, and upload it to the NanoStation.
6. Confirm the changes in the admin interface.
7. Restart the NanoStation. At this point the NanoStation should be ready to use.

Full Configuration

Follow these instructions if, for whatever reason, you need to configure a NanoStation M3 completely from scratch.

1. Factory reset and then log into the NanoStation admin portal, as described in Quick Start steps 1-3.
2. Go to the Wireless tab.
   1. Set Wireless Mode to Access Point.
   2. Set SSID to buendia.
   3. Set Channel Width to 20 MHz. This is necessary for certain Wi-Fi clients to be able to connect to the NanoStation.
   4. Set Frequency, MHz to 2412 (or some other reasonable setting).
   5. Set Security to WPA2-AES.
   6. Set WPA Preshared Key to a good password. The default in buendia-networking is plumpynut.
   7. Click Change before proceeding.
3. The NanoStation will insist on having its administrator password changed. Enter ubnt/ubnt and then pick a new, less obvious administrator password.
4. Go to the Network tab.
   1. Set Network Mode to Router
5. Under WAN settings:
   1. Set WAN interface to BRIDGE0.
   2. Set static IP to 192.168.1.20. This will keep the NanoStation admin page at the original address.
   3. Set gateway IP to 192.168.1.1
   4. Set primary DNS to 8.8.8.8
   5. Uncheck Block Management access.
6. Under LAN settings:
   1. Set IP address to 10.0.0.1
   2. Set Netmask to 255.255.255.0 (it's probably already there by default)
   3. Enable DHCP Server.
   4. Set DHCP range start to 10.0.0.10.
   5. Set Primary DNS server to 10.0.0.2. (in the reference configuration, the NUC takes this address statically)
   6. Click Change before proceeding.
   7. At the top of the screen, you will be prompted to apply the changes. Click Apply.
7. Go to the first tab at the top with the Ubiquiti "swoosh" logo.
   1. Disable "AirMAX". This is actually a must for ordinary Wi-Fi clients to connect to the NanoStation.
   2. Click Change.
   3. You will be prompted to apply the changes. Click Apply.
8. The NanoStation is ready to go at this point. You can go to the System tab, and download the configuration for use on other devices.