Programming the rocket m5 OMNI
In this tutorial, we used the Rocket M5 Titanium base station radio using the airMAX Omni (AMO-5G13) type antenna. These PTMP stations are extremely versatile, easy to set up and have incredible range.
Begin by plugging an ethernet cable (preferrably cat6) into the main port of the rocket station and the POE port of the PoE injector it came with. Then by plugging the LAN port into your router or switch, we can begin.
1. After the Rocket M5 has booted up fully, naviogate a computer on the same network to the default ubiquiti IP address of 192.168.1.20... Click advanced to add the security exception.
2. Add the exception
3. Confirm the security exception
4. Enter the default airOS name and password (ubnt/ubnt), agree to the terms then click login.
5. Upon logging in for the first time, its always important to change the system password to anything beyond the default. Click the SYSTEM link in the orange box to do that.
6. Click the key to the right of the user name box to reveal the password changing boxes. Enter your information then click the change button.
7. After hitting change, always use the test button. If everything works fine, apply it after you can verify that.
8. Test the new user/pass
9. Success, lets apply those changes.
10. Now lets create the wireless network for our bridges to connect to. Select Wireless at the top. If you're using this an a main connection antenna for bridges alone to connect to (like we do) select access point under wireless mode. This isnts a network people will see or connect to, so you can name it something of your own.
Be sure to also set a password so unauthorized bridges can't connect, unless you want them to.
Hit change, test the settings to make sure they worked out correctly.
11. After setting up the wireless settings you can see the MAIN tab come to life. Start connecting bridges to it an pull some data. You'll be able to see the throughput on the graph at the bottom. This is a useful tool if you ever need to troubleshoot something to do with the bridge connections.
12. Apply the settings for the wireless changes we've just made.
13. Now lets change the Rocket away from the default IP address. Follow along the photo above, except for the IP address you're changing to. Make sure you use an address that isn't already being used. Hit change and test.
14. Once the settings take effect you'll need to re sign in on the new IP address.
15. Apply the settings if everything worked correctly.
16. Now head to the advanced tab, then enable Client Isolation. This will help keep our FreeLynk users a little safer as it wont allow host to host traffic on our WiFi networks.