I've got a Ubiquiti Bullet M2HP. I logged into the Ubiquiti firmware and verified that it is the XW version.
I followed the instructions for a hard reset and successfully transferred the factory image over TFTP. The device flashes sequential LEDs for a bit and then reboots with the following LEDs.
1 - Green (power)
2 - Green (network?)
3 - Red (OLSP?)
4 -
5 -
6 - Green
From what little information I can find, this should mean that the device has booted with AREDN firmware. However, it's not listening on 192.168.1.1 and it's not offering DHCP.
I have performed a hard reset and attempted this a few times always ending up with this same result. An I missing something?
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Bullet M2 XW? The first one in the Ubiquity list on the supported devices?
Did you note it said "untested" under stability? You may be the one testing it ... It might work better if you started all over again with an older firmware version, perhaps 3.22.12.0 ... Might be worth a try.
Ed
Edit note: sharp eyes!
Visit https://www.arednmesh.org/
Hover over SOFTWARE.
Click DOWNLOAD
Click the big red DOWNLOAD button.
Type 'bullet' in the text box.
This page defaults to the latest Stable version.
Click the 'Ubiquiti Bullet M2 XW' item to download the latest Stable firmware.
73, Chuck
"I followed the instructions"
Which instructions?
"I followed the instructions for a hard reset"
I looked at the instructions I would follow to load AREDN firmware on a Ubiquiti Bullet M2 XW
and I did not find 'hard reset'.
" then reboots with the following LEDs."
I looked at the instructions I would follow to load AREDN firmware on a Ubiquiti Bullet M2 XW
and I did not find mention of using LEDs to determine a successful file transfer/reboot.
"I have performed a hard reset and attempted this a few times always ending up with this same result"
Please define 'hard reset'.
"An I missing something?"
Perhaps.
I am missing the URL of the install instructions you were following.
I would have used:
https://docs.arednmesh.org/en/latest/arednGettingStarted/installing_firmware.html#ubiquiti-802-11n-first-install-process
I am missing the exact filename of the factory file you TFTP transferred.
I would have used:
aredn-3.23.12.0-ath79-generic-ubnt_bullet-m-xw-squashfs-factory.bin
73, Chuck
https://docs.arednmesh.org/en/latest/arednGettingStarted/installing_firmware.html#ubiquiti-802-11n-first-install-process
The process described in this document of booting a device while holding the reset button is known in the industry as a "hard reset". I apologize if this was confusing.
The LED information was found in a separate forum thread for this device that deep linked to this page.
https://www.arednmesh.org/content/led-lights-31610
The most recent factory file I could get working is this:
aredn-3.22.12.0-ath79-generic-ubnt_bullet-m-xw-squashfs-factory.bin
And it's working flawlessly.
If that device won't upgrade to newer firmware, then over time it will become less useful. If all it does is pass traffic and is not your "home node" (what your lan is hosted on) and your navigation and hosting of services is on a newer device you'll get the more up to date experience. Eventually this will likely become a brick so you can start planning ahead.
I've got one device I manage that is hard to reach that will not take anything beyond 3.22.12.0 ... eventually that device will have to be replaced. Oh well. It's working ok for now.
Ed