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Ubiquiti PowerBeam 5AC Gen2 FW install issue

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Ubiquiti PowerBeam 5AC Gen2 FW install issue
I am having an issue trying to install the AREDN FW on a PowerBeam 5AC Gen2 that is on the stock Ubiquiti FW v 8.7.0 build 42152. The radio is connected through a stand alone switch and seen at 192.168.1.20 as expected. I can access the Ubiquiti setup at that address. When I power it up while holding the reset button, I also get the flashing 1-3, 2-4 LEDs as expected. I am using tftp under windows:

tftp.exe -i 192.168.1.20 put C:\temp\aredn-3.25.10.0-ath79-generic-ubnt_powerbeam-5ac-gen2-squashfs-factory.bin

When I execute the command, I can see the <-> arrow flashing on the radio indicating some kind of communication, but then it eventually goes back to flashing 1-3, 2-4 and never reboots. Upon a hard power down/up, I again get the stock Ubiquiti page so the FW has not been installed. 

Any ideas or other things I can try? I also tried installing the nightly build with the same result. 

73 de Bud 
W0RMT 
W0RMT
Problem solved
After going for a run and thinking about it, I realized that I was using the wrong procedure since this is an 802.11ac device. I used the scp file copy/update procedure and all is good now! 

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