I have an old Ubiquiti Air Router flashed with AREDN. I wanted to access the management interface but it doesn't seem to respond. According to old docs it should be on 192.168.1.1 but not seeing any response from this IP when I attempt PINGs. Once AREDN is installed how can you access the management interface, to list current config or change port VLAN assignment or the like.
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I'm assuming you are directly connected with a computer to the node. Make sure that the AREDN node is the ONLY network connection (includingWiFi) to your computer. And make sure you have your computer set to be a DHCP client as opposed to using a static IP address. Open a windows command prompt and run an ipconfig command. You should end up with something like this:
The listing for Default Gateway is the LAN IP of the node. Point your browser to that address.I guess I wasn't clear in my ask. The Air Router is somewhat unique, or at least it was several years ago when it was still available. It contains not only an AREDN node but also a managed switch, I guess not unlike the MikroTik hAP lite. I can get to the AREDN management access OK, however I can not seem to get to the managed Ethernet switch part of the device, like you might do today with a stand-alone Netgear GS105E. I have a GS105E on another node connected to a Ubiquiti Nano Loco and I can access the managed switch interface on the GS105E connecting my laptop to a LAN port on the switch then by connecting to the original default IP of 192.168.0.239. I do this by setting my test laptop to a static IP in the 192.168.0.X network, then using the Netgear Plus Switch application to see the port and VLAN setup in the GS105E.
I am trying to do a similar process with the Air Router, access the managed switch side of the device, and the default IP for that access, according to old docs I have found, is 192.168.1.1. Setting my test laptop to an IP in the 192.168.1.X network and I can neither PING nor access via a web app the managed switch part of the Air Router. I am sure I am better off dumping the Air Router since it is older and out of date and replacing it with a newer device like a hAP Lite, but it works fine for its intended purpose, so I was hoping to be able to modify the default AREDN port and VLAN setup for the Air Router for a different network setup I was wanting to try. Hopefully that clears things up? Thanks for the feedback.
AREDN firmware makes the AirRouter a static managed switch like the Mikrotik hAP-lite, but
unlike the dynamically configurable NetGear GS108Ev2.
IOW, the AirRouter's AREDNized 802.1Q switch is not user-manageable.
73, Chuck
Thanks Chuck for the answer, not the one I was looking for but the one that makes the most sense. I guess back then there was no need to stray from a default configuration for all the Air Routers so the AREDN load locks the port and VLAN setup (1 WAN, 1 DtD and 3 LAN ports). I think its time to retire the Air Router and sub a hAP Lite in its place, or just go with a stand alone AREDN node device with a GS105E for the port and VLAN setup.
"sub a hAP Lite in its place"
NS4V:
Unless you need multiple VLANS, I recommend a Mikrotik hAP ac2 or ac3.
With the new firmware, their ports are configurable.
If you need multiple VLANS, then a router with more than 5 ports is handy.
73, Chuck