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KL7VK
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Ubiquity Lite Beam
Is this the Lite Beam listed on the Aredn Matrix as usable? https://www.amazon.com/LiteBeam-LBE-5AC-Gen2-Ethernet-Protector-High-Spe...
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nc8q
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LBE-5AC-Gen2 and LBE-M5-23 are, likely, different.

The LBE-M5-23 is supported by AREDN and OpenWRT v19.07.8.
The LBE-5AC-Gen2 is supported by OpenWRT v21.02.1, but not yet BY AREDN.
https://openwrt.org/toh/start?dataflt%5BBrand*%7E%5D=ubiquiti

I hope this helps,
Chuck

KL7VK
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Thank you very much for the
Thank you very much for the information.
73,
 
KK4IB
Ubiquiti LBE-5AC-Gen2 support
Any update on this? I have spent several hours of frustration using the first install process.

Specifically ... does AREDN MESH firmware exist / run on the Ubiquiti LiteBeam LBE-5AC-Gen2 ?
nc8q
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Specifically ... does AREDN MESH firmware exist / run on the Ubi
Specifically ... does AREDN MESH firmware exist / run on the Ubiquiti LiteBeam LBE-5AC-Gen2 ? No, not now. Everyone: I do not recommend to buy unsupported equipment and hope for it to be added later. Chuck
K6AH
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Keep an eye on the Supported Platform Matrix
Just keep an eye on the Supported Platform Matrix  [ https://www.arednmesh.org/content/supported-platform-matrix ].  It gets updated whenever a new model gets supported.

Andre, K6AH
 
TA1DE
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We are waiting for your good news . TA1DE
We are looking for cheap solutions to spread faster.
We playmakers buy every new product. However, the search for cheap products continues to establish more stations throughout the country. We are waiting for your good news about this model.
w6bi
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Ubiquiti Litebeam
The Ubiquiti LiteBeam AC5 Gen2 has been supported for a while now.  It's an excellent device for use with AREDN.   It's got high gain, isn't huge, and is relatively inexpensive compared to other devices.  

Orv W6BI
 
nc8q
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Ubiquiti LiteBeam AC5 Gen2 has been supported for a while now
+1 with Orv.
I have two. They work fine in a test setup.
73, Chuck

 
KB5UGF
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Possibly bricked LIteBeam 5AC LR?

I successfully flashed a LiteBeam 5AC LR with the latest release (3.25.5.1) and noticed it only supports Wireguard tunnels. Hoping to downgrade to an earlier firmware that perhaps still supported the legacy tunnel, I selected the oldest listed choice in the upgrade drop-down menu, 3.24.4 I think, thinking since it was listed there it must be safe. The downgrade proceeded but the screen never refreshed. I manually refreshed after 10 minutes and the node would not come up. In retrospect, should I have tried to access it with a static 192.168.1.1 at that point? I had it dtd'd to another node so had turned off its dhcp server which further complicated the issue since now I could not try to access it with localnode.local.mesh. The node was visible from both the dtd node and an rf node but unreachable from either one. I tried a 5-second and a 30-second reset as well as a reset by applying power after pushing the reset and holding for 30 seconds. As expected, it is now not visible from other nodes. It won't ping when forced a static 192.168.1.1 or 20 address. So of course I can't ssh with either of those addresses to maybe side load an upgrade. And of course its dhcp server was turned off prior to the downgrade so no dynamic address either. I'm fresh out of ideas! If this can be rectified, is it possible to still load the vtun package and use the legacy tunnel on the newer firmware? Vtun is not on the package list for this device. if not, no big deal, I can continue the dtd with my legacy node that still uses the legacy tunnel until at such time it is no longer necessary.

nc8q
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Legacy tunnel: Ubiquiti LiteBeam LR Gen2
Ubiquiti LiteBeam LR Gen2

"Dont allow new legacy tunnels #2005 (aanon4) 2025-03-19"

Try 3.25.2.0 with a fresh factory.bin .

73, Chuck
K6CCC
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Legacy vs WireGuard tunnels

I successfully flashed a LiteBeam 5AC LR with the latest release (3.25.5.1) and noticed it only supports Wireguard tunnels. Hoping to downgrade to an earlier firmware that perhaps still supported the legacy tunnel,


Is there a reason you don't want to use a WG tunnel?  Lots of plusses and not much of negatives (unless you are trying to connect to some other node that is years out of date).

 
KB5UGF
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Legacy vs WireGuard tunnels
The client at the other end is running a legacy node that will eventually get replaced with a newer device but it's uncertain when.

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