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R7500 router will not commuicate with UBNT NanoStation loco with static IP address
Hi I am new to this site, and don't always understand all of the terminolgy but I would like to get to the bottom of this issue. I have been working on setting up a pair of Ubiquiti NanoStation Loc...
Thank you netwrks, I believe I solved it. (well at least got it to work)
I did try to change my DHCP ranges, but with no further success. Un- reserved all IP’s. Set DHCP range from .2 – .199 . Set the static address on my radio’s to .201 and .202 and to make sure it was valid set a static IP on my printer at .219. Full unplug of LAN ports…. Powered off router and modem…… connected only the radio’s and my computer to the LAN and re- booted the modem….. waited….. and then rebooted the router. No success. (Maybe this contributed later in my set up, but not sure)
In watching the video again, I noticed that he had the IP aliasing button unchecked in his screens, but made no mention of them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrEEOV5oA8Y
In a last ditch effort I went into my radio’s and unchecked IP aliasing.
My nighthawk router immediately picked up the AP. I can now log into the radio’s through my network and have internet in my garage
I decided to do some tests, and found that if I checked the enable WDS transparent bridge, I would lose connectivity to my radio’s through my network. As soon as I uncheck WDS again, I could hook up through my network.
Thank you for the link on IP Aliasing. It was some of the comments from people that said that they weren't sure what it does, but it seems to help to turn it off whe
Also thanks for the utube link. After hours of trying to get these to work, I cannot belive that it was as simple as that IP Aliasing check box that nobody mentioned.
I believe the issue is solved
Thank you for prompting me
Just because you are giving the Nano's a static IP, from the routers perspective, that means nothing. Are you using address reservation for the two Nano devices on the 7500? You need to ensure the 1.2 and 1.3 address will not be served to another client on your network.
Sorry I should have included that as well. I have also reserved the addresses but they do not show up. In the device list there are no other devices using those addresses
Sounds like it's time to reset the router to factory default and reconfigure from scratch. if you decide to do a reset, I would make sure the nano's and your desktop / laptop are the only device on the network.
Before doing a reset, try changing your DHCP pool size, (192.168.1.2-192.168.100) and configure the Nano's something like 101 and 102. See if that works. Get rid of the reservations first..
Ok will try in a Bit. Will have to kick some kids off first.
Thanks
The following is a little more info on the only way I can seem to get the router to see the NanoStations
Hook the AP Nanostation into a switch with a LAN from the router, LAN from the Nano Station, LAN from my computer. ( Initally I had it hooked to a switch, but thought that was causing the issues, but realized that was the only way I could get it connected)
- I set my computer to a static address and the radio as the gateway,
- I unplugged the LAN from the router
- Power cycled the switch with just my computer and AP radio connected
- Was able to log into AP and ST radio’s with static IP
- Connected my router LAN into the switch
- My computer indicated that there was internet, so I reset the IP on my computer to Auto config
- Was able to see the Radio’s in my netgear utility.
- Went to the garage and plugged into the LAN port of the Station radio.
- Internet and communication worked.
Any time I change a setting or reset something it goes away.
