Multiple PPPoE Connections on Ubiquiti AirOS

Sometimes you need to push your available hardware and software a little bit beyond their original specifications. Because AirOS is built on Linux, you actually have a fair bit of flexibility in order to do whatever you like.

I had a need to be able to run multiple PPPoE accounts on the same antenna for two reasons. Firstly, when I need to separate VoIP traffic from Data traffic, and secondly when I have two users behind the same antenna. I then use VLANs to route the traffic independently.

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Ubiquiti AirOS 5.6 Virtual SSID Step by Step

One of the big gripes that people have with Ubiquiti is the lack of support for Virtual SSIDs. Here is a step by step tutorial for setting up VSSIDs on Airos 5.6 devices with Vlans back to the upstream router. Please note that you will not be able to use Airmax when you have Virtual SSIDs.

This tutorial is based on information from the Ubiquiti Forums, specifically this post by AnubisSL.

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Ubiquiti AirOS Hairpin NAT

When setting up a port forward (Destination NAT) on a Ubiquiti AirOs device, you will find that users inside your network will not be able to use the WAN IP to access the internal device. This is because you need to add what is known as a "Hairpin NAT". Read below for instructions on how to do that, and why it is necessary.

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Ubiquiti AirOS 5.6 Cacti Templates

After many requests and much procrastination, here are the templates for AirOS 5.6 for Cacti.

You will now be able to graph individual client connection details directly from the AP!

Graphs Available:

Access Point / Client Direct Polling:

• CPU
• Combined Link Details
• Uptime
• Interface Traffic
• Air Rate
• Signal
• Airmax
• Air Rate

Connected Client Graphs:

• Combined Link Details
• Airmax
• Traffic
• Signal
• Air Rate

AP Only

• Station Count

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Ubiquiti Aircontrol 2 Server Ubuntu Install (Step-by-step)

The new version of Aircontrol may still be in beta, but it as vast improvement over the original Aircontrol. One of the best features of the software is the fact that it runs natively on linux. Here is a step by step tutorial on getting it running on Ubuntu:

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Mikrotik DHCP Option 43 Tutorial

Step by step instructions to get DHCP Option 43 working on Mikrotik RouterOS 6.x

Many consumer devices allow you to pass configuration parameters like auto provisioning servers and such via dhcp. DHCP option 43 is used by Yealink, Ubiquiti and Ruckus as well as many others.

My need was to use it to send the address of the provisioning server to a number of Yealink T23G IP phones to make deployment easier.

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Ubiquiti Airos 5.6 CPE on Cacti

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS A NEW VERSION AT:
http://www.binaryheartbeat.net/2015/08/ubiquiti-airos-56-cacti-templates.html

Ubiquiti has created a new MIB definition to go with the new version of AirOS.  I made myself some new templates to monitor 5.6 version AirOS devices, I will try to update the templates when the 5.6 goes final.

I am working with Cacti version 0.8.7i since that is the current version available to apt-get install on Ubuntu 12.04.

Client Signal - Polled From AP

AP CPU Uage

AP Station Count

AP Uptime

Client Connection Details - Polled from AP

Client Connection Details - Polled from Client

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