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UBIQUITI NANOSTATION LOCO2 WIRELESS CPE OUTDOOR 8DBI DUAL-POL 802.11b/g
NanoStation Loco provides a breakthrough in cost, reliability, performance. Features up to 10km of range performance, 25+Mbps of throughput performance, & the powerful, intuitive AirOS by Ubiquiti. NanoStation Loco is the latest innovation in broadband wireless CPE technology from Ubiquiti.
Features Include:
Processor Specs: Atheros MIPS 4 KC, 180MHz
Memory Information: 16MB SDRAM, 4MB Flash
Networking Interface: 1 X 10/100 BASE-TX (Cat. 5, RJ-45) Ethernet Interface
Approvals: FCC Part 15.247, IC RS210, CE
RoHS Compliance: YES
Mounting Kit: Pole Mounting Kit included
Power Method: Passive Power over Ethernet (pairs 4,5+ 7,8 return)
POE power supply / injector included.
A Datasheet
Quick Setup Guide
User's Guide
Setting up a Vista computer to talk to a UBNT device
Beginner's Quick Setup Guide for Mobile Users (RV's, Marine, Truckers)
How To Configure A Simple AP with AirOS
AirOS Wireless Repeater/Network Extender Configuration
Bridging two locations using two UBNT devices
This review is from : UBIQUITI NANOSTATION 2 LOCO 802.11B/G WIRELESS CPE
Superb Device - But Not for the Novice . The Ubiquiti networking products offer astonishing performance at a very inexpensive price - but they are not for naive end users. They are designed to deliver high performance for network professionals at large scale.
The Loco is specifically designed for wireless Internet providers to supply to their customers (preconfigured with specific installation instructions) for high performance access to a wireless network.
These products are highly recommended if you are network knowledgeable or are prepared to do the self-education necessary to use them effectively.
If you are a network professional, these are some of the best outdoor wireless products available at any price.
Superb Device - But Not for the Novice . The Ubiquiti networking products offer astonishing performance at a very inexpensive price - but they are not for naive end users. They are designed to deliver high performance for network professionals at large scale.
The Loco is specifically designed for wireless Internet providers to supply to their customers (preconfigured with specific installation instructions) for high performance access to a wireless network.
These products are highly recommended if you are network knowledgeable or are prepared to do the self-education necessary to use them effectively.
If you are a network professional, these are some of the best outdoor wireless products available at any price.
UBIQUITI NANOSTATION 2 LOCO 802.11B/G WIRELESS CPE Reviews
Outstanding product . Every once in a while an amazing product comes along at an outstanding price. For me - this is it. I have no affiliation with the company other than owning two of their devices - the LOCO (NANO 2) and the NANO. My Loco is running firmware 3.5.
These are amazing products. The durability is excellent, the performance is beyond any "consumer" product you will buy, and the configuration options are incredibly flexible - allowing you to tune the product to any network use. It can act as an access point, a client, or a bridge. As the other reviewers said, these are not consumer products - they are commercial grade (despite their incredibly reasonable price). So if you are not technical, find a buddy who is who can help you install it. There are also a few "quick-starts" that people have written - but they assume certain uses. It is best to have someone install it who really understands networking.
To those who view the "difficult" setup as a "con" - you have to realize that the power of this product requires advanced knowledge. There is no way to sugar-coat and provide an interface usable by the novice without hiding a lot of the flexibility. It is like buying an MRI machine and saying "why isn't there a user manual that I understand"? Some preexisting background is required.
Outstanding product. Keep it up ubiquity.
Outstanding product . Every once in a while an amazing product comes along at an outstanding price. For me - this is it. I have no affiliation with the company other than owning two of their devices - the LOCO (NANO 2) and the NANO. My Loco is running firmware 3.5.
These are amazing products. The durability is excellent, the performance is beyond any "consumer" product you will buy, and the configuration options are incredibly flexible - allowing you to tune the product to any network use. It can act as an access point, a client, or a bridge. As the other reviewers said, these are not consumer products - they are commercial grade (despite their incredibly reasonable price). So if you are not technical, find a buddy who is who can help you install it. There are also a few "quick-starts" that people have written - but they assume certain uses. It is best to have someone install it who really understands networking.
To those who view the "difficult" setup as a "con" - you have to realize that the power of this product requires advanced knowledge. There is no way to sugar-coat and provide an interface usable by the novice without hiding a lot of the flexibility. It is like buying an MRI machine and saying "why isn't there a user manual that I understand"? Some preexisting background is required.
Outstanding product. Keep it up ubiquity.
UBIQUITI NANOSTATION 2 LOCO 802.11B/G WIRELESS CPE Opinions
recommended platform for dd-wrt . I chose this product because it's known to run the dd-wrt firmware. In addition to the (very reasonable) price for this unit, I paid for a dd-wrt license and followed reasonably-straightforward instructions to get it installed. Seems to run well. POE makes wiring easier.
recommended platform for dd-wrt . I chose this product because it's known to run the dd-wrt firmware. In addition to the (very reasonable) price for this unit, I paid for a dd-wrt license and followed reasonably-straightforward instructions to get it installed. Seems to run well. POE makes wiring easier.
awesome little units . These little guys are small but work wonders in bridging two locations using the same network. Hardly any instructions provided, but they are simple enough to connect and the setup screens are nothing out of the ordinary for those comfortable with installing standard consumer routers.Get two units and change the hard-wired IP addresses from 192.168.1.80 to something different (e.g. 192.168.1.81 and 192.168.1.82)---no need to use DHCP if your DHCP server starts serving IP addresses at at 192.168.1.100. Then set up the one by your incoming router to serve as an Access Point WDS. Set up the other as a Station WDS and plug another router into it. If the other router supports WDS (e.g. using Tomato), give it yet another distinct IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.2), then you've essentially extended your network without adding another layer of NAT.The only trick was that the AirOS firmware version that shipped with the unit (I think it was 3.4) had a bug that required "Lock to AP MAC" to be filled in. (Apparently this slipped by because older browsers ignored the requirement.) Just upgrade the firmware to version 4.0 before doing anything, and everything should go like clockwork.
Excellent wireless bridge for the price. . This is an excellent wireless bridge for extending your internet to a guest house. It even works thru trees. I recommend this to anyone needing to extend there DSL/Cable modem service to another premise 2 miles or less from the mainhouse.
Good device . Works great.....we are changing our whole system to these devices. The need better electrical protection.
ubikiti rocks . This product is one of the best I've been used in recent years.
easy installation, durability, good price. very good buy
easy installation, durability, good price. very good buy
Well made and reliable . I bought a pair of these to use as a wireless bridge from a main house to a guest house. They work great even when the trees have leafed out. However, these are not simple to setup. In spite of their low cost, they are commercial grade equipment and require some expertise setting up.
excellent for skilled installer . the is one of the best APs you can buy. the install is not terribly complicated but it's probably better left for the I.T. professional.
Cons Review
What manual? . Purchased elsewhere.
Pro:
Once you spent some time researching, this thing worked. It is relatively inexpensive and easy to set up once you have the instructions (even for the non-network computer pro). BEWARE upgrading firmware! (see below)
Con:
Assumes you have networking experience with these devices as there is no enclosed printed manual (not even a simple setup sheet which is available if you research the forums!). Labeling is wrong from PoE to Nano and can fry your computer if connected wrong (connect on the Nano LAN socket with Cat 5 cable to the PoE socket on the PoE power supply AND with a cat 5 cable connect the LAN on the PoE power supply to your LAN card)! Must search website for specific instructions - ie to setup for Free public WiFi, hit or miss search. No clear instructions to setup IP address on the computer to access the device - just typing in 192.168.1.20 doesn't work unless you set up your LAN connection first (instruction buried on website). Instructions are scattered all over the website - no clear instructions for easy setup. Instuctions are tedious and incomplete. Trouble with firmware release v 3.5 - AirOS (see below). Clearly a beta release for all. Not for the non technical person at all. Network experts may screw up their system by upgrading to firmware v 3.5. What a mess!
The labeling is wrong. On the Nano device it should say PoE (not LAN) so you connect this end to the PoE. It is mislabeled LAN. Do not connect this to your LAN. There should be a wiring diagram and the instructions should be arranged in order in a single area on the website. Hunting for info is a NO NO as is the serious mislabeling issue. NOT a 'plug and play' - a 'plug and fix and research and ask and fix and pray'! Must have time to waste to set it up correctly (because of the missing instructions). And for techies, trouble abounds if you have an expensive customer set up and upgrade your older firmware to v 3.5 - clearly this version of AirOS is NOT ready for prime time and will cause headaches for some experts let alone the non techie.
After investing time trying to just find instructions to setup the Nano for a free public WiFi access, I found buried, in one of the forums, a person who wrote a short highly detailed easy guide with step by step instructions (see Comment for the link) which the manufacturer failed to include in the product box ( because they didn't write it and assume you are a network pro ). The instructions included with the Nano are printed on the outside of the box and are crappy. Again, there is NO enclosed setup manual nor CD. Advise that you search the website for info before you buy and read the forums.
There are problems with AirOS firmware v 3.5. Some network experts have upgraded their systems from earlier versions to v 3.5 and have had numerous problems with the upgraded system shutting down. These are pros who do network installation for a living. There is a lively debate on this. The company at first denied it. Now it is working to fix this problem. My advice is that if it works, do not upgrade your firmware to the current v 3.5. Leave it alone. Some have reported that even after flashing back to a prior version, some problems still remained!
Please read the forums on this mess.
This device would be rated higher if the company included proper set up instructions instead of hiding them and fixes the problem with the firmware v 3.5 (should not have been released).
Pro:
Once you spent some time researching, this thing worked. It is relatively inexpensive and easy to set up once you have the instructions (even for the non-network computer pro). BEWARE upgrading firmware! (see below)
Con:
Assumes you have networking experience with these devices as there is no enclosed printed manual (not even a simple setup sheet which is available if you research the forums!). Labeling is wrong from PoE to Nano and can fry your computer if connected wrong (connect on the Nano LAN socket with Cat 5 cable to the PoE socket on the PoE power supply AND with a cat 5 cable connect the LAN on the PoE power supply to your LAN card)! Must search website for specific instructions - ie to setup for Free public WiFi, hit or miss search. No clear instructions to setup IP address on the computer to access the device - just typing in 192.168.1.20 doesn't work unless you set up your LAN connection first (instruction buried on website). Instructions are scattered all over the website - no clear instructions for easy setup. Instuctions are tedious and incomplete. Trouble with firmware release v 3.5 - AirOS (see below). Clearly a beta release for all. Not for the non technical person at all. Network experts may screw up their system by upgrading to firmware v 3.5. What a mess!
The labeling is wrong. On the Nano device it should say PoE (not LAN) so you connect this end to the PoE. It is mislabeled LAN. Do not connect this to your LAN. There should be a wiring diagram and the instructions should be arranged in order in a single area on the website. Hunting for info is a NO NO as is the serious mislabeling issue. NOT a 'plug and play' - a 'plug and fix and research and ask and fix and pray'! Must have time to waste to set it up correctly (because of the missing instructions). And for techies, trouble abounds if you have an expensive customer set up and upgrade your older firmware to v 3.5 - clearly this version of AirOS is NOT ready for prime time and will cause headaches for some experts let alone the non techie.
After investing time trying to just find instructions to setup the Nano for a free public WiFi access, I found buried, in one of the forums, a person who wrote a short highly detailed easy guide with step by step instructions (see Comment for the link) which the manufacturer failed to include in the product box ( because they didn't write it and assume you are a network pro ). The instructions included with the Nano are printed on the outside of the box and are crappy. Again, there is NO enclosed setup manual nor CD. Advise that you search the website for info before you buy and read the forums.
There are problems with AirOS firmware v 3.5. Some network experts have upgraded their systems from earlier versions to v 3.5 and have had numerous problems with the upgraded system shutting down. These are pros who do network installation for a living. There is a lively debate on this. The company at first denied it. Now it is working to fix this problem. My advice is that if it works, do not upgrade your firmware to the current v 3.5. Leave it alone. Some have reported that even after flashing back to a prior version, some problems still remained!
Please read the forums on this mess.
This device would be rated higher if the company included proper set up instructions instead of hiding them and fixes the problem with the firmware v 3.5 (should not have been released).
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Product Details
MPN : LOCO2Brand : Ubiquiti
Color : white
Binding : Electronics
Manufacturer : Ubiquiti
Publisher : Ubiquiti
SKU : cd573
Studio : Ubiquiti
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