Ubiquiti NanoStation loco M2 Wireless Access Point AirMax

This is a product that works well when properly set up. It learning curve seemed long for setup for a link with one side open for access and the other side as a station for a local router. One bizarre issue was that the lock for the Ethernet cable somehow failed, and I had to drill a couple of holes in the unit and tywrap the cable in so it didnt fall out. Its probably right in the middle of the antenna.. I turned off Airmax, set both units to a fixed frequency, both to 20 mhz, forced the station to only the correct Nanostation loco M2 access point. The communications settings need to be identical if you want to use the access point as both the bridge link to the Station as well as a local access point for other devices. It took some time to get these right, , but it is doing very well with about a 600 foot distance to a barn. The station Nano is actually located inside, so the system is not ideal line of sight. But it is functioning very well, and is supplying a local router with effectively full available bandwidth that the cable connection provides. We need to see now if it lasts for a few years without dropping occasionally. It replaces an old single ended Engenius link to a local router which was simply not robust enough for the link, as the router couldn't make it back reliably, and it dropped out about once a week. The distance is not an issue. The power setting for this can be set at the legal limit and is capable of linking miles. I also recommend the Surge suppressors with a wire tied to the building ground for safety and equipment durability.. Edit 3/4/2022 These have been working since install with no known issues, never had a drop out or required a reset. There were a series of power outages when an underground line failed (slowly) in the barn which wiped the local low end asus router settings completely but the Ubiquity was not effected, it ran on generator power, and was fine when we got stable power back.