Ruckus Wireless as an Unifi alternative?

[Vesalius]

I reverted back to 200.14.6.1.203, none of my apple HomePods (mini or Gen2) would connect after the upgrade. They connect fine with the former on a wpa3 network, but would not connect to wpa2, wpa3 or combo wpa2/3 networks on 200.15.6.12.304.

 

[dvicory]

The Unleashed 200.15 release notes call out:

So hacked R730 owners may be stuck on Unleashed 200.14 forever. If this is a problem for you then now might be a good time to offload your R730 on eBay.

(but hopefully a workaround is possible)

Dang, I just got some sub-$100 R730s to replace my R710s (other Ruckus WiFi 6 is just too much on eBay right now!) arriving this week. I'm really hoping some others with a hacked R730 can post whether or not they were successful. Are you pretty pessimistic that more can't be done with firmware modding to get past 200.15?

 

[Sealside]

Hi!
One of my kids recently got an older mac book air (2013) running Catalina 10.15.x i can't get it to connect to a wpa3 ssid. Is this a known limitation? (Should have support for wpa3). Can connect other apple products such as iphones and ipads etc.
Tried on 200.14 and 200.15 r710.

 

[ms264556]

Hi!
One of my kids recently got an older mac book air (2013) running Catalina 10.15.x i can't get it to connect to a wpa3 ssid. Is this a known limitation? (Should have support for wpa3). Can connect other apple products such as iphones and ipads etc.
Tried on 200.14 and 200.15 r710.

Old iOS devices have a WPA3 issue where they only support discontinued DH groups. Maybe this issue hits your old Mac too? https://www.reddit.com/r/RuckusWiFi/comments/tuxgyn/_/i36nxsz

 

[Sealside]

Old iOS devices have a WPA3 issue where they only support discontinued DH groups. Maybe this issue hits your old Mac too? https://www.reddit.com/r/RuckusWiFi/comments/tuxgyn/_/i36nxsz

Aha, yes most likely. Will take years before i can use wpa3 only, so many legacy devices.

 

[namezys]

Happy to report that my Unleashed install with a R730->R850 Dedicated Master updated to 200.15.6.12.304 without a hitch.

Can you verify the post-upgrade software release? It looks like Ruckus kernel changes cause a panic on the R730 and will rollback your upgrade.

I tried to update in big Unleashed network and it was reverted. I will be able to try only on my home r730 but only after 2-3 weeks.

 

[Vesalius]

Ruckus has acknowledged a 200.15.6.12.304 issue with HomePod Mini's, I have the same problem with larger HomePod Gen2 as well.

Re: 200.15 Unleashed - HomePod minis cannot join the network after upgrade

Hello All, This is acknowledged! We are looking into this and will update here. In the meantime, could you please confirm the below details: HomePod mini model information Software version of HomePod minis WLANs settings

community.ruckuswireless.com

 

[Vesalius]

200.15.6.12.304 out as mentioned by @ms264556

New Features
• Alignment with SmartZone (CFG802.11/Driver, Hostapd, conC]r-ࢢonőĺ
• User interface enhancements in terms of UI label changes, panel enhancements, and orࢢmb-ࢢonĺ
• Remote portal support is a cloud dashboard that allows the Unleashed administrators to control the wireless system remotely. The
remote portal shares the same account system with the mobile app (MA) and the bn=orm-ࢢon between URS and the mobile app is
synchronized. You can manage your APs in both the remote portal and MA.
– Unleashed 200.15 support.
– A structured -7mbnbs|r-ࢢon account that can assign permissions to authorized accounts.
– Support for full feature remote access to managed devices. A remote access service allows a remote administrator to fully control the
network (web user interface and CLI). A remote access service can detect if one network is up or not and can provide visibility to the
administrators.
• onC]r-ࢢon of Ethernet port rate Ѵbmb|-ࢢon for 11ax/H series APs from web user and CLI interfaces, on AP level.
• ICX bn=orm-ࢢon r;s|or-ࢢon in Unleashed.
• Five-GHz radio boot advance feature.
• Add L2 rule comment C;Ѵ7 (Admin & Services > Services > Access Control > L2/MAC Access Control).
• Wi-Fi calling enhancement.
• ICX access number scaled up to 16 in Dedicated mode.
• Support for Mesh uplink s;Ѵ;cࢢonĺ
RUCKUS Unleashed 200.15.6.12.304 Release Notes
4 Part Number: 800-73517-001 Rev A
• Support for Directed MC/BC enable/disable =ncࢢonĺ
• WLAN schedule ࢢm; zone orࢢmb-ࢢonĺ
• Facebook Wi-Fi redesigned to support Facebook OAuth.
• Third-party OEM support.
• Maximum AP support scaled up to 150 in Dedicated mode.
• Support for 3k length for private c;rࢢCc-|; key.


Resolved Issues in Build 200.15.6.12.304
• Kernel panic reboot in T610 AP. [ER-12634]
• R750 APs are r;booࢢn] with target assert. [ER-12709]

Unleashed-200.15-WhatsNew.pdf

 

[sic0048]

I currently have three Unify AC-Pros in my house. My CloudKey+ stopped working and I am tired of these APs and want to change.

I think I want to try Ruckus APs (I also have some of the ICX switches if that matters - EDIT - it seems the 6xxx series switches are too old to integrate with the APs, so that is a moot point). I am not going to spend $$$ on Wifi 6/7 however, so I believe that leaves me with a couple legitimate options IMHO..... Buy R710s or R730 (and flash them to R850s), or a combination of the two. I could easily use a R710 in one location as it is used very little.

Our household has 4 people - two adults and two teenagers. I also have a pretty large number of Wifi IOT devices (TVs, video streamers, and Tasmota flashed WiFi switches/outlets), plus all the regular things like phones, tablets, etc.

Any strong opinions from the experts on which course of action I should take? I appreciate any insight!

 

[namezys]

I currently have three Unify AC-Pros in my house. My CloudKey+ stopped working and I am tired of these APs and want to change.

I think I want to try Ruckus APs (I also have some of the ICX switches if that matters - a 6450 currently in service and two 6610s waiting to be swapped in). I am not going to spend $$$ on Wifi 6/7 however, so I believe that leaves me with a couple legitimate options IMHO..... Buy R710s or R730 (and flash them to R850s), or a combination of the two. I could easily use a R710 in one location as it is used very little.

Our household has 4 people - two adults and two teenagers. I also have a pretty large number of Wifi IOT devices (TVs, video streamers, and Tasmota flashed WiFi switches/outlets), plus all the regular things like phones, tablets, etc.

Any strong opinions from the experts on which course of action I should take? I appreciate any insight!

Depends on size of your house. Probably r730/r850 will be enough.
r730/r850 is able to work with 78 IoT device in my flat.

 

[i386]

No love for the r720/did I miss something about that model?
I see that r730 and r710 are mentionend more often

 

[namezys]

No love for the r720/did I miss something about that model?
I see that r730 and r710 are mentionend more often

r720 is not so popular. I suppose the amount of produced units is much lower than r710/r730/r750

 

[NablaSquaredG]

R720 is also very good. Slightly better than R710

 

[ms264556]

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Unleashed-200.15-WhatsNew.pdf

Another update for 200.15 is stronger encryption for e.g. backups. I'm not sure why they bothered though: it took an hour or so to work out the new algorithm & re-implement in C#.

 

[NablaSquaredG]

Another update for 200.15 is stronger encryption for e.g. backups. I'm not sure why they bothered though: it took an hour or so to work out the new algorithm & re-implement in C#.

Security through obscurity, that's how we know Ruckus... :x

 

[Sealside]

ruckus> en
ruckus# config
ruckus(config)# wlan "name of your wifi"
ruckus(config-wlan)# no qos directed-multicast
(The above command will disable directed multicast on the wlan interfaces.)
ruckus(config-wlan)# qos directed-threshold 0
ruckus(config-wlan)# end
ruckus(config)# ap-group System Default
ruckus(config-apgrp)# model r710 port-setting
ruckus(config-apgrp-port)# no lan 1 qos directed-mcast
ruckus(config-apgrp-port)# no lan 2 qos directed-mcast
(Depending on the AP model, the above line might not be needed)
ruckus(config-apgrp-port)# end
ruckus(config-apgrp)# end
ruckus(config)# end

https://forums.ruckuswireless.com/conversations/ruckus-unleashed/sonos-and-ruckus-unleashed/60994ef9131c1e0a957a2897?commentId=6099722c758f933b8d579603

Following this on 200.15 I get
ruckus(config-apgrp)# model r710 port-setting
ap_name: r710
The model could not be configured in unleashed.

I'm pretty sure I have done this before, not sure if it is related to 200.15.
Anyone else has seen this? Trying to fix multicast for sonos.

 

[ms264556]

Security through obscurity, that's how we know Ruckus... :x

To be fair, it's pretty difficult (? impossible?) to secure backups - the device needs to have the code and keys onboard to create and consume the backup files.

 

[namezys]

Security through obscurity, that's how we know Ruckus... :x

Come on, it looks like done "for boss fun".
If somebody wanted to obscure seriously, we would not find workaround so quickly.
I suppose that somebody is not smart enough and require to do it but engineers did it as shoddy job

 

[ms264556]

Following this on 200.15 I get
ruckus(config-apgrp)# model r710 port-setting
ap_name: r710
The model could not be configured in unleashed.

I'm pretty sure I have done this before, not sure if it is related to 200.15.
Anyone else has seen this? Trying to fix multicast for sonos.

Port settings are just for the wall mounted models in Unleashed.

ETA:

From here:-

Note: Currently, only Unleashed H320 and H510 wall-plate APs provide Ethernet port configuration options.

...but the screenshots show an H350 as well...

 

[Sealside]

Port settings are just for the wall mounted models in Unleashed.

ETA:

From here:-



...but the screenshots show an H350 as well...

Yes I can configure the group as a H350 (not sure if it has any effect though).

ruckus(config-apgrp)# model h350 port-setting
ap_name: h350
ruckus(config-apgrp-port)# no lan 1 qos directed-mcast    
Setting Directed Multicast for port#(1) to 0