Ruckus Wireless as an Unifi alternative?

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ZoomLenz

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

[EDIT- update only appears to work in you're running the R730 as a Dedicated Master]
 
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tubs-ffm

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Happy to report that my Unleashed install with a R730->R850 Dedicated Master updated to 200.15.6.12.304 without a hitch.
I cannot yet report success from my side.
Since the update to 200.15.6.12.304 I cannot login via browser any longer. Both, Edge and Firefox under Windows 11 showing to me an empty screen after providing the login credentials.
 

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I cannot yet report success from my side.
Since the update to 200.15.6.12.304 I cannot login via browser any longer. Both, Edge and Firefox under Windows 11 showing to me an empty screen after providing the login credentials.
Not sure if it matters, but I did the online update via Administration->Upgrade; updated all at once with auto-reboot.

Via Safari, though I just checked and loging in works with Edge on Win11 as well.
 

tubs-ffm

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Via Safari, though I just checked and loging in works with Edge on Win11 as well.
Still not working for me. I tried Edge and Firefox on Win 11 and Win Server 2022. Also Edge on Android is not working. Spining-up any Linux VM I will test tomorrow.

The unleashed Android App is working and also unleashed network itself is working. I only cannot login via Web interface. I get the login prompt and after login for a short time a spinning circle. Then the screen remains grey.

login.png
 

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Still not working for me. I tried Edge and Firefox on Win 11 and Win Server 2022. Also Edge on Android is not working. Spining-up any Linux VM I will test tomorrow.
stupid question - have you tried deleting cookies and cache?

When (cross)flashing APs to Unleashed, I had to do that a couple of times.

Does your dev console show anything? I had issues with ublock origin preventing access to Unleashed
 

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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 guess @tubs-ffm either got unlucky and was actually upgraded, or enough of the /writable filesystem was changed so the downgraded 200.14 isn't functioning correctly.

I forced the update and have a brick until I can pop it open and fix with a serial cable.

EDIT: Not a brick. I'd accidentally left my TFTP server turned on.
 
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ZoomLenz

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Can you verify the post-upgrade software release? It looks like Ruckus have added extra checks for the R730 and will rollback your upgrade.

I guess @tubs-ffm either got unlucky and was actually upgraded, or enough of the /writable filesystem was changed so the downgraded 200.14 isn't functioning correctly.

I forced the update and have a brick until I can pop it open and fix with a serial cable.
So maybe I have a (hopefully not unstable) unicorn.
Code:
ruckus# show sysinfo
System Overview:
  Name= XXX-Unleashed
  IP Address= XXX
  MAC Address= XXX
  Uptime= 7h 13m
  Model= R850
  Serial Number= XXX
  Version= 200.15.6.12 build 304
 
<snip>
 
Memory Utilization:
  Used Bytes= 258576(kB)
  Used Percentage= 15%
  Free Bytes= 1475436(kB)
  Free Percentage= 85%
 
Dedicated Master:
  Status= Enabled
 
Smart Redundancy:
  Status= Enabled
  Local Connect Status= Disconnected
  Peer IP Address     =
  Peer Connect Status = Disconnected
  Shared Secret=
 
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So maybe I have a (hopefully not unstable) unicorn.
This is a good sign.

And luckily my R730 isn't a brick after the forced upgrade: I'd stupidly forgotten to turn off my TFTP server.
Now that I've turned that off, my R730 has stopped attempting to re-upgrade after every rollback & I'm back to a functional 200.14.6.1.203.
 
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The Unleashed 200.15 release notes call out:
Alignment with SmartZone (CFG802.11/Driver, Hostapd, configuration)
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)
 
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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]
 

tubs-ffm

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stupid question - have you tried deleting cookies and cache?
It is not a stupid question. It is the first to do in such a case.
I did and it di not fixed the isse.

I guess @tubs-ffm either got unlucky and was actually upgraded, or enough of the /writable filesystem was changed so the downgraded 200.14 isn't functioning correctly.
Sorry, I might have confused people in this round.
In my case it is not a tuned R730. I have a regular R750 and a regular R350 in a regular unleashed set-up with R750 being the preferred master.
 

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I have two R730 on the way to mess with.
I want to run unleashed like I did with my two R710 before.

Just to clarify BOTH need to be modded to R850 to work together correct? Not just one to be the parent and adopt the other R730 with default firmware as that firmware would not support Unleashed adoption.
 

tubs-ffm

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any adblockers / script blockers / similar? Dev Console saying anythign?
No add-on tool. Fire Fox, Brave and Edge in Standard configuration. I also tested by switching off the standard protection functions in the browser. No firewall or router in between. All in the same network segment.

Console via ssh is not sowing anythings. show events-activities and show alarm also do not show anything beside join and reboot Information.

I give up and let it run. If other people also are affected, a patch will come soon. If I need to reconfigure I will roll back.
 

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I give up and let it run. If other people also are affected, a patch will come soon. If I need to reconfigure I will roll back.
weird.

BTW Dev Console meant the console in the browser (e.g. Chrome F12), then go To "Console" and it might show some errors
 

tubs-ffm

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BTW Dev Console meant the console in the browser (e.g. Chrome F12), then go To "Console" and it might show some errors
There is something suspicious:

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Quirks Mode exists mostly due to historical reasons. If this is not intentional, you can add or modify the DOCTYPE to be `<!DOCTYPE html>` to render the page in No Quirks Mode.
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    at r (base.js?v=6.304:1:1062544)
    at r.mapToProps (base.js?v=6.304:1:1062663)
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    at base.js?v=6.304:1:2014798
    at Object.run (base.js?v=6.304:1:1057759)
    at c.initSelector (base.js?v=6.304:1:1060294)
    at new c (base.js?v=6.304:1:1059197)
    at On (base.js?v=6.304:1:1288552)