(Later hardware revisions stamped with XW)
The currently running on your hardware.
Installing open-source alternative distributions (such as OpenWrt or DD-WRT) on Ubiquiti hardware often requires a specific bootloader version. v5.5.6 acts as a known, stable intermediate baseline firmware before executing custom MTD partition overwrites. 5. Step-by-Step Guide: How to Download and Flash XW.v5.5.6
Ubiquiti airMAX devices utilize different board architectures, primarily and XW . XW boards (e.g., Rocket M5 XW, NanoStation M5 XW) were introduced as newer replacements for the aging XM boards. Ubnt Firmware Xw.v5.5.6 Download
WDS (Wireless Distribution System) transparent bridge mode is a staple feature in this airOS version, helping maintain MAC addresses across the bridge.
The community-compiled Dropbox archive contains multiple firmware versions and can be accessed at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/iy062zqfhkjg9re/AADUSShNdz-OYdmg3m67LJ_6a.
: Log into your airOS dashboard. Look at the top left corner or the firmware section. The version string will explicitly start with either "XM" or "XW" (e.g., XW.v5.5.6 ). Compatible Ubiquiti Devices (Later hardware revisions stamped with XW) The currently
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XW.v5.5.6 is frequently used as a stepping stone to OpenWrt, particularly because AirOS v5.6 changed the MTD partition layout. The general workflow is:
Support for 5MHz, 10MHz, 20MHz, 30MHz, and 40MHz channel options. and 40MHz channel options.
A: XW firmware is for AR934x-based devices; XM firmware is for AR724x-based devices. They are not cross-compatible. Using the wrong platform firmware will likely brick the device.
: Versions 5.6 and above introduced changes to u-boot that make it significantly harder to install custom OS images like OpenWrt .