Release notes for recent AREDN nightly builds

The AREDN devs continue to crank out changes to the AREDN code base.  Here’s a summary of what’s been happening in the recent nightly builds:

Devices added back into the nightly build after recent big OpenWrt update:

• Mikrotik LDF 5
• Ubiquiti AirRouter

Bug fixes

• Fixed WAN VLAN detection on hAP
• Fixed idle tunnel quality check
• Fixed IBSS (Independent Basic Service Set) problem on 2.4GHz
• Enabled  negative channels for 2.4 GHz 802.11ac devices
• Fixed negative channels not beaconing.
• Fixed PowerBridge M upgrade

Enhancements

• Merged openwrt release 22.03.3
• Added a maximum timeout for service checks
• Made the default country HX (HAM)
• Improved the quality of the scan output
• Improved idle tunnel quality measurement
• Provided better error feedback when upgrades fail
• Tagged those devices which must be reinstalled.   (The NAND layout for a few Mikrotik devices has changed sufficiently that they cannot be easily upgraded and must be reinstalled from scratch.)

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