Perform Firmware Recovery

If the system fails to launch properly, the access point will automatically switch to loader mode and the diagnostic LED will remain lighted. The firmware should then be reloaded.

Access Point State

Diagnostic LED ( )

 

State

Corrupted firmware – access point

Blinks very fast

automatically switches to loader

 

mode

 

Recovery in progress

ON

Successful recovery

Blinks very slowly

Before starting, check the status of the diagnostic LED to confirm if firmware failure has occurred.

Step 1:

Stop power supply and disconnect the access point from the network.

Step 2:

Connect the LAN port of the access point to the LAN port of your computer with an MDI cable.

Step 3:

Power on the access point, and start up your computer. You are recommended to set your computer’s IP address to 192.168.168.100 and its network mask to 255.255.255.0.

It is recommended that your computer IP address is set to 192.168.168.100 and the network mask is set to 255.255.255.0

Step 4:

Insert the Product CD into the CD drive of your computer.

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