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4.4  Upgrading through Bootloader 
In some specific cases, the AP may be not in a normal operation state, which cannot 
be succeeded upgraded though any of the working modes. It will need to upgrade 
the AP through Bootloader.  
 
4.4.1  Entering Bootloader 
To enter the bootloader, it will need to connect the console port and open the 
console session. During the AP initialization, pressing any key when below words 
showing on the screen of console: 
 
 
4.4.2  AP1101 
Procedure of the upgrading AP1101 through bootloader: 
✓  To setup a TFTP server on a PC, and put the images on the TFTP server path: 
  OAW-AP1101-UBOOT_KERNEL_3.0.x.x.bin 
  OAW-AP1101-UBOOT_ROOTFS_3.0.x.x.bin 
✓  To enter the bootloader during AP initialization, which is described in 4.4.1. 
✓  Network configuration (IP Address, TFTP Server Address…) 
Example: IP address=
172.16.18.11
; TFTP Server Address=
172.16.18.129
 
# set ipaddr 172.16.18.11 
# set serverip 172.16.18.129 
✓  AP upgrading through bootloader