Tsunami MP-8100 Installation and Management Guide 182
8.4.10 Recovery Procedures
The most common installation problems relate to IP addressing. For example, without the TFTP server IP Address, you will not
be able to download a new device firmware to the unit. IP Address management is fundamental. We suggest you to create a
chart to document and validate the IP addresses for your system. If the password is lost or forgotten, you will need to reset
the unit to default values. The Soft Reset to Factory Defaults and Hard Reset to Factory Defaults procedures reset
configuration settings, but do not change the current device firmware.
If the device has a corrupted firmware, follow the Forced Reload procedure to erase the current AP Image and download a
new firmware.
8.4.11 Soft Reset to Factory Defaults
Use this procedure to reset the network configuration values, including the password, IP address, and subnet mask. The
current unit Image is not deleted.
1. Click Management > Reset to Factory.
2. Click Reset to Factory Default. The device is reset to its factory default state.
3. The default IP address that the unit resets to is 169.254.128.132 for the device. If you want to make modification to
the IP address setting, use the ScanTool or CLI. See Using CLI to Manage the Access Point for CLI information.
If you do not have access to the HTTP or CLI interfaces, use the procedure described in Hard Reset to Factory Defaults.
8.4.12 Hard Reset to Factory Defaults
If you cannot access the unit or you have lost its password, you can reset the unit to the factory default settings. Resetting to
default settings leads to configuring the unit anew.
To reset to factory default settings, press and hold the RELOAD button on the side of the unit’s PoE power supply for 5
seconds. The current configuration is deleted from the unit and the unit reboots, with factory defaults.
CAUTION: It you hold the RELOAD button for longer than 10 seconds, you may go into Forced Reload mode, which
erases the unit’s embedded software.
8.4.13 Forced Reload
With Forced Reload, you bring the unit into bootloader mode by erasing the embedded software. Use this procedure only as
a last resort if the unit does not boot and the procedure did not help.
CAUTION: By completing this procedure, the embedded software in the unit will be erased. You will need to reload the
software before the unit is operational.
To do a forced reload
1. Reset the unit by resetting the power plug of PoE.
2. Press and hold the RELOAD button which is located on the PoE for about 20 seconds. The unit deletes the current
firmware.
3. Unit will try to load the required firmware using the default factory configuration parameters. If this fails, then it will
enter either CLI mode or ScanTool mode as per the user’s choice, with a message on the serial console “Starting
ScanTool interface, press any key to enter CLI 5”. Follow one of the procedures below to load a new firmware to the
unit:
• Download a New Image Using ScanTool
• Download a New Image Using the Bootloader CLI
Because the CLI option requires a physical connection to the unit’s serial port, Proxim recommends the ScanTool Option.
To Next Page
Loading...