RuggedWireless™
RS900W Family
Wireless Firmware Upgrade Guide
RuggedCom Inc.
30 Whitmore Road,
Woodbridge, Ontario
Canada L4L 7Z4
Tel: (905) 856-5288
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Table of Contents
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Software Upgrade.................................................................................................................. 4
1.1
1.2
1.3
Overview......................................................................................................................... 4
Assumptions ................................................................................................................... 4
Software upgrade procedure .......................................................................................... 4
1.3.1 Step 1: File unpack and preparation........................................................................... 4
1.3.2 Step 2: File location.................................................................................................... 4
1.3.3 Step 3: Verify the ROS Software version.................................................................... 4
1.3.4 Step 4: Disable RSTP: ............................................................................................... 5
1.3.5 Step 5: Upgrade the IEEE 802.11 (Wireless) daughter-card firmware on RS900W
switch(es): ............................................................................................................................... 5
1.3.6 Step 6: Reset the RS900W switch(es) ....................................................................... 5
1.3.7 Step 7: Login to the ROS console .............................................................................. 5
1.3.8 Step 8: Verify the IEEE 802.11 (Wireless) daughter-card firmware version: .............. 5
Example RS900W configurations......................................................................................... 6
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2.1
2.2
2.3
Configuration for WPA2 enabled “Access Point” operation............................................. 6
Configure the RS900W for “Client / Bridge” operation.................................................... 6
Configure the RS900W for “Client / IP Bridge” operation................................................ 7
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1 Software Upgrade
1.1 Overview
The following instructions are meant to guide the user through the software
upgrade and (example) configuration procedure for the RuggedWireless™
RS900W family of industrially hardened, fully managed IEEE 802.11g Access
Points, Client / Bridge and Client / IP Bridges with integrated Ethernet switching.
All of the instructions in the guide are given from the perspective of the RS900W
product User-Interface. In fact, the procedure of upgrading and configuring ANY
of the RuggedWireless™ products (e.g. RS910W, RS930W etc.) will be
substantially the same, and the same set of instructions can be successfully
applied to all of the models in this family.
There are two software components which can be upgraded in the RS900W
units: the main control firmware (ROS) and the firmware which executes on the
(wireless) daughter-card itself, to provide the IEEE 802.11 wireless interface.
This document is intended to guide the user through the procedure required to
upgrade the wireless firmware used on the daughter-card component in the
RuggedWireless™ family of products.
1.2 Assumptions
1- A TFTP server (application) must be configured and running on your PC.
This TFTP server must know the location of the firmware image files to be
uploaded to the RS900W.
2- Both the RS900W switch(es) and your PC (which is running the TFTP
server) are expected to reside on the same IP subnet such as
192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0
1.3 Software upgrade procedure
1.3.1 Step 1: File unpack and preparation
There are two files associated with this upgrade: <wlan1.bin> and <wlan2.bin>.
Files <wlan1.bin> and <wlan2.bin> are the latest wireless firmware version
binary files which contain both Access Point and Client/Bridge functionality.
1.3.2 Step 2: File location
Copy binary files <wlan1.bin> and <wlan2.bin> to the TFTP server configured
directory.
1.3.3 Step 3: Verify the ROS Software version
a- Login as “admin”
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b- Enter <CTRL+S> to access the ROS shell prompt
c- Type “version” command and you should see something like “ROS
v3.5.0” (or higher) reported to the display.
1.3.4 Step 4: Disable RSTP:
a- Goto Main Menu
b- Ensure that Spanning Tree -> Configure Bridge RSTP Parameters ->
State -> Disabled is selected.
c- Save the setting by pressing <CTRL+A>
1.3.5 Step 5: Upgrade the IEEE 802.11 (Wireless) daughter-card
firmware on RS900W switch(es):
a- Goto “Main Menu”
b- Verify that the wireless interface and TFTP server reside on the same IP
subnet. WLAN Interface -> Addressing Parameters -> IP Address
c- Ensure that WLAN Interface -> Miscellaneous Parameters -> TFTP
Server Address -> Enter IP address of TFTP server is configured
d- Ensure that WLAN Interface -> Miscellaneous Parameters -> Software
Upgrade -> Select Start is selected.
e- Save the setting by <CTRL+A>
f- At this point the IEEE 802.11 (Wireless) daughter-card firmware upgrade
will start. Check WLAN Interface -> Miscellaneous Parameters ->
Software Upgrade Status to see the firmware upgrade status
information.
g- Please note that it will take up to 15 minutes to complete.
1.3.6 Step 6: Reset the RS900W switch(es)
1.3.7 Step 7: Login to the ROS console
a- Login as an “admin”
b- Enter <CTRL+S> to access the ROS shell prompt
1.3.8 Step 8: Verify the IEEE 802.11 (Wireless) daughter-card
firmware version:
a- Wait until wireless interface is up and running by monitoring the Port 9
LED on the front panel. When the LED is lit, the wireless interface is
available.
b- Select WLAN Interface -> Miscellaneous Parameters -> Version
c- You should see something like “WLAN-FS.1.6-APP.1.6” reported to the
display.
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2 Example RS900W configurations
2.1 Configuration for WPA2 enabled “Access Point” operation
a- Remove any previous configuration on the RS900W: Ensure that
Diagnostics -> Load Factory Default Configuration -> Yes is selected.
b- Set the IP address of RS900W: Ensure that Administration -> Configure
IP Interfaces -> IP Address is configured.
c- Set the IP subnet mask of RS900W: Ensure that Administration ->
Configure IP Interfaces -> Subnet is configured.
d- Disabled RSTP: Ensure that Spanning Tree -> Configure Bridge RSTP
Parameters -> State -> Disabled is selected.
e- Set IP address of wireless interface: Ensure that WLAN Interface ->
Addressing Parameters -> IP Address is configured.
f- Set IP subnet mask of wireless interface: Ensure that WLAN Interface ->
Addressing Parameters -> Subnet Mask is configured.
g- Set SSID: Ensure that WLAN Interface -> Network Parameters ->
Network Name [SSID] -> RUGGEDTEST is configured.
h- Set Authentication Mode: Ensure that WLAN Interface -> Security
Parameters -> Authentication Mode -> wpa2-psk is selected.
i- Set Encryption Algorithm: Ensure that WLAN Interface -> Security
Parameters -> Encryption Algorithm -> aes is selected.
j- Set Passphrase [WPA,WPA2]: Ensure that WLAN Interface -> Security
Parameters -> Passphrase [WPA,WPA2] -> testing1234 is configured.
k- Soft reset the wireless interface: Ensure that WLAN Interface ->
Miscellaneous Parameters -> WLAN Reset -> Quick reset is selected.
l- After a ‘Quick reset’ has been executed, the RS900W unit will be
configured for AP operation with WPA2 (802.11i) security enabled.
2.2 Configure the RS900W for “Client / Bridge” operation
a- Remove any previous configuration on the RS900W: Ensure that
Diagnostics -> Load Factory Default Configuration -> Yes is selected.
b- Set the IP address of RS900W: Ensure that Administration -> Configure
IP Interfaces -> IP Address is configured.
c- Set the IP subnet mask of RS900W: Ensure that Administration ->
Configure IP Interfaces -> Subnet is configured.
d- Disabled RSTP: Ensure that Spanning Tree -> Configure Bridge RSTP
Parameters -> State -> Disabled is configured.
e- Set wireless interface operation mode to Client Bridge: Ensure that WLAN
Interface -> Addressing Parameters -> Operational Mode -> Client
Bridge is selected.
f- Set IP address of wireless interface: Ensure that WLAN Interface ->
Addressing Parameters -> IP Address is configured.
g- Set IP subnet mask of wireless interface: Ensure that WLAN Interface ->
Addressing Parameters -> Subnet Mask is configured.
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h- Set SSID: Ensure that WLAN Interface -> Network Parameters ->
Network Name [SSID] -> RUGGEDTEST is configured.
i- Set Authentication Mode: Ensure that WLAN Interface -> Security
Parameters -> Authentication Mode -> wpa2-psk is selected.
j- Set Encryption Algorithm: Ensure that WLAN Interface -> Security
Parameters -> Encryption Algorithm -> aes is selected.
k- Set Passphrase [WPA,WPA2]: Ensure that WLAN Interface -> Security
Parameters -> Passphrase [WPA,WPA2] -> testing1234 is configured.
l- Soft reset the wireless interface: Ensure that WLAN Interface ->
Miscellaneous Parameters -> WLAN Reset -> Quick reset is selected.
m- After a ‘Quick reset’ has been executed, the RS900W unit will be
configured for Client/Bridge operation with WPA2 (802.11i) security
enabled. After this step, the Client/Bridge unit will associate with the
similarly configured AP and a ‘ping’ test should work at this point
2.3 Configure the RS900W for “Client / IP Bridge” operation
The only difference between the configuration of “Client / IP Bridge” and “Client /
Bridge” is the selection of “Operational Mode” in Section 2.2 Step (e). Instead of
setting “Client Bridge” option you will set “Client IP Bridge” option in the
“Operational Mode”.
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