NetPassage WP18 firmware recovery procedure.
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This procedure shows how to reload the firmware to router should something goes wrong
and router could not startup properly. Should this happened, router automatically 
switch to firmware upload mode. The DIAG light will blinking rapidly (about 5 times per second).

Table 1:
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   Router Operation state		     DIAG
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a) Firmware corrupted, need reload      Blinking quickly.(5/sec)

b) Firmware upload successfully    	Blinking slowly (1/sec)

c) Firmware upload failed, need reload	Blinking quickly.(5/sec)   
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How to recover router from failed firmware
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Before you start, after power ON router wait for 1 min, check the DIAG light status 
as described in table (1)'s status (a). If DIAG light continuously flashing fast after 
the 1 min start time and you can't access router with uConfig then firmware might be
corrupted. Follow procedure below. 
Otherwise, router firmware has no problem. If you experienced other problems
please call technical support for help.


1) Power OFF and disconnect router from the network.
2) Connect one end of a MDI cable to the LAN port on the router then connect the other
   end to your computer's LAN adapter.
3) Config your computer's IP to, 192.168.168.100 with netmask 255.255.255.0
4) Insert NP18A CD containing the recovery file in CD-ROM and run the batch file,
   wp18grcv.bat to start the firmware upload.
5) After firmware is transferred to router the DIAG light will stop blinking and stay
   steady light up. PLEASE DO NOT power OFF or reset router at this time.
   Router is currently writting firmware to flashrom.
5) When completed, the DIAG light will blink slowly, about 1 flash per second.
6) Reset the router and it will start up normally.
7) If still have problem, please call technical support for further help.

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