Compex WP54G firmware recovery procedure. ------------------------------------------------ This procedure shows how to reload the firmware to WP54G should something goes wrong and the system could not startup properly. Should this happened, WP54G will automatically switch to firmware upload mode and the DIAG LED will light up blink very fast. See table 1 below to check WP54G power up status. Table 1: -------- WP54G Operation state DIAG light status ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Firmware Upload mode, ready for tftp Blinking very fast (3/5 flashes/sec) upload. 2) Writing uploaded firmware to flashrom. Steady ON 3) Writing to flashrom succcessful Blinking very slowly (1 flash/sec) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How to recover WP54G from failed firmware ========================================== Before you start, after power ON Access Point, check the DIAG LED status as described intable (1). Otherwise, WP54G have this problem. If you experienced other problems please call technical support for help. 1) Power OFF and disconnect WP54G from the network. 2) Connect a MDIX (cross) UTP cable between WP54G and your computer nic network port. 3) Power ON WP54G then startup your computer. It is assumed your computer will obtain IP automatically. Computer will obtain an IP address,192.168.168.100 for WP54G device. If it doesn't please change the TCPIP setting to obtain IP automatically or set a fixed IP 192.168.168.100 4) Insert the WP54G Product CD in CDROM then change directory to the recovery folder. Double click on the batch file, wp54grcv.bat OR if manually execute the command, open a Command Prompt, change to the recovery folder in product CD and type the command below. Assuming CDROM is driver D. D:\Recovery\TFTP -i 192.168.168.1 PUT image_name.IMG (image_name.IMG is the firmware image filename in the recovery disk. If you have downloaded a newer firmware and have it put in local hard disk e.g. in C:\wp54g\wp54gxxx.IMG, then select this as your new path and firmware name. When the firmware image file is successfully transferred from your computer to the router, the DIAG LED will display as described in table 1. 5) Firmware restoration is now completed. Reboot WP54G and it is ready to operate. ---------------------------------