RuggedCom Marine Radio RS900W User Guide

RuggedWireless  
RS900W Family  
Wireless Firmware Upgrade Guide  
RuggedCom Inc.  
30 Whitmore Road,  
Woodbridge, Ontario  
Canada L4L 7Z4  
Tel: (905) 856-5288  
Fax: (905) 856-1995  
Toll Free: (888) 264-0006  
 
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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