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How to access web interface on WAG102 with a modern browser
I am unable to open the web interface on our WAG102 access point. I've tried Microsoft Edge, IE11, Chrome and FIrefox. All report similar errors, associated with SSL/TLS. Is there any way that I can ...
I needed to reset some things on several WAG102s we have. The answer was to download and install Virtualbox (you could use another if you wanted) then go to
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/
and download a virtual machine with IE8.
It was fairly easy to get running and easily connects to the WAG102 interface.
Yeah I realize it's legacy product but as they say"if it ain't broke don't fix it" ! The response by the 'community' member doesn't exactly help build a community if the response to a perfectly reasonable question is met with sarcastic snooty responses. As for the wg102 - can you recommend a similar AP with the same robust build quality. I just use for on the fly AP for staff on site without spending ££££.
Almost any - except if "robust" does translate to a heavy duty metal enclosure. The WAC505 is very affordable, 2x2 802.11ac Wave II, for example, without breaking the bank - it starts from about 75 USD for PoE or 85 USD with an external power supply - pricing varies depending on your market/region.
Still - considering it's secure enough otherwise (probably no WPA2 AES, vulnerable e.g. to KRACK, ...) - can't your legacy device not be accessed and managed by http anymore?
- Yes - I did mean t
Robust by the fact they are in metal enclosures.
I have been using these for 10 years + / can be picked up for £15 . Frustrates now by inability to access by http / disable Https.
I live/work on a large farm so no real danger of security issues.
I have recently deployed down ubiquiti units but the range is pretty poor compared with these old units
Thanks again - P.s can't seem to disable auto Https on any of the browsers I have . I can reset the unit but can't access admin panel for setup
Any hints would be appreciated
Oharvey wrote:
P.s can't seem to disable auto Https on any of the browsers I have .Modern browsers don't have sich a thing - either you have some special settings, some add-ons, or some caching entry doing a redirect ... when using http://192.168.12.34/ or whatever local domain name like http://wirelessap.office.domain.local/ a http connection must be established. Only very few specific domains where some browsers init a dedicated process towards https - but not for ie. an IP address or a generic domain name.
Still, I have no idea what really happens - might be some smart guys have introduced a forced redirect on the port 80 to https on 443. Drop the browser cache, and try...
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