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Setup WC7520 with WNDAP360 in home Network
Hi All, Since I have been in lockdown here in the UK with my family I decided to upgrade my existing wireless network which consisted of 3 x WNDAP350 to a better system. I found on eBay a WC...
I have managed to resolve this by putting firmware version V2.2.11 onto the access point, which makes the access point completely configurable and does not need a controller.
The WNDAP360 can be used standalone with security, and independently configurable !
This makes this ideal for my home use and I now have 5 wifi access points from my Netgear POE switch with unique IP addresses which I have configured from within the web admin of the access point.
Yes its a little pain to change security settings in each access point, but for my home use, its great. Now got 100% signal in every room and in the garden :)
WC7520 now making its way onto eBay after a factory reset.
Onto my next lockdown project.
Regards
Kev
Hi and thanks for the prompt response.
The Controller is up to firmware version 2.5.0.47 and I had reflashed the WNDAP360's with the latest firmware available V 3.7.11.4.
Following your advice I have, via the web based admin page for the Access Point, downgraded the firmware to version V 3.7.9.0, factory reset everything and started again, just with a single access point.
The controller discovered the AP, and I had my console connected to it so that I could see what was going on.
After I pressed the add button I saw that the AP terminated the its system and thenerased and copied a new kernal and rootfs images before Restarting the system.
In the console it did lots of stuff and it ended being being served an IP address by the DHCP server on my router and binding itself to 192.168.1.152.
The access point has now the power light flashing amber and the activity light flickering green and the LAN light a constant green, and does not appear to be doing anything else.
The controller is saying that the AP is rebooting.
If you could please offer up any further advice it much be much appreciated.
Thanks
Kev .... Not Ken :)
I have managed to resolve this by putting firmware version V2.2.11 onto the access point, which makes the access point completely configurable and does not need a controller.
The WNDAP360 can be used standalone with security, and independently configurable !
This makes this ideal for my home use and I now have 5 wifi access points from my Netgear POE switch with unique IP addresses which I have configured from within the web admin of the access point.
Yes its a little pain to change security settings in each access point, but for my home use, its great. Now got 100% signal in every room and in the garden :)
WC7520 now making its way onto eBay after a factory reset.
Onto my next lockdown project.
Regards
Kev
Just as a follow-up to this, I ended up with the WC7520 Controller and a spare access point which I now know how to fix up as a fully configurable access point via console cable and tftp, It been an interesting learning experience, and now have my main PC dual booting to Linux as Windows 10 was making the task impossible to tftp.
My theory was that as I rolled back the firmware on my access point to something that worked, the same may work with the controller.
I loaded the controller with the oldest firmware and updated it until it could find the WNDAP360's on the network.(2.5.0.5), and then tried to add the spare controller.. It bricked it. I put the WNDAP360 back to firmware revision V2.2.11 so that the device is usable in my home network.
The WC7520 be be retired on eBay after giving it my best attempt, maybe other Access Points will work with it... God Bless
Regards
Kev
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