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WAC720 Factory reset doesn't work
Help,
I connected one of my WAC720 to a Netgear WC7600, i scanned for new devices and found the AP, when i added it, the AP rebooted and that is it, now i have the power / test light flashing ...
Hi brianford ,
Do you have a DHCP server these AP's can get an IP address from?
If not, that will cause the AP's to go into a reboot loop. When they run the lite firmware they run in DHCP client mode and will not stay UP unless there is a DHCP server. If you don't have DHCP server setup right now you can use the inbuilt one on the WC7600 - see page 107 of the user manual
Thanks
DavidGo
Not really a WAC720 issue - the controller (WC7600 here) does push a "light" firmware when taking over control of a WAC, and that seems to have gone wrong why ever. RaghuHR please
Does this mean that the APs are now "Bricked"
brianford wrote:
Does this mean that the APs are now "Bricked"
At least some recovery might be required at this point. It's a smart decision not to bring more of the WAC720 into risk. If this is a new installation, get in touch with the Netgear customer service via https://my.netgear.com/ .
Hi brianford ,
Do you have a DHCP server these AP's can get an IP address from?
If not, that will cause the AP's to go into a reboot loop. When they run the lite firmware they run in DHCP client mode and will not stay UP unless there is a DHCP server. If you don't have DHCP server setup right now you can use the inbuilt one on the WC7600 - see page 107 of the user manual
Thanks
DavidGo
Many thanks to DavidGo, it was the lack of DHCP Server, set this up any all sorted, now looking for my next hurdle 8-)
Thanks to all for suggestions
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