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WAX206 won't update firmware .
Installed WAX206 as Access point. It has V1.0.3.0 firmware, tried to update to V1.0.4.0. It will not install that update. I get a MD5 Verify error every time I try to update. Chat line had some sugge...
Bought this AP for bridging function. The firmware it came with, 1.0.1.5, does not support this. I downloaded the 1.0.4.0 firmware to my computer, connected the computer to ETH1, and tried to upload the new firmware. When I clicked the upload button, I received a login screen instead of the warning pop-up described in the manual. I logged back in and the old firmware was still showing. I tried rebooting the AP, but that didn't help. I then connected the AP to my internet router and tried downloading the firmware directly from the website. It said no new firmware was available. I don't know where the device looks for new firmware versions, but if you go directly to the download web page, no info for the WAX206 shows up. You have to go to the product support page to get the firmware.
Update: I resigned myself to having two different wireless networks (one without internet connection), so I disconnected the AP from the internet router, reset it, and set it up as its own network. I then connected wirelessly into it with the same computer I used before connected to ETH1. When connected wirelessly, I was able to upload the firmware. Doesn't make sense to me, but it worked.
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