WAC104 Bricked

[banderson01]

I was performing a firmware update on my WAC104 access point and it apparently failed. Now when I turn on the AP, the power light comes on and is steady. As soon as I plug an ethernet cable into any port, the AP reboots and then enters a continuous reboot cycle. If I press the reset button, the power light is steady and the WPS and Wi-Fi light alternately blink. What does this led pattern mean and what must I do to correct it?

[banderson01 · Accepted solution]

I had already tried nmrpflash and failed but I failed to notice that a switch between the PC and AP was needed. After I added a switch it worked fine. Thanks for your help.

[plemans]

You'd do better to post in the forum for the business devices. 

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Business-Wireless/bd-p/business-wireless-for-business

But you can try recoving it with tftp or nmrpflash.  

are you on windows? if so, follow this guide

https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP

just make sure you enable tftp 

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10

and here's a video walk through using a tftp client. Use the built in one for windows 10 though. the video is more of an example of how its done. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw

and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash

https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash

[banderson01 · Accepted solution]

I had already tried nmrpflash and failed but I failed to notice that a switch between the PC and AP was needed. After I added a switch it worked fine. Thanks for your help.

[plemans]

glad it worked for you.