Motorola WA840GP, WA840G user Manual
WA840G and WA840GP
Firmware Release Notes
Version 6.1.4
Compatibility
• The features in this release are compatible with both
the WA840G and WA840GP Wireless Access Points.
• Release 6.1.4 is compatible with all hardware
versions.
Changes in Release 6.1.4 (Relative to Releases 2.x, 3.x,
4.x, and 5.x):
• Router mode – when set in this mode, allows users
to share files, printers, and the Internet connection wirelessly
• HTML help – this is now a pop-up help tool
• STP (spanning tree protocol) – this is now user configurable
• Default SSID (service set identifier) – supports 12digit MAC address instead of 3-digit address
• WMM™ (Wi-Fi® Multimedia) – supported
• AP isolation – supported
• Multicast Rate settings – supported
• Parental controls
• WPA2™ (Wi-Fi® Protected Access version 2) – supported
• Connection Logging via Syslog Service – this has
replaced URL (uniform resource locator) Log support
• LED functions – the Power LED does not blink when
a firmware upgrade is in progress. (See "How to
Upgrade” for details.) The WAN (wide area network) LED
no longer blinks red when it has lost its IP connection to
its default gateway, or when the WAN connection repair
procedure is still in progress. When the wireless LED is
off, the wireless interface is not enabled by the firmware
(no longer displays red). Also, when this LED is blinking,
the wireless interface is enabled and active wireless
traffic is present. The Wireless LED does not blink on
WA840G V1 hardware. Refer to the “WA840G/GP User’s
Guide” for a complete description of LED functions.
• User Interface (UI) – User Interface of web-based
configuration utility realigned to support direct access to
major functions (WAN interface, LAN interface, wireless
interface, and advanced routing features). Refer to
Tables 1 and 2 in this document to quickly locate
renamed and new features in the UI.
• Configuration file save and restore, Web Login
Timeout, and Wireless site monitor – not supported
• WEP key input – pass phrase and ASCII input not
supported
Known Limitations
When you upgrade to 6.x, the factory default configuration
settings are restored to your system. You will need to
customize your configuration settings using the Configuration
pages. Refer to “How to Configure the WA840” after the
upgrade procedure is completed.
Before You Upgrade
This is the work flow you should follow to prepare to upgrade
the WA840G/GP:
A. Print out the current configuration settings
Before you upgrade, it is highly recommended that you print
out the current configuration settings of your current firmware
version so that configuration is easier to follow. To access and
print the Web-based configuration pages of versions 2.x, 3.x,
4.x or 5.x, follow the steps in “To access the Web-based
configuration pages” then print out the pages and return to this
section.
B. Back up the old configuration file
Before you upgrade, back up your current version’s config.bin
file according to instructions supplied with that version.
C. Obtain the WA840G/GP User Guide for complete
information about version 6.x
You may want to have the user guide handy as you upgrade the
unit. It contains complete information regarding each
configuration parameter. You can download the user guide
from:
http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/support/default.asp
D. Download the Conversion Utility
A conversion utility is supplied to make it easy for you to map
the old configuration file parameters to the new parameter
locations in version 6.x configuration screens. You can
download the conversion utility from the same link shown in
step C. Be sure to save it to your hard drive.
E. Run the Conversion Utility
Run this utility to generate a text file that shows where the
current configuration parameters are to be entered in the
version 6.x configuration screens.
1 Navigate and click the Converter.exe file you
downloaded in step D. The HomeNet Backup File Format
Converter main window appears:
2 In the Input binary box, click Browse and
locate the config.bin file you saved in step B. Example: 5x
config.bin
3 In the Output file box, click Browse to locate
a folder to store this file, then type a name for this file to
be generated. Example: Version_6x.txt
4 In the Product ID box, type the product name.
Example: WA840G
5 Click Run. When “Done” appears in the lower left corner of the dialog box, click Exit.
6 Check that the file is located in the folder you specified in step 3, and then click the file to open it and print it.
How to Upgrade
Be sure to read “Before You Upgrade” prior to performing this
procedure. Never reset the unit while it’s upgrading.
To upgrade from version 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, or 5.x to version 6.x:
1 Download and save the Motorola_WA840_6.1.3.exe
file from the Motorola Web site at the following link:
http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/support/default.asp
2 Double-click the .exe file you just saved. Browse to
the default path C:\Motorola_HomeNet (unless you specified otherwise) and unzip the file.
3 Type http://192.168.40.1 in a Web browser.
4 When the Motorola Wireless Broadband Router logon
dialog box appears, type your user name in the User name
box (if you changed it from the factory default (admin) the
last time you upgraded).
5 Type your password in the Password box (if you
changed it from the factory default (motorola using all
lowercase) the last time you upgraded).
6 Click LOG IN.
7 Click the Control Panel tab then the Firmware
Update tab to access the firmware information.
8 To locate the Firmware Update .trx file you down-
loaded and unzipped in steps 1 and 2, type the path in
the Firmware Update File box, or click
Browse to navigate to it. The default path is
C:\Motorola_HomeNet.
9 When the .trx file appears in the Firmware
Update File box, click Update.
10 When the update is complete, click RESTART and
follow the prompts to restart the WA840.
Clearing the Web Browser Cache
After you upgrade, you may need to clear the cache to view
the upgraded Web page properly:
1
Open a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet
Explorer®.
2 Select Tools\Internet Options.
3 In the Temporary Internet files box, click Delete
Files.
4 In the Delete Files dialog box, select the Delete all
offline content check box and then click OK. Click OK
again.
Configuring the WA840G/GP
These release notes provide steps to reconfigure the basic
security and other settings so that you can get your system
running securely. These basic settings appear in white on the
configuration pages of the user interface. This document also
provides a comprehensive mapping table of parameters so
that you can find the newly named corresponding parameters
from previous versions. New parameters have also been
added for Version 6.x.
How to Configure the WA840
After you complete the upgrade procedure, you can custom
configure the WA840 and its associated devices. Procedures
are provided for the commonly used options only. Refer to
the “WA840 Wireless Broadband Routers (WA840GP and
WA840G) User Guide” for complete information.
Refer to Table 1 in this update to locate configuration
parameters in previous versions (2x through 5.x) that have
been renamed or moved to new configuration pages in
version 6.x. Refer to Table 2 in this update for new
parameters in version 6.x. Be sure to click Apply before you
exit the current page, or the changes you entered will be
lost.
To access the Web-based configuration pages:
1 Open a Web browser. In the URL field, type
http://192.168.40.1 (the router’s default IP address) and
press Enter.
2 At the Motorola Wireless Broadband Router login
window, type your user name in the User name box (if
you changed it from the factory default (admin) the last
time you upgraded).
3 Type your password in the Password box (if you
changed it from the factory default (motorola using all
lowercase) the last time you upgraded). Then click OK.
The Basic configuration page appears.
To configure basic access control features of your
router/access point:
1 Select the Basic tab on the configuration menu bar.
2 Type a new user name in the Configuration
Login Username box. This allows you to access
the configuration pages. (If you forget a user name, you
can press the Reset button on the unit to reset the
default user name to admin.)
!!! If you use the Restore Factory Configuration button,
all of the configuration options will be reset to the original
factory default settings, not just the current page settings.
3 Type a new password in the Configuration
Login Password box. This allows you to access
the configuration pages. (If you forget a password, you
can press the Reset button on the unit to reset the
default user name to motorola.)
Note: The RESET button on the back of the WA840 resets a
predetermined number of options to their defaults. Refer to
Section 1 in the “WA840 User Guide” for details.
4 In the Time Zone box, select a time zone from
the list. The default is Eastern Time.
5 When you finish making changes, click Apply. When
it is done, click Continue. Review the changes and then
go to another configuration page by selecting another
tab on the configuration menu bar.
Note: If you do not click Apply and you move to another
configuration page, the changes you just made will be lost.
To configure the router to support connections to
broadband services (wide area network):
Refer to the “WA840 Wireless Access Points User Guide” for
details.
To configure the Wireless network:
When you upgrade, any configuration settings for wireless
connected devices are lost. Refer to the User Guide for more
information about each configuration parameter on the
Wireless page, and Table 1 to map previous versions of
wireless configuration parameters to the wireless
parameters in revision 6.x. Refer to Table 2 for new wireless
parameters.
Note: Refer to the text file you generated using the
conversion utility in step E to make changes on this page.
1 Select the Wireless tab on the configuration menu
bar.
2 In the Network Name (SSID) box, type the
service set identifier using up to 32 alphanumeric characters, as indicated in the converted configuration text
file.
When a client looks to connect wirelessly to the
WA840, this SSID will be the identifier by which it
recognizes the network.
The default is motorola plus the Wireless MAC
Address, which can be found on the product label.
3 In the Channel box, select the channel to use (in
the U.S., available channels are 1 through 11). You can
switch the channel if you experience poor wireless performance due to interference.
4 Be sure all other parameters listed in the .txt file you
generated match the parameter fields on this screen.
5 Click Apply. When it is done, click Continue. Review
the changes and then go to another configuration page
by selecting another tab on the configuration menu bar.
If you are done configuring, see “Restarting the WA840.”
To configure the security options which protect
information sharing over wireless connections:
When you upgrade, all security configuration settings are
replaced with version 6.x defaults. Refer to Table 1 for more
information about each configuration parameter on the
Security page.
Note: Refer to the text file you generated using the
conversion utility to make changes on this page.
1 Select the tab on the configuration menu bar.
2 In the WPA-PSK box, select Enabled or Disabled
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