RuggedCom RS900W User Manual 3

RuggedWireless™

RS900W Family

Wireless Firmware Upgrade Guide

RuggedCom Inc.
30 Whitmore Road,
Woodbridge, Ontario
Canada L4L 7Z4

Web: www.ruggedcom.com
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Federal Communications Commission

Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which
case the user will be required to correct the interference on his own expense.

Warning: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by RuggedCom Inc. could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Caution

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein
may result in hazardous radiation exposure. This product contains no user serviceable parts.
Attempted service by unauthorized personnel shall render all warranties null and void.

Should this device require service see the “Warranty” section of this installation guide.

Important

The RS900W family of products should be installed in a restricted access location where access
can only be gained by service personnel or users who have been instructed about the reasons
for the restrictions applied to the location and about any precautions that shall be taken; and
access is through the use of a tool or lock and key, or other means of security, and is controlled
by the authority responsible for the location.

Trademarks:

Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation
RuggedSwitch, RuggedWireless, RuggedRated, ROS and eRSTP are registered trademarks of

RuggedCom® Inc.

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Table of Contents

1 Software Upgrade.................................................................................................................. 4

1.1 Overview......................................................................................................................... 4

1.2 Assumptions................................................................................................................... 4

1.3 Software upgrade procedure.......................................................................................... 4

1.3.1 Step 1: File unpack and preparation........................................................................... 4

1.3.2 Step 2: File location.................................................................................................... 4

1.3.3 Step 3: Verify the ROS Software version.................................................................... 4

1.3.4 Step 4: Disable RSTP: ...............................................................................................5

1.3.5 Step 5: Upgrade the IEEE 802.11 (Wireless) daughter-card firmware on RS900W

switch(es):............................................................................................................................... 5

1.3.6 Step 6: Reset the RS900W switch(es)....................................................................... 5

1.3.7 Step 7: Login to the ROS console.............................................................................. 5

1.3.8 Step 8: Verify the IEEE 802.11 (Wireless) daughter-card firmware version: .............. 5

2 Example RS900W configurations......................................................................................... 6

2.1 Configuration for WPA2 enabled “Access Point” operation............................................. 6

2.2 Configure the RS900W for “Client / Bridge” operation.................................................... 6

2.3 Configure the RS900W for “Client / IP Bridge” operation................................................ 7

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