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Jun 09
2010

Netgear WG302 Firmware upgrade via Telnet

Posted by: admin on Jun 09, 2010

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http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/728

 NOTE: Instead of using SolarWinds TFTP server i used  TFTPd32(http://tftpd32.jounin.net/)

Part 1: Upgrade the Boot Loader Commands:

1. Connect to the WG302 console port via MS Hyper terminal with these settings:
  • Bits per second: 9600
  • Data bits: 8
  • Parity: None
  • Stop bits: 1
  • Flow control: None


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2. Copy patch.txt from the zip file into a working file folder on your PC.
3. Connect the access point to your PC’s communication port with an RS232 cable.
4. After powering on the access point, immediately press CTRL-C (CTRL and C keys at the same time). The RedBoot> prompt displays in HyperTerm. Here's an example of what this sequence might look like:
+Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:09:5b:74:f3:c5
IP: 192.168.0.35/255.255.255.0, Gateway: 0.0.0.0

Default server: 192.168.0.36, DNS server IP: 0.0.0.0
RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [ROM]
Red Hat certified release, version 1.92 - built 18:59:19, Sep 19 2003
Platform: IXDP425 Development Platform (XScale)
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, Red Hat, Inc.
RAM: 0x00000000-0x10000000, 0x0001f920-0x0ffd1000 available
FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x50800000, 64 blocks of 0x00020000 bytes each.
== Executing boot script in 2.000 seconds - enter ^C to abort
^C
RedBoot>
5. Select Send Text File from Transfer Menu in HyperTerminal, and select patch.txt to transfer. The access point automatically rebots after upgrade is done.
6. Continue to Part 2 to upgrade the firmware.

Part 2: To Upgrade the Firmware Using TFTP

1. Configure the IP address of your PC to 192.168.0.36. 2. If you do not have a TFTP server on your PC, install one now. (These are available, free, from such places as Solarwinds. You may download the software from http://support.solarwinds.net/updates/New-customerFree.) 3. Copy the WG302 firmware image: wg302_v4_1_8.rmt into the TFTP Root directory, such as c:TFTP-Root. 4. Rename the image to wg302.rmt. (If your TFTP server gives an error "ixp425.rmt not found" then you have a beta unit. For beta units rename "wg302.rmt" to ixp425.rmt.) 5. Connect your PC and the WG302 access point directly with a CAT5 Ethernet cable. 6. Start the TFTP server. (An example, showing Solarwinds start-up window, appears below.)


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7. Disconnect the power cord from access point.
8. Press and hold the reset button on access point. Plug in the power while holding the reset button.

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