If the management of the unit is completely lost (of the local and/or the remote one), the ERConsole recovery procedure should be used. ERConsole is a software application created to recover or add a new IP address to the InfiNet Wireless units. Additionally, the ERConsole can be used to reset the InfiNet Wireless units to the factory default configuration.
ERConsole recovery procedure
Software requirements:
- Java Runtime Environment should be installed. If you don’t have it already, you can download it from http://www.java.com/en/download/
- ERConsole software application - can be obtained from our ftp site: ftp://ftp.infinet.ru/pub/Utils/EmergenceRepairConsole/ERConsole.zip
It is recommended to turn off any anti-virus or firewall running on your computer. We also recommend to use a simple unmanaged switch as intermediary device between your PC and the InfiNet unit. It is essential to reboot the InfiNet unit each time in order to activate the Emergency Repair Protocol on the unit, therefore the switch would prevent your PC Ethernet interface from flapping up and down. Using Cisco Catalyst switches for unit recoverty is not recommended due to a known issue port mode negotiation delay.
NOTE
If you lost management to your InfiNet Wireless unit, proceed with the following steps:
- Make sure you have set the correct IP address, network mask and VLAN if used in order to access the unit. If these items are checked, proceed with the next step for the ERConsole recovery
- Connect a network Ethernet cable between the InfiNet Wireless unit and your PC and then run the ERConsole.jar application downloaded from our ftp
- Power off the InfiNet Wireless unit and then power it on in a few seconds
Wait about 30 seconds and the ERConsole screen should receive update from the unit like below. The Serial number, IP address and network mask will be displayed on the screen:
Figure - ERConsole information- If an IP address is assigned to the unit, configure on your laptop an IP from the same network class and connect to the unit in order to perform the modifications and checking required. If there is no IP displayed (0.0.0.0), proceed with the next step
- Click the «+» button in the ERConsole application and a new window will appear
In the New task window, set the additional IP address and network mask, then click «OK» like below:
Figure - Adding a new IP address- Power off and on the InfiNet unit. Wait about 30 seconds until the IP is assigned
- Add an IP address from the same network subnet to your PC and access the unit. ERC will not show newly assigned IP address
- Login to the unit using the new IP . Do not reboot the unit now because the additional IP address is temporar until the next restart or the new configuration is saved.
Restore to factory settings using ERConsole
If you need to restore your unit to the factory settings, follow the instructions below:
- Obtain the IP-address of the unit using the ERConsole as described in section above.
- Click on the «+» button in the ERConsole application and a new window will appear.
- Obtain the Factory Password. In order to do this, please contact the distributor through whom the device was purchased, or send a request to the InfiNet Technical support to support@infinetwireless.com. The request must include the device serial number.
- Select “Reset configuration” option and input the Factory Password obtained at the previous step in the "Factory password" field, then click «OK».
- Power off and on the unit and then wait about 30 seconds.
- The unit will start in special emergency mode with the IP-address 10.10.10.1 and mask 255.255.255.0.
- Login to the unit and reset the configuration to the factory defaults from the "Maintenance" page.