https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24073#M6596 George,<BR /><BR />Unleashed R500 AP hardware is same as Controller R500 AP hardware. There is no restriction as such that if you convert R500 to unleash, it can't be brought back to standard AP. <BR />&nbsp; Sat, 16 Jan 2016 04:55:55 GMT monnat_systems 2016-01-16T04:55:55Z https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24070#M6593 I was wondering if it is possible to convert regular ZoneFlex R500 AP to Unleashed firmware. I was not able to find any instructions on how to do it. Wed, 13 Jan 2016 21:22:57 GMT https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24070#M6593 george_dvali 2016-01-13T21:22:57Z https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24071#M6594 Yes, but it's not recommended because if you ever need an RMA you'll get another ZoneFlex firmware (matching) replacement.<BR /><BR />Here are the Support site knowledge base articles to convert both ways for evaluation testing purposes. <BR /><BR />Is it possible to convert regular R500/R600 to Unleashed and vice versa?<BR /><A href="https://support.ruckuswireless.com/answers/000005190" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Link https//supportruckuswirelesscom/answers/000005190">https://support.ruckuswireless.com/answers/000005190</A><BR />How to upgrade standalone AP thru FTP or local option<BR /><A href="https://support.ruckuswireless.com/answers/000001297" rel="nofollow" title="Link: https://support.ruckuswireless.com/answers/000001297">https://support.ruckuswireless.com/answers/000001297</A><BR />Can I convert an Unleashed AP to a ZoneFlex Standalone mode AP?<BR /><A href="https://support.ruckuswireless.com/answers/000005193" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Link https//supportruckuswirelesscom/answers/000005193">https://support.ruckuswireless.com/answers/000005193</A> Wed, 13 Jan 2016 22:48:20 GMT https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24071#M6594 michael_brado 2016-01-13T22:48:20Z https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24072#M6595 Thank you very much for the reply. I heard that if you convert R500 to Unleashed it can not be converted back. Has anyone tried this? Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:44:34 GMT https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24072#M6595 george_dvali 2016-01-15T13:44:34Z https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24073#M6596 George,<BR /><BR />Unleashed R500 AP hardware is same as Controller R500 AP hardware. There is no restriction as such that if you convert R500 to unleash, it can't be brought back to standard AP. <BR />&nbsp; Sat, 16 Jan 2016 04:55:55 GMT https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24073#M6596 monnat_systems 2016-01-16T04:55:55Z https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24074#M6597 I've definitely tried doing this in both directions before with a R600.&nbsp; Sat, 16 Jan 2016 06:54:10 GMT https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24074#M6597 john_d 2016-01-16T06:54:10Z https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24075#M6598 This has already been answered before:<BR /><BR /><A href="https://forums.ruckuswireless.com/ruckuswireless/topics/convert-r500-to-unleashed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Link https//forumsruckuswirelesscom/ruckuswireless/topics/convert-r500-to-unleashed">https://forums.ruckuswireless.com/ruckuswireless/topics/convert-r500-to-unleashed</A><BR /><BR />Here is the user guide:<BR /><BR /><A href="http://docs.ruckuswireless.com/unleashed/200.1.9.12/#c-IntroducingRuckusUnleashed.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Link http//docsruckuswirelesscom/unleashed/2001912/c-IntroducingRuckusUnleashedhtml">http://docs.ruckuswireless.com/unleashed/200.1.9.12/#c-IntroducingRuckusUnleashed.html</A> Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:38:16 GMT https://community.ruckuswireless.com/t5/Access-Points-Indoor-and-Outdoor/Is-it-possible-to-convert-ZoneFlex-R500-to-Unleashed-Any/m-p/24075#M6598 seanmuir 2016-01-18T16:38:16Z