topic Moving from ZD to Unleashed for existing network in Unleashed

Moving from ZD to Unleashed for existing network

kkb1412 — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:38:13 GMT

I have a wlan of APs using ZoneDirector. Assuming I would need to change the firmware for each AP, what would be the simplest method of doing that? Is there a shortcut or would it involve physically accessing each AP to perform a "reset"?

Thank you for any help you could offer!

Re: Moving from ZD to Unleashed for existing network

Parik_MN — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:18:11 GMT

Hi @kkb1412,

Easy method is to FTP/TFTP upgrade the APs one by one through CLI. You can run "set factory" from AP CLI to reset the AP.

FTP Upgrade:

fw set control <firmware_filename>
fw set proto ftp
fw set host <Server_IP>
fw set user <FTP_Username>
fw set password <ftp_password>
fw update

TFTP Upgrade:

fw set control <Image_File_Name>
fw set proto tftp
fw set host <Server_IP>
fw update

Make sure to reboot the APs after FTP/TFTP upgrade to boot the AP from new image file.

Regards,

Parik

Re: Moving from ZD to Unleashed for existing network

DarrelRhodes — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:48:26 GMT

You could utilise a colleague's tool (Crossbreeder) to do a bulk-firmware update. Details here: https://support.purdi.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360055531372-Flashing-Ruckus-Access-Points-Using-Crossbreeder