Enterasys WS-AP3715i

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The Enterasys WS-AP3715i is an enterprise Accesspoint normally sold together with a wifi controller, from which it would be configured. Its manufacturer support already ended. OpenWRT liberates it into standalone device with 802.3af POE.

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Generic Router

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1. Grab the OpenWrt initramfs, rename it to ap3715.bin. Place it in the root directory of a TFTP server and serve it at `192.168.1.66/24`.

2. Connect to the serial port and boot the AP. Stop autoboot in U-Boot by pressing Enter when prompted. Credentials are identical to the one in the APs interface. By default it is admin / new2day.

3. Alter the bootcmd in U-Boot:

 setenv ramboot_openwrt "setenv ipaddr 192.168.1.1;
 setenv serverip 192.168.1.66; tftpboot 0x2000000 ap3715.bin; bootm"
 setenv boot_openwrt "sf probe 0; sf read 0x2000000 0x140000 0x1000000;
 bootm 0x2000000"
 setenv bootcmd "run boot_openwrt"
 saveenv

4. Boot the initramfs image

 run ramboot_openwrt

5. Transfer the OpenWrt sysupgrade image to the AP using SCP. Install using sysupgrade.

 sysupgrade -n <path-to-sysupgrade.bin>

the original kernel log shows the following mapping:

m25p80 spi32766.0: s25fl256s1 (32768 Kbytes)
21 cmdlinepart partitions found on MTD device spi32766.0
Creating 21 MTD partitions on "spi32766.0":
0x000000000000-0x0000000a0000 : "BootBAK"
0x0000000a0000-0x000000120000 : "BootPRI"
0x000000120000-0x000000130000 : "CFG1"
0x000000130000-0x000000140000 : "CFG2"
0x000000140000-0x000001ec0000 : "FS"
0x000001ec0000-0x000001ed0000 : "NVRAM1"
0x000001ed0000-0x000001ee0000 : "NVRAM2"
0x000001ee0000-0x000001ef0000 : "NVRAM3"
0x000001ef0000-0x000001f00000 : "NVRAM4"
0x000001f00000-0x000001f10000 : "NVRAM5"
0x000001f10000-0x000001f20000 : "NVRAM6"
0x000001f20000-0x000001f30000 : "NVRAM7"
0x000001f30000-0x000001f40000 : "NVRAM8"
0x000001f40000-0x000001f50000 : "NVRAM9"
0x000001f50000-0x000001f60000 : "NVRAM10"
0x000001f60000-0x000001f70000 : "NVRAM11"
0x000001f70000-0x000001f80000 : "NVRAM12"
0x000001f80000-0x000001f90000 : "NVRAM13"
0x000001f90000-0x000001fa0000 : "NVRAM14"
0x000001fa0000-0x000001fb0000 : "NVRAM15"
0x000001fb0000-0x000001fc0000 : "NVRAM16"
fsl-espi ffe07000.spi: registered child spi32766.0
fsl-espi ffe07000.spi: chipselect 0 already in use
spi_master spi32766: spi_device register error /soc@ffe00000/spi@7000/legerity@0

The manufacturer does not provide a flashable image. To reinstall the OEM firmware, one has to flash a previous backup of the router back on its flash.

Backup

To create such a backup, you can follow the generic backup instructions for a full mtd backup.

This guide worked well: Create full MTD backup

generic.sysupgrade

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  • Browse to http://192.168.1.1/cgi-bin/luci/mini/system/upgrade/ LuCI Upgrade URL
  • Upload image file for sysupgrade to LuCI
  • Wait for reboot

If you don't have a GUI (LuCI) available, you can alternatively upgrade via the command line. There are two command line methods for upgrading:

  • sysupgrade
  • mtd

Note: It is important that you put the firmware image into the ramdisk (/tmp) before you start flashing.

sysupgrade

  • Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
sysupgrade /tmp/xxx.abc

mtd

If sysupgrade does not support this router, use mtd.

  • Login as root via SSH on 192.168.1.1, then enter the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/trunk/XXX/xxx.abc
mtd write /tmp/xxx.abc linux && reboot

Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.

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The default network configuration is:

Interface Name Description Default configuration
br-lan EXAMPLE LAN & WiFi EXAMPLE 192.168.1.1/24
vlan0 (eth0.0) EXAMPLE LAN ports (1 to 4) EXAMPLE None
vlan1 (eth0.1) EXAMPLE WAN port EXAMPLE DHCP
wl0 EXAMPLE WiFi EXAMPLE Disabled

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Numbers 0-3 are Ports 1-4 as labeled on the unit, number 4 is the Internet (WAN) on the unit, 5 is the internal connection to the router itself. Don't be fooled: Port 1 on the unit is number 3 when configuring VLANs. vlan0 = eth0.0, vlan1 = eth0.1 and so on.

Port Switch port
Internet (WAN) EXAMPLE 4
LAN 1 EXAMPLE 3
LAN 2 EXAMPLE 2
LAN 3 EXAMPLE 1
LAN 4 EXAMPLE 0

hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s). Here, we merely name the buttons, so we can use them in the above Howto.

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The Enterasys WS-AP3715i has the following buttons:

BUTTON Event
EXAMPLE Reset reset
EXAMPLE Secure Easy Setup ses
EXAMPLE No buttons at all. -

Front:
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Back:
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Backside label:
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  • To remove the cover and open the device, do a/b/c

Main PCB:
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port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.

How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
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Serial connection parameters
for Enterasys WS-AP3715i @@Version@@
EXAMPLE 115200, 8N1, 3.3V

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How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
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COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE


COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING


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