FAQ: WAD

FAQ: WAD

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How to upgrade firmware for WAD-104 using Ubuntu Linux PC

Wad-104 Upgrade Procedure

Initial Setup
1 Required hardware

  • WAD-104
  • Switch with minimum 3 LAN ports
  • “Linux PC, for example Raspberry Pi”
    • Preparing Raspberry PI with Linux OS
      • Download and install Win32 Disc Imager
      • Open ubuntu-mate-16.04-desktop-armhf-raspberry-pi.img
      • Write to device SD card from Raspberry Pi
      • Access denied error may come up. Delete all anti-virus or use a Windows PC without anti-virus
  • Router

2 LAN Connection – Use only LAN ports

  • LAN connection from WAD 104 to Switch
  • LAN connection from Linux PC to Switch
  • LAN connection from Router to Switch

3 Power connection

  • Power connection for Switch
  • Power connection for WAD-104
  • Power connection for Linux PC
  • Power connection for Router

4 Video connection

  • Video connection from Linux PC to Monitor

5 Keyboard and mouse connection

  • Keyboard connection to Linux PC
  • Mouse connection to Linux PC

Upgrade Procedure

  1. Copy the attached file emw-1.4.2.tgz to a UBS flash drive with FAT 32 format.
    This is done in Windows PC.
  2. Connect USB Flash Drive to Linux PC and boot up. Must go through registration of user and password. “aaron, Cookie2002”
  3. Copy the emw-1.4.2.tgz file to /tmp folder inside the Linux PC. Use the Mate window to copy and paste the file
  4. “In the Mate, open the Terminal Command window”. Right click in Mate and select Open in Terminal.
  5. Set superuser
    • sudo su – root

    Note the spaces in the command

  6. Go to the fodler tmp
    • cd /tmp
  7. Decompress the file emw-1.4.2.tgz
    • tar xzvf emw-1.4.2.tgz

    Two files emwadcast and emwadcast.ksp will appear.

  8. Find the LAN interface
    • ifconfig

    “For example, enxb827eb6b292e”.

  9. Listen to the communication between WAD-104 and Router
    • tcpdump -nni “lan-interface” udp port 3189
    • Do not put the “” symbols around the LAN-interface.

    You will see
    “17:08:55.852393 IP 192.168.0.108.37783 > 192.168.0.255.3189: UDP, length 1004”
    “17:08:55.852393 IP 192.168.0.108.37783 > 192.168.0.255.3189: UDP, length 348”
    “17:08:55.852393 IP 192.168.0.108.37783 > 192.168.0.255.3189: UDP, length 1004”
    “17:08:55.852393 IP 192.168.0.108.37783 > 192.168.0.255.3189: UDP, length 348”

  10. Note the IP address of the WAD-104 which in this example is 192.168.0.108.
  11. End the listening by Contol-C.
  12. Copy the emwadcast and emwadcast.ksp to WAD-104 in the folder usr
    • scp emwadcast “ip address”:/usr
    • Do not put the “” symbols around the IP-address.
    • scp emwadcast.ksp “ip address”:/usr
    • Do not put the “” symbols around the IP address

    For example, scp emwadcast 192.168.1.108:/usr.

  13. You will be asked to confirm with Yes.
  14. You will be asked for the password of WAD-104 Cinet.com.
  15. Remote into WAD-104
    • ssh “ip address”
    • Do not put the “” symbols around the IP address.
  16. You will be asked for the password of WAD-104 Cinet.com.
  17. Move to folder usr
    • cd /usr
  18. Move the two files from usr folder to bin folder and replace the existing files.
    • mv emwadcast bin -f
    • mv emwadcast.ksp bin -f
  19. Exit out of Wad-104
    • exit
  20. Power off WAD-104. Reboot WAD-104 for the new firmware
  21. “Should you need to set a daisy-chain of WAD-104 units, set J1 pins as follows:”
      Pin1 Pin2 Pin3 Pin4 Cluster Number
      Off Off On Off 0
      On Off On Off 1
      Off On On Off 2
      On On On Off 3
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