FAQ: WAD

WAD-120 and WAD-110 Servers

This upgrade instruction in only relevant to WAD-110 and WAD-120 servers that were released prior to May 4, 2015.

1. Download the WAD Upgrade file from 20150504upgrade.zip.
Unzip the file and find within the 3 following files:

ccastd
wadcaster
wadcaster.ksp

2.
Copy the 3 files to a root directory of a flash drive. The 3 files should be outside of any folders in the flash drive.

3.
Connect the WAD server to an external monitor/TV using a HDMI cable. The HDMI port is at the back side of the WAD server.

4.
Boot up the WAD server. You will see the following prompt on the monitor.

>wadsvr login:

5.
Connect the flash drive and a USB Keyboard to the WAD server.

• WAD-110 (Connect the flash drive & the keyboard to front USB Ports)
• WAD-120 (Unplug 2 USB cables coming from the ADC-20 unit to the back of the WAD server. Connect the keyboard and the flash drive instead)

Upon connecting the flash drive, you will see the following messages on the monitor:

[5550.546576] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[5550.546648] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[5550.546576] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[5550.546648] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[5550.546576] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page present
[5550.546648] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through

6.
Type CTRL+ALT+F2 followed by Enter. You will be the following prompt:

root@wadsvr:/#

7.
Type in the following commands at the prompt and press Enter after each command

• mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt
• killall ccastd
• killall wadcaster
• cp /mnt/ccastd /var/wad
• cp /mnt/wadcaster /var/wad
• cp /mnt/wadcaster.ksp /var/wad

8.
Remove the flash drive and the keyboard from the WAD server. Reconnect the USB cables from the ADC-20 unit.
Reboot the WAD server.

END: The Upgrade has been completed.

WAD-104

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
Category: WAD-104

How to setup Routers and Access Points

Ruckus ZF7372 AP requires to be stand alone router to work with a WAD server that has its DHCP server disabled. That would be the case when using WAD-110 or 120 server with its DHCP server disabled or using WAD-104 always since the WAD-104 does not have a DHCP server.

But many Ruckus products are available with firmware which does not allow the APs to become stand alone routers. They require upgrade of firmware and here is the instruction on how to upgrade the firmware particularly for the Ruckus ZF7372 AP.

  • Download the stand alone firmware 9.7.1.0.32 and firmware 104.0.0.0.1347 into your PC.
  • Unzip them to .bl7 files.
  • Connect the ZF7372 AP via LAN to a router LAN port to be assigned an IP address. Power the ZF7372 using a 12V PSU directly into the ZF7372 AP. Wait until the power light indicator will become solid green.
  • Connect your PC via LAN to the router LAN port
  • Find the IP address assigned to the ZF7372 AP by the router by entering the Admin account of the router from your PC. The IP address can be found in the DHCP Client List inside the admin account.
  • If the IP address does not show, reset the ZF7372 AP by pressing the Reset button for 7 seconds.
  • Next enter the Admin account of the ZF7372 AP. The ID and Password in default are “super” and “sp-admin”.
  • If an error message “client and server don’t support a common ssl protocol version” appears in the browser, switch the browser to Firefox or Opera and continue.
  • Go to Upgrade in the left column menu. Select “Local” and select the file 104.0.0.0.1347.bl7 from your PC. Press Upgrade.
  • Wait until the upgrade is complete. Then login again to the Admin account of the ZF7372 AP. Go to Upgrade in the left column menu. Select “Local” and select the file 9.7.1.0.32.bl7 from your PC. Press Upgrade.
  • When done, disconnect the ZF7372 AP from the LAN and power connections.
  • The upgrade is complete. The ZF7372 AP is now ready to be configured for use with a WAD server following the instruction.

    Following attachment in PDF shows how to setup multiple Ruckus ZF7372 Access Points to a WAD server. Here we demonstrate using a WAD-104 server.
    How to setup multiple Ruckus ZF7372 Access Points to a WAD server – Part 2

    Following attachment in PDF shows how to setup a Ruckus ZF7372 Access Point to a WAD server. Here we demonstrate using a WAD-104 server.
    How to setup a Ruckus ZF7372 Access Point to a WAD server

    Following attachment in PDF shows how to setup a router to a WAD server. Here we demonstrate using a TP-Link router and a WAD-104 server.
    How to setup a router for WAD server

    Following attachment in PDF shows how to connect a TP-Link WR740N router to a WAD server. Here we demonstrate using a WAD-104 server.
    How to setup TP-Link WR740N router to a WAD server

    Google Chrome has been known to cause problems when trying to enter into the administration page of Ruckus ZF7372 Access Point. Use the MS Edge or Internet Explorer version 11 or higher instead.

    For detail instruction on how to access the administration page of Ruckus ZF77372, refer to the following link.
    How to setup a Ruckus ZF7372 Access Point to a WAD server