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Steps to flash and configure your Router to work with MESHdesk
These are the steps we will take to get your system working on Meshdesk:
- Buy a supported router. The list of supported routers are here- Supported hardware
- Download the latest firmware for your router from sourceforge.net here- https://sourceforge.net/projects/radiusdesk/files/MESHdesk/
- Start-up Your router in fail-safe mode
- Flash the latest MESHdesk firmware onto your router
- Download the latest Meshdesk Node Config Utility from here- https://sourceforge.net/projects/radiusdesk/files/MESHdesk/
- Configure the router with the MESHdesk Node Config Utility
- Each type of hardware has a unique way to get the firmware installed onto the device.
| Hardware | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Dragino | http://wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Web_FailSafe_Uboot |
| OpenMesh OM2P | http://help.cloudtrax.com/hc/en-us/articles/202210960-How-to-manually-flash-firmware-on-a-CloudTrax-enabled-access-point |
| Ubiquity PicoStation HP | http://www.radiusdesk.com/user_guide/chilli/ubiquity_basic#flashing_openwrt_onto_the_picostation2 |
How to Flash and Configure a ZBT WE2026
Start-up your router in fail-safe mode
To start-up the ZBT we2026 in fail-safe mode:
- Hold in the reset button.
- While holding in the reset button, plug in the power cable.
- While the power cable is plugged in, release the reset button.
- The LED's will flash quickly to indicate that the device is in fail-safe mode.
Set your Ethernet port to 192.168.1.11 to flash
To be able to connect to your router:
- Plug in the Yellow Ethernet cable from your pc to the router.
- Right-click on the Wifi icon (this works on Windows 8).
- Open your computer's Network and Sharing Center.
- Click on Change adapter settings.
- Click on the Ethernet port.
- Right-click and select Properties.
- Scroll down to Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP4) and click on Properties.
- In the Properties window type in 192.168.1.11 to change the IP to this address.
- Click OK and Close all the windows before continuing to the next step.
Flash the latest MESHdesk firmware onto your router
- Open your web browser and type 192.168.1.1 into the url window.
- The router front end opens.
- Click Choose file and get the Meshdesk firmware sysupgrade.bin file you downloaded from sourceforge.net.
- Click Submit and wait 100 seconds.
- Wait until the router LED's stop flashing, then you are done with flashing your router.
Set your Ethernet port to 192.168.255.20 to Configure
To be able to connect to the MESHdesk Config Utiility:
- Plug in the Yellow Ethernet cable from your pc to the router.
- Right-click on the Wifi icon (this works on Windows 8).
- Open your computer's Network and Sharing Center.
- Click on Change adapter settings.
- Click on the Ethernet port.
- Right-click and select Properties.
- Scroll down to Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP4) and click on Properties.
- In the Properties window type in 192.168.255.20 to change the IP to this address.
- Click OK and Close all the windows before continuing to the next step.