Converting Standalone/Smartzone Ruckus or Rivi APs to Unleashed

1. The standalone firmware has no web interface at all. The only port exposed is 22 (SSH)
2. The AP will obtain an IP Bind in the subnet it is connected to, but this is not useful

Instead:

1. Connect the AP on to a switch that is not connected to a DHCP server or the internet
2. Factory reset the AP by applying the PoE connection and simultaneously holding reset for 14 seconds
3. Set your laptop to 192.168.0.50/24
4. SSH to the AP, using the default credentials super and sp-admin. You will be forced to change the super password and need to re-login to the AP
5. You cannot use any privileged level in the AP, so instead you have to use the limited CLI for the upgrade process. Use the following commands:
   1. Make double-sure the AP is factory reset by issuing the command:
      
      set factory
      …and then…
      reboot

Upon reboot. Prepare a suitable TFTP server on your laptop/mac (e.g.: Trivial for OSX) and use the following commands:

fw set proto tftp
fw set host 192.168.0.50 [your laptop]
fw set control <FIRMWARE_FILENAME>.bl7

…and then…

fw update

6. You’ll see a lot of ascii art on screen

7. At the end of the process issue the reboot command and the AP will restart as an Unleashed device.