How to firmware upgrade Proxim 8551 AP without AP Controller?

Is it possible to firmware upgrade a Proxim 8551 Access Point without
having an AP Controller? Maybe one of you guru's know about a program
that have a feature for this?

And what is the latest firmware version and where can I download it? A
Google search show a later version than the one I can download from
Proxim support website!!!

Thanks
Bent

<Bent Nielsen> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to firmware upgrade a Proxim 8551 Access Point
without
> having an AP Controller? Maybe one of you guru's know about a
program
> that have a feature for this?
>
> And what is the latest firmware version and where can I download it?
A
> Google search show a later version than the one I can download from
> Proxim support website!!!
>
> Thanks
> Bent

Does the AP have a serial inerface? If so you can use hyperterm to
telnet in (under accessories,communications) to connect it to a PC and
see if it has a firmware upgrade menu. You may have to play with the
protocol settings to see what it uses but Id try TTY first.

No, the AP does not have a serial - only the Ethernet connection.

"Airhead" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
><Bent Nielsen> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> Is it possible to firmware upgrade a Proxim 8551 Access Point
>without
>> having an AP Controller? Maybe one of you guru's know about a
>program
>> that have a feature for this?
>>
>> And what is the latest firmware version and where can I download it?
>A
>> Google search show a later version than the one I can download from
>> Proxim support website!!!
>>
>> Thanks
>> Bent
>
>Does the AP have a serial inerface? If so you can use hyperterm to
>telnet in (under accessories,communications) to connect it to a PC and
>see if it has a firmware upgrade menu. You may have to play with the
>protocol settings to see what it uses but Id try TTY first.

Hi, there are only two ways to upgrade your 8550 or 8551 Harmony APs
firmware. One is by using the Harmony AP Controller, the second is to send
it into Proxim for them to do it. These APs were never ment to be used as a
stand alone device, although they can be. They were meant to be used in a
large enterprise enviroment were the AP controller and its LAN Managment
cababilities would work the best.

Sorry about that. I know when I worked for Proxim from 1996 to 2000 we would
do firmware upgrades for free, but I have no idea if they still do that or
even if they still even provide support for Harmony products since they have
bought the orinoco line and stopped producing Harmony in 2001.

Robert....

<Bent Nielsen> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is it possible to firmware upgrade a Proxim 8551 Access Point without
> having an AP Controller? Maybe one of you guru's know about a program
> that have a feature for this?
>
> And what is the latest firmware version and where can I download it? A
> Google search show a later version than the one I can download from
> Proxim support website!!!
>
> Thanks
> Bent

Hi Robert "DLink Guru"

I also have another problem maybe you can and will help. I bought it
in December 2004, I am living in Nepal and bought it in India and I
know it is an older unit, but I could not find another.

Now the problem: when I got it I changed the IP-address, gateway IP,
security to WEP 128bit and the Web-password. Now I am unable to make
any changes. I login with the web-password and change the IP-address,
Gateways IP and Submit the changes and it say "Network Configuration
Updated Successfully", but after reboot it is coming up with the old
configuration values and NOT the new. If I after submitting the new
values and go back to see the Network values, it say the correct value
in the Configured Values fields - the Current Value is still the old
values.

Do you have any idea to what I can do/try to get the new values
stored? Or is it possible to reset it back to the default factory
setting?

Thanks
Bent
"DLink Guru" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi, there are only two ways to upgrade your 8550 or 8551 Harmony APs
>firmware. One is by using the Harmony AP Controller, the second is to send
>it into Proxim for them to do it. These APs were never ment to be used as a
>stand alone device, although they can be. They were meant to be used in a
>large enterprise enviroment were the AP controller and its LAN Managment
>cababilities would work the best.
>
>Sorry about that. I know when I worked for Proxim from 1996 to 2000 we would
>do firmware upgrades for free, but I have no idea if they still do that or
>even if they still even provide support for Harmony products since they have
>bought the orinoco line and stopped producing Harmony in 2001.
>
>Robert....
>
><Bent Nielsen> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> Is it possible to firmware upgrade a Proxim 8551 Access Point without
>> having an AP Controller? Maybe one of you guru's know about a program
>> that have a feature for this?
>>
>> And what is the latest firmware version and where can I download it? A
>> Google search show a later version than the one I can download from
>> Proxim support website!!!
>>
>> Thanks
>> Bent
>