Upgrading Wistron CA-8 or Wistron RDAA-81 (Wistron CA8-PRO) firmware to OSWave

In this example we are using firmware RDAA-81-GENERIC-v1.00e09.bin for Wistron RDAA-81 and ca8-4-v1.08e05.bin for Wistron CA-8 and we assume this firmware is already up and running on these devices before we start.

In the text when we are referring to the RDAA-81 device it means we are also referring to the CA-8 device.

To get started you must first login into RDAA-81 Web Management interface. The default IP address for that device is 192.168.1.1 (your configuration may vary if you have already altered it) so after entering http://192.168.1.1 in the web browser you will see this stock firmware login screen:

After you click on "System Tools" following screen will appear:

Now you have to enter your password (default password is "password") to proceed to the next step.

Please choose the OSWave firmware file you want upload to the device and press Upgrade button.

The Upgrade Process will take approximately 45 seconds and it is very important to make sure it is not interrupted. After the firmware upgrade is finished the following screen will appear:

Now, please don't click on the "YES" button just yet. Please allow additional 10 seconds to make sure the device finishes writing new firmware to the flash memory. While this may sound unecessary it actually is a very good idea to wait that additional time - we have seen situations where device was still writing to the flash memory while the Firmware Upgrade Finished screen appeared and pressing YES in that case caused the firmware to be corrupted. To avoid that please wait that additional 10 seconds and then press YES to have the device rebooted.

Now, it will take about 120 seconds for first bootup and initial system reconfiguration, please make sure to not interrupt this operation.

After reboot the device will come back up with OSWave firmware on it's default IP address: 192.168.1.251 (netmask 255.255.255.0). Please use your web browser and start at http://192.168.1.251 to see the following login screen:

Please use following default login/password to log into the device:

Login: admin
Password: public

to see Default System Information Page:

Now you have fully featured, 24 hours time limited trial version of the OSWave software up and running. If you need further information on how to configure it then please proceed to the configuration Page. Enjoy!

Downgrading Wistron RDAA-81 running OSWave to the original firmware

If you at any time decide to downgrade OSWave firmware to the original RDAA-81 firmware then please follow this simple instruction:

In the OSWave system please go to the "Upgrade Firmware" link to see following screen:

Please locate appropriate firmware for your Access Point (manufacturers original firmware files for supported devices are available on our web page) and press the SUBMIT button to proceed with firmware upgrade. After few second following screen will appear:

Please allow about 60 seconds for firmware reflash (Please make sure you do not interrupt this process) and after that time your RDAA-81 will again be available with it's default firmware and factory default configuration at http://192.168.1.1.