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Nortel 6100 Series WLAN Handset I2C Battery Issue
0September 3, 2009
Nortel has released a technical bulletin notifying customers of an issue with the Nortel 6100 Series Wireless LAN handsets running software release 2.x (build 115.019 or earlier) when the phones are paired with battery packs that are manufactured around or after January 2009.
The phone will hang up displaying an I2C error when it first boots up. You can read all the details in the Nortel technical bulletin;
Nortel WLAN Handset 6100 Series Battery Error: “I2C” Battery Issue (Software Rls 2.x Fix – Build 115.021)
While I’m at it I should probably mention that Nortel has released software 115_021 and 115_022 for the Nortel 6100 series WLAN handsets. I personally had an issue with 115_021 after I upgraded a 6140 handset. The ear speaker wouldn’t work at all, not after resetting it, not after switching batteries, not after praying over it. I could place and receive calls and the speaker phone worked fine but I couldn’t even get dial tone out of the ear speaker in the handset. After upgrading to software release 115_022 the problem has not re-occurred.
In addition Nortel has also released v2.4 of the Handset Administration Tool (HAT). This tool allows you to configure the 6100 series phones through the cradle from a USB port. This tool is a godsend for those of us that remember configuring every phone by hand through the dial pad (you trying entering a 128bit WEP/WPA key through a dial pad and not get it wrong).
You can download the new software and the new version of HAT from Nortel;
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=SOFTWARE&poid=18281
Cheers!
Update: September 4, 2009
I went back and tested 115_021 software with another 6140 handset and had no problems. I also went back and downgraded the original 6140 handset I tested with from 115_022 to 115_021 and had no problems. I’m guessing it was a fluke of some kind.
Motorola WS5100 and RFS7000 Software Update
6February 21, 2009
by Michael McNamara in Motorola
Motorola has released software v3.3.1 for the WS5100 and v1.3.1 for the RFS7000 Wireless LAN Switches. You can find the release notes for the 3.3.1 (WS5100) software release here. And you can find the release notes for the 1.3.1 (RFS7000) software release here. We’ve been running v1.3 on the RFS7000 for the past few months now with only a few small problems. We hope to start testing the Smart RF feature set that was released in the 1.3 Wi-NG software base very soon. We’re also eager to start testing the AP7131 802.11n Access Port in a few specific locations.
Here’s a quick excerpt from Motorola on v1.3.1 for the RFS7000;
RFS7000 v1.3.1 has the following feature focus: Voice, Security and Resiliency
Voice: Enhancements provide comprehensive WMM Admission control, enabling not only superior voice quality but also optimizations with respect to network usage for voice.
Security: Enhances the built-in IDS capabilities for Ad-Hoc Network Detection and .11n Rogue detection. Provides built-in IPS capabilities via Rogue AP containment for the wireless network.
Resiliency: SMART RF Management that enables the WLAN to automatically and intelligently adapt to changes in the RF environment to eliminate unforseen gaps in coverage.This technology provides dynamic network optimization to ensure user quality of experience at all times by automatic adjustments to channel and power (on detection of RF interference or loss of RF coverage/neighbor recovery).
All the above enable the wireless enterprise by making it easy to deploy, securely and with built-in resiliency and support for voice.
For the Adaptive AP:
• Adaptive AP7131 802.11 a/b/g/n Support ( v3.1.1 )
• Rogue AP detection
• Mesh statistics
• WLAN statistics
• Configurable IPS Sensor on the AP5131( D SKU) in Adaptive mode(ADP-5131 v2.2.1 image)
With the AP300:
• Dynamic Load balancing of AP300s after a primary reverts in a cluster
• Email Notification for critical alarms
• LDAP enhancements
• Cluster GUI for WLANS and APs visualization
• Securing Layer 3 AP and Wireless Switch protocol – Secure WiSPe
• MU Naming
System Enhancements:
• IP v6 Client Support
Cheers!
Factory Reset Motorola AP-5131
42May 20, 2008
The Motorola AP-5131 is a fully featured 802.11a/b/g wireless network access point that supports MESH networking.
I recently needed to reset one of these access points and thought it would be useful for anyone else looking for information on the subject.
Step 1. Serial up to the AP5131 with 19200-8-N-1
Step 2. Power cycle the AP5131
Step 3. Press the “Escape” key when the AP5131 states “Press escape key to run boot firmware”.
Step 4. From the “boot>” prompt enter “passwd default”.
Step 5. Reset the system by entering “reset system”.
The AP5131 should perform a full reset and end up at the login prompt after it has booted. The default administrator password is “symbol” (case sensitive).
Note: starting with firmware release 1.1.2.0-005R the AP51x1 password was changed to “motorola”.
Upon logging in for the first time the administrator should be prompted to change the password. The default administrator username is “admin”.
Note: the default IP address of the AP5131 is 192.168.0.1 and the DHCP server is enabled in the factory configuration so you should be able to connect your PC to the LAN port and then open a web browser to access the Admin GUI.
Cheers!
