To be able to join Ruckus Zone Director/Smart Zone you must change your AP firmware from Unleashed to ZoneFlex.
Here is simple step by step to do it.
Prerequisites:
- 12 Volt adapter, minimum 1 Ampere with compatible plug or stand-alone POE switch (not connected to any network other than ruckus AP)
- Network Cable
- Ruckus ZoneFlex Firmware (v. 104.x.x.x)
- Original Ruckus Firmware (Unleashed: v. 2xx.x.x.x) – needed only for revert to original firmware
- Laptop with internet browser
Important note:
- Only one AP can be turn on and setup at one time or firmware change will fail.
Steps :
- Configure your laptop’s Ethernet adapter using 192.168.0.11/24 (no gateway/dns needed)
- Plug your network cable, connecting your laptop to ruckus ethernet port (NOT POE PORT)
- Connect 12 Volt adapter to Ruckus power plug or connect POE port to POE enabled stand-alone switch
- Open your internet browser and go to https://192.168.0.1 (wait a little as ruckus AP might take a while to boot up)
- If you are being asked for https certificate error, just continue and trust the certificate
- In the first page of ruckus setup, just click “Next”
- In the next page use “Static IP Address”
- Change gateway to 192.168.0.2 and DNS to 192.168.0.2 and click “Next”
- In the next page choose “No” and click “Next”
- In the next page input simple password twice (no need complex password as it will only be used once when changing the firmware)
- Click Finish and OK if prompted
- Wait for the initial setup to finish
- After finish, you will be on AP login screen, if not repeat step 4 and 5 until you see login screen
- Login with username: admin and password you have setup at step 10
- If prompted for registration, click “Skip” and then “Yes, Skip”
- On the left pane, find “Administer” > “Upgrade”
- Wait a little as AP will try to find available network upgrade
- Choose “Local Upgrade” once it available
- Click “Browse” and choose ZoneFlex firmware (v. 104.x.x.x)
- Wait a little while firmware being uploaded to AP and then click “Upgrade”
- If prompted, click “OK”
- Wait until the progress show “100% Completed”
- Click “Reboot” and click “OK” if prompted
- Wait for progress to finish
- After finish, you should see new login screen
- Check with your wireless adapter/device if there is “island_xxxx” SSID available where xxxx is your AP’s MAC Address last digits
- Your AP is now ready to join Zone Director / Virtual Smart Zone
Total time needed: 15 to 20 minutes