Can you not change the WIFI pswd from the SSH session? -- Larry Smith lesm...@ecsis.net
On Wed August 3 2022 14:15, Bill Prince wrote: > I was able to log into it via SSH. No surprise, it's running firmware > 3.3.22 from 2017. The oldest firmware on their website is 3.7.58 from > 2019. I tried to tell it to update to that firmware, but I think the > firmware is no longer there, because I get this error: > > BZ.v3.3.22# upgrade > https://dl.ui.com/unifi/firmware/U2Sv2/3.7.58.6385/BZ.qca9342.v3.7.58.6385. >170508.0942.bin Downloading firmware from > 'https://dl.ui.com/unifi/firmware/U2Sv2/3.7.58.6385/BZ.qca9342.v3.7.58.6385 >.170508.0942.bin'. > > --2022-08-03 11:28:41-- > https://dl.ui.com/unifi/firmware/U2Sv2/3.7.58.6385/BZ.qca9342.v3.7.58.6385. >170508.0942.bin Resolving dl.ui.com... failed: Connection timed out. > wget: unable to resolve host address `dl.ui.com' > Image short, header truncated. > Invalid firmware. > > It can ping the host dl.ui.com, so I think the "unable to resolve" > message is referring to the file, and not the host. The discovery tool > can find it, so it looks like my best bet is to reset it and try to > update it from the controller (I was able to d/l controller 5.10.17, > which is the oldest on their website. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 8/2/2022 11:01 PM, Craig Baird wrote: > > I think if you download an old controller version from before the EOL, > > you can probably manage it. Go to: > > > > https://www.ui.com/download/unifi/ > > > > Scroll down past the "Firmware" section to the "Software" section. > > Below that, click the button that says "See Past Software". Controller > > versions there go back to 2019. > > > > I've not done this before, but it seems like it should work. Just keep > > in mind that since it's not the same controller that was used to adopt > > and set up the AP, you'll probably have to physically reset the AP > > before the controller will allow you to adopt and do anything with it. > > And of course, if you reset the AP, and then find out that the old > > controller version somehow knows it's EOL, then you're completely > > hosed and have effectively just bricked the AP. I doubt that will > > happen, but I've doubted a lot of things that did happen, so take that > > for what it's worth. :) > > > > Craig > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 7:53 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Welp, it's been about 3 years since I've needed to make any > > changes to the Unifi AP-LR that we installed way back in 2015 (I > > think). Durn thing works really well. So well, in fact, that I > > haven't made any changes in it since before the pandemic (maybe > > longer). > > > > Today, my SO asked me to change the WiFi PW. She asked if it's a > > big deal. Nope I answer (confident as usual). Gosh darn, the Unifi > > controller is no longer on my desktop (no surprise, I replaced the > > desktop a couple years ago. > > > > I go to the Ubiqiti web site to D/L the controller,etc. and find > > that that model was EOL'd back in 2021. Sheesh. What do I do now? > > The thing works as well (or better) than any WiFI AP I've had > > before, so I am loath to replace the thing just to change the PW. > > What's the best way to deal with this? > > > > -- > > bp > > part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com > > -- > > AF mailing list > > AF@af.afmug.com > > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
