Sensor Revert - Symbol WS5000 Series System Reference Manual

15.2.3 Sensor Revert

You can revert sensors back to AP's by selecting sensors from the list and issuing a
switch sends a DOWNGRADE command to all selected sensors and waits for an acknowledgement from
every one of them. DOWNGRADE commands forces the sensor to reactivate WISP bootloader at which point
AP300 can be adopted as an access port. If the switch failed to receive and ACK it logs an error.
Note At any given time, you cannot send more than one configuration command to
a sensor. The sensor resets after receiving the first command and is unavailable for
45 seconds.
15.3 GUI and CLI Interface
The actions related to sensor configuration and revert are performed asynchronously and outside the normal
interaction between the switch and UI/CLI. Its because of this, the switch returns success for any command
that has valid syntax and parameters, i.e. valid MAC address of the sensor, valid IP/network mask/gateway,
etc. The command itself is executed after the initial result is returned to UI/CLI. For complete CLI reference
see 8.47 Sensor Context on page 252
The convert and revert command take some time for completion. When you issue a convert command using
CLI, you get a success. This means the command has been accepted and the syntax and MAC address is valid.
It will take anywhere between 45 seconds upto a minute to complete the conversion. Hence the newly
converted AP will get displayed in the sensor list only after about a minute.
A syslog/SNMP trap is generated whenever the sensor is disconnected anytime during the period when it was
discovered and the moment you attempt to issue a command to the sensor.
Note All the sensor conversion and management related functionality is disabled
by default. User is required to enable it through UI/CLI command before using any of
the described functionality. Configuration through SNMP is also supported.
15.3.1 Converting an AP300 into a Sensor
To convert an AP300 to a sensor, select AP300/Sensor from the left hand side tree menu of the main window.
This will open AP300/Sensor configuration window. By default the window displays the AP300 tab details.
Follow the steps mentioned below to convert an AP300 to a sensor:
15-3
AP-300 Sensor Conversion
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