topic Re: Aerohive Ap121 - How can I remove OpenWRT and restore to stock firmware? in ExtremeWireless (IQE)

Aerohive Ap121 - How can I remove OpenWRT and restore to stock firmware?

rbrown — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:22:17 GMT

We’ve recently acquired 3 second-hand AP121s to expand our network and cover some gaps. Unfortunately I’ve now discovered that someone has modified these APs to run OpenWRT. Is there anyway to restore the original firmware?

Re: Aerohive Ap121 - How can I remove OpenWRT and restore to stock firmware?

Christoph_S — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 01:27:12 GMT

Haven’t tested this but have you tried upgrading the firmware manually?

https://extremeportal.force.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000078576

Kind regards,

Re: Aerohive Ap121 - How can I remove OpenWRT and restore to stock firmware?

rbrown — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:11:41 GMT

Unfortunately I haven’t got the firmware downloaded and I can’t seem to find it anywhere. I can upgrade the other APs through ExtremeCloud IQ to the latest firmware, but can’t download it to do the manual upgrade.

Re: Aerohive Ap121 - How can I remove OpenWRT and restore to stock firmware?

SamPirok — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 21:20:02 GMT

Hi @rbrown, I’ve emailed you some instructions on how to find a firmware file for your AP 121 and a guide that reviews how to update the firmware via the AP’s Web UI. Hope that helps!

You could also try a factory reset, this guide reviews how to do that: https://extremeportal.force.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000069780&q=how%20to%20reset%20XIQ%20AP

Re: Aerohive Ap121 - How can I remove OpenWRT and restore to stock firmware?

sanscorp — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:17:10 GMT

I am also having this issue and would like to have the original firmware on the OpenWRT AP's.
Can anyone help me get the firmware downloaded so I can try to restore the AP's trough the OpenWRT GUI?

The AP's are not visible in the IQ manager and the stock AP's web GUI is not present.
I really need to do a manual upgrade of the OpenWRT back to stock.