From 4d22ca575fb956dc53d14b7e928400e306a485f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Bauer Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 02:55:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add networked Config-Mode activation process --- docs/features/configmode.rst | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/features/configmode.rst b/docs/features/configmode.rst index 58e3ccd5..04e1c3eb 100644 --- a/docs/features/configmode.rst +++ b/docs/features/configmode.rst @@ -22,6 +22,27 @@ If you have access to the console of the node, there is the ``gluon-enter-setup-mode`` command, which reboots a node into Config Mode. +Network-Activated Config Mode +----------------------------- + +Some models lack a physical button for activating Config Mode. In this case, +Gluon supports Network-Activated Config Mode. A Linux-utility for activation +can be built by invoking ``make tools``. + +To enter Config Mode on a device supporting this method, start the +``enter-network-config-mode`` application in the ``tools`` subdirectory. Start +this tool with the name of the network-interface connected to the target +device as argument. Connect to the LAN-Port (or WAN port if the device has +only a signle interface) and power-cycle the device. + +Make sure your computer and the target device are directly connected without +an intermediate switch. + +This feature is supported for the following list of devices + +* ZyXEL NWA55AXE + + Port Configuration ------------------