12 Apr
2025
12 Apr
'25
6:14 p.m.
at least one person (with a Mac of course) has identified a problem (that I
know they're not the only one experiencing) which can be fixed by naming our
2.4ghz wifi SSIDs to something different than our 5GHz networks.
Does anyone know how to do this and want to do it?
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/454337/internet-connection-issues…
i know i know, fuck Apple, but people are being affected by this and we care
about those people and their computing experience.
-jake
12 Apr
12 Apr
9:09 p.m.
To change the SSID, one may connect to the Ruckus wireless controller’s GUI.
Possible path:
https://WIFI-CONTROLLER-IP/admin/login.jsp
<http://100.64.65.229/admin/login.jsp>
Or :
https://WIFI-CONTROLLER-IP
Or try them as “http” instead.
Jake, if the password I just resent you via Signal is not longer valid, it
can be reset with a paper clip.
Default username: admin
Default password: admin
Hope that helps.
Daniel
On Sat, Apr 12, 2025 at 18:14 Jake via sudo-sys <sudo-sys(a)sudoroom.org>
wrote:
13 Apr
13 Apr
6:50 a.m.
Heads up, the paper clip is for factory reset.
On the previous email I confused the ruckus controller with the Cisco
switch password reset.
Anyway, according to chatGPT these are the steps to change the password
without doing a factory reset:
“
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Resetting Ruckus ZoneDirector 1100 Admin Password on Linux (No Config Loss)
This method resets the admin password without wiping the configuration
using the serial console.
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What You Need:
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USB-to-Serial adapter (if your laptop doesn’t have a serial port)
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Console cable (typically DB9 to RJ45 for the ZD1100)
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Terminal software (we’ll use screen, preinstalled on most Linux systems)
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Access to the ZD1100’s console port
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Serial Console Settings:
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Baud Rate: 9600
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Data Bits: 8
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Parity: None
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Stop Bits: 1
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Flow Control: None
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Step-by-Step Instructions:
1. Plug in the USB-to-Serial adapter
Open a terminal and run:
ls /dev/ttyUSB*
You should see something like:
/dev/ttyUSB0
If nothing shows up, check dmesg output:
dmesg | grep tty
Make note of the correct device name.
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2. Connect using screen
Start a serial session:
screen /dev/ttyUSB0 9600
(Replace /dev/ttyUSB0 with your actual port if different)
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3. Power cycle the ZD1100
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Turn the device off, then on again.
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Watch your terminal window closely.
When you see:
Press any key to interrupt boot...
Press any key immediately.
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4. At the boot> prompt
Type the following command:
set -defaults
(This resets login credentials but preserves all configurations)
Then type:
boot
The system will now boot normally.
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5. Log in
After boot, you can log in with:
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Username: admin
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Password: admin
Then go into the web UI or CLI and change the password.
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Tips:
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To exit screen: press Ctrl + A, then \, then confirm with y.
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If screen isn’t installed, install it via:
sudo apt install screen # Debian/Ubuntu
sudo dnf install screen # Fedora/RHEL
sudo pacman -S screen # Arch
------------------------------
“
Hope that helps!
Daniel
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