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   - Press the reset button (near the ethernet port)
   - Press the reset button (near the ethernet port)
   - Turn on the device (by plugging in the ethernet w/ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_over_Ethernet POE])
   - Turn on the device (by plugging in the ethernet w/ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_over_Ethernet POE])
   - Release the reset button after the lights blink red and orange.  
   - Release the reset button after the lights blink red and orange. (the router will continue blinking until its flashed)
   - Ping 192.168.1.20. If it works, you're ready to upload an image.  
   - Ping 192.168.1.20. If it works, you're ready to upload an image.  


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received ACK <block=13468>
received ACK <block=13468>


Once those lines stop coming, the router will take somewhere between 1 and 7 minutes to stop flashing its lights at you. DO NOT unplug or turn off the router until it presents two adjacent green LEDs and has done so for 10+ seconds. On the older routers the upgrade can take much longer than on the newer routers so be patient.
Once those lines stop coming, the router will take somewhere between 1 and 7 minutes to stop flashing its lights at you. DO NOT unplug or turn off the router until the bottom two green LEDs are solid for a minute. On the older routers the upgrade can take much longer than on the newer routers so be patient.


If you have a PicoStation running AirOS, you can use the following shell script to reflash it without needing to press the reset button:
If you have a PicoStation running AirOS, you can use the following shell script to reflash it without needing to press the reset button: