Image Installation Mode

Last Updated : May 11, 2023 |
This is the maintenance process to put an AIWS into Image Installation mode. The maintenance process is used to upload a .img file to the AIWS1 unit.
  1. Remove the AIWS cover.
  2. Looking at the AIWS without the cover, the status LED should be towards the upper right corner.
  3. Beneath it there should be two rows of small switches, to the right of the round battery.
  4. The bottom one is of interest. As a way of being sure, there should be a mark on the board right next to it saying SW3.
  5. All the switches should be marked with numbers in range 1 to 8, there should also be a mark ON.
  6. Set only the switch labeled 4 to ON, the rest to OFF.
  7. Reboot the AIWS. A reboot from the browser does not have a waiting time, so is preferred. If unable to do that:
    1. Press the small button above and a bit to the left of the round battery on the AIWS circuit board. The press does not have to be long, a short one will do.
    2. There is a 10 minute waiting time when doing so, in addition to the actual shutdown and startup of the AIWS.
  8. Access the AIWS through the web browser. Do not type https in the address bar in image installation mode, as it only works with http.
  9. Select the image file and upload it.
  10. Set the AIWS back to normal mode.
  11. Set the switch labeled 4 back to OFF to be the same as the rest.
  12. Reboot the AIWS, preferably from the browser again.
  13. You must reconfigure the AIWS settings. Although the IP address should have not been changed, if having trouble accessing it try the following:
    1. Setting the AIWS in network mode by turning the switch labeled 1 to ON.
    2. Reboot the AIWS.
    3. The status LED should be steady amber (not blinking at all).
    4. Access the AIWS by the reserved IP address 192.5.36.229.
    5. Enter the desired IP settings.
    6. Set the AIWS into normal mode by turning switch 1 back to OFF.
    7. Reboot the AIWS.
    8. Access the AIWS using the newly entered LAN settings.