The production of Unipi Axon units was discontinued and no longer receive software updates. The Axon line was replaced by the Unipi Patron.
During the image recovery process, all data from the recovered unit is permanently deleted and the storage partition-table is reset to the factory default state.
The tool requires a default partitioning of internal storage. If the number/type/size of any partitions is changed by the user, the backup/recovery process may not work properly.
USB 3.0 flash drives may not work properly on older Axon units. A USB 2.0 flash drive is recommended. The drive must always be formatted with the FAT32 file system.
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Start the Axon in service mode:
Hold and keep pressed the small recessed button on top of the Axon device case using a thin-enough tool. The button can be found next to the USB port labels on the upper side of the device.
Power up the unit while holding the button down.
Wait until the device finishes booting into the Unipi service mode. This is indicated by the two rows of LEDs flashing in an alternating fashion.
Use a device with a web browser to connect to the Unipi Axon via Ethernet
LAN or Wi-Fi. The process is slightly different between the two options:
Ethernet
LAN: The interface will be accessible on IP address 192.168.200.200. The device will also attempt to acquire an additional dynamic IP address via DHCP if DHCP is available.
Wi-Fi: The Unipi Axon service mode will create a Wi-Fi access point with SSID “UNIPICONFIG” and password “unipi.technology”. The interface will be accessible on IP addresses 192.168.200.200 and 192.168.201.1
Prepare blank USB flash drive with one partition formatted as FAT32
Put the USB flash drive to USB2
In the service web interface, upload the unipi-backup2usb.swu, the backup process will start automatically
Wait until a green message comes up, this means that the current
OS image of your Axon has been backed up to the USB flash disk.