Http Upgrade; Download/Backup Configuration File - Cisco WAP571 Administration Manual

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Download/Backup Configuration File

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Download/Backup Configuration File
Cisco WAP571/E Administration Guide

HTTP Upgrade

To upgrade using HTTP:
Select HTTP for Transfer Method.
If you know the name and path to the new file, enter it in the Source File Name
field. Otherwise, click the Browse button and locate the firmware image file on
your network.
The firmware upgrade file supplied must be a tar file. Do not attempt to use bin
files or files of other formats for the upgrade; these types of files do not work.
Click Upgrade to apply the new firmware image.
Uploading the new software may take several minutes. Do not refresh the page or
navigate to another page while uploading the new software, or the software
upload is aborted. When the process is complete, the access point restarts and
resumes normal operation.
To verify that the firmware upgrade completed successfully, log into the user
interface, display the Upgrade Firmware page, and view the active firmware
version.
The AP configuration files are in XML format and contain all the information about
the WAP device settings. You can back up (upload) the configuration files to a
network host or TFTP server to manually edit the content or create backups. After
you edit a backed-up configuration file, you can download it to the access point to
modify the configuration.
The AP maintains these configuration files:
• Startup Configuration—The configuration file saved to flash memory.
• Backup Configuration—An additional configuration file saved on the WAP
device for use as a backup.
• Mirror Configuration—If the Startup Configuration is not modified for at
least 24 hours, it is automatically saved to a Mirror Configuration file. The
Mirror Configuration file is a snapshot of a past Startup Configuration. The
Mirror Configuration is preserved across factory resets, so it can be used to
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