File Management; Copy An Image - NETGEAR M4300 User Manual

M4300 Series and M4300-96X Fully Managed Switches User Manual
Use the File Path field to give a path for the file to download.
8.
You can enter up to 146 characters. The default is blank.
Use USB File to give a name along with path for the file to download.
9.
You can enter up to 32 characters. The factory default is blank.
Click the Apply button.
10.
The download begins. The Download Status field displays the status of the file transfer to
the switch. The last row of the table is used to display information about the progress of
the file transfer. It is displayed only after the process starts. The page refreshes
automatically until the file transfer completes.

File Management

The system maintains two versions of the switch software in permanent storage. One image
is the active image, and the second image is the backup image. The active image is loaded
during subsequent switch restarts. This feature reduces switch down time when you are
upgrading or downgrading the switch software.

Copy an Image

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To copy an image:
Launch a web browser.
1.
In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
2.
The login window opens.
Enter the user name and password.
3.
The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is,
do not enter a password.
Click the Login button.
4.
The System Information page displays.
Select Maintenance > File Management > Copy.
5.
Use Source Image to select the image1 or image2 as the source image (the image to be
6.
copied).
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