Chapter 1: About This Guide; Who Should Use This Guide; How To Use This Guide - Siemens SCALANCE WLC711 Maintenance Manual

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About This Guide

Who Should Use This Guide

How to Use This Guide

Text Conventions
The purpose of this guide is to assist you in performing the maintenance of the following hardware and
software components of the SCALANCE IWLAN ControllerSolution:
HARDWARE
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SCALANCE WLC711s
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SCALANCE W Controller Access Points
SOFTWARE
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SCALANCE WLC711 Software
•
SCALANCE W Controller Access Points
Who Should Use This Guide
This guide is intended for network administrators who are responsible for maintaining the SCALANCE
WLAN Solution.
How to Use This Guide
Read through this guide completely to familiarize yourself with its contents and to gain an
understanding of the features and capabilities of the WLC711 software. A general working knowledge of
data communications networks is helpful when setting up these modules.
This section provides an overview of this guide and a brief summary of each chapter; defines the
conventions used in this document; and instructs how to obtain technical support from Siemens AG. To
locate information about various subjects in this guide, refer to the following table.
For...
Information on how to back up the existing software image
before performing the upgrades.
Information on how to restore the previously backed up
images on various platforms.
Information on various upgrade paths to upgrade the
SCALANCE W Convergence Software.
Information on how to work with SCALANCE W external
storage devices.
Information on how to connect to the SCALANCE W
console port to access the Rescue mode.
SCALANCE WLC711 Maintenance Guide
Refer to...
Backing Up and Restoring the Image
Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration
page 23
Upgrading the Wireless Convergence Software
page 32
Working with External Storage Devices
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Using the Console Port on page 45
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