Fortinet FortiWiFi FortiWiFi-60B Install Manual page 74

Testing new firmware before installing
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To test the new firmware image
1 Connect to the CLI using a RJ-45 to DB-9 or null modem cable.
2 Make sure the TFTP server is running.
3 Copy the new firmware image file to the root directory of the TFTP server.
4 Make sure the internal interface is connected to the same integer as the TFTP
server.
You can use the following command to ping the computer running the TFTP
server. For example, if the TFTP server's IP address is 192.168.1.168:
execute ping 192.168.1.168
5 Enter the following command to restart the FortiWiFi unit:
execute reboot
6 As the FortiWiFi unit reboots, press any key to interrupt the system startup. As the
FortiWiFi unit starts, a series of system startup messages appears.
When the following messages appears:
Press any key to display configuration menu....
7 Immediately press any key to interrupt the system startup.
Note: You have only 3 seconds to press any key. If you do not press a key soon enough,
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the unit reboots and you must login and repeat the execute reboot
command.
If you successfully interrupt the startup process, the following messages appears:
[G]: Get firmware image from TFTP server.
[F]: Format boot device.
[Q]: Quit menu and continue to boot with default
firmware.
[H]: Display this list of options.
Enter G, F, Q, or H:
8 Type G to get the new firmware image from the TFTP server.
The following message appears:
Enter TFTP server address [192.168.1.168]:
9 Type the address of the TFTP server and press Enter:
The following message appears:
Enter Local Address [192.168.1.188]:
10 Type an IP address of the FortiWiFi unit to connect to the TFTP server.
The IP address must be on the same network as the TFTP server, but make sure
you do not use the IP address of another device on the network.
The following message appears:
Enter File Name [image.out]:
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