Chapter 11: Performing Altitude Ap Software Maintenance - Extreme Networks Summit WM Maintenance Manual

11 Performing Altitude AP software maintenance
Periodically, the software used by the Altitude APs is altered for reasons of upgrade or security. The
new version of the AP software is installed from the Summit WM Controller.
The software for each Altitude AP can be uploaded either immediately, or the next time the Altitude AP
connects. Part of the Altitude AP boot sequence is to seek and install its software from the Summit WM
Controller.
Most of the properties of each radio on a Altitude AP can be modified without requiring a reboot of the
AP.
The Altitude AP keeps a backup copy of its software image. When a software upgrade is sent to the
Altitude AP, the upgrade becomes the Altitude AP's current image and the previous image becomes the
backup. In the event of failure of the current image, the Altitude AP will run the backup image.
To maintain the list of current Altitude AP software images:
1 From the main menu, click Altitude APs. The Altitude APs page is displayed.
2 From the left pane, click WAP Maintenance. The WAP Software Maintenance tab is displayed.
3 In the WAP Images for Platform drop-down list, click the appropriate platform.
4 To select an image to be the default image for a software upgrade, click it in the list, and then click
Set as default.
5 In the Upgrade Behavior section, select one of the following:
Upgrade when WAP connects using settings from Controlled Upgrade – The Controlled
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Upgrade tab is displayed. Controlled upgrade allows you to individually select and control the
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