Manage Firmware - Cisco Small Business WAP551 Administration Manual

Administration

Manage Firmware

Manage Firmware
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Cisco Small Business WAP551 and WAP561 Wireless-N Access Point
The WAP device maintains two firmware images. One image is active and the
other is inactive. If the active image fails to load during bootup, the inactive image
is loaded and becomes the active image. You can also swap the primary and
secondary images.
As new versions of the WAP device firmware become available, you can upgrade
the firmware on your devices to take advantage of new features and
enhancements. The WAP device uses a TFTP or HTTP client for firmware
upgrades.
After you upload new firmware and the system reboots, the newly added
firmware becomes the primary image. If the upgrade fails, the original firmware
remains as the primary image.
When you upgrade the firmware, the access point retains the existing configuration
information.
Swapping the Firmware Image
To swap the firmware image running on the AP:
Select Administration > Manage Firmware in the navigation pane.
Click Swap Active Image.
A dialog box appears confirming the firmware image switch and subsequent
reboot.
Click OK to proceed.
The process may take several minutes, during which time the access point is
unavailable. Do not power down the access point while the image switch is in
process. When the image switch is complete, the access point restarts. The AP
resumes normal operation with the same configuration settings it had before the
upgrade.
To upgrade the firmware on an access point using TFTP:
Select Administration > Manage Firmware in the navigation pane.
The Product ID (PID VID) and active and inactive firmware versions appear.
Select TFTP for Transfer Method.
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