Download A New Image Using The Bootloader Cli - Proxim ORiNOCO AP-800 Installation And Management Manual

Preparing to Download the Device Image
Before starting the download process, you need to know the device IP Address, Subnet Mask, the TFTP Server IP Address, and
the Image file name. Make sure the TFTP server is running and properly configured to point to the folder containing the
image to be downloaded.
Download Procedure
Follow these steps to download a software image to the device by using ScanTool:
1. Download the latest software from http://support.proxim.com.
2. Copy the latest software updates to your TFTP server.
3. Launch Proxim's ScanTool.
4. Highlight the entry for the device that you want to update and click Change.
5. Set IP Address Type to Static.
: You need to assign static IP information temporarily to the device since its DHCP client functionality is not
available when no image is installed on the device.
6. Enter an unused IP address that is valid on your network in the IP Address field. You may need to contact your
Network Administrator to get this address.
7. Enter the network's Subnet Mask.
8. Enter the network's Gateway IP Address, if necessary. You may need to contact your Network Administrator to get
this address. You need to enter the default gateway address (169.254.128.133) only if the device and the TFTP server
are separated by a router.
9. By default, the IP address of the TFTP server is provided.
10. By default, the image file name is provided.
11. Click OK. The device will reboot and the download starts automatically.
12. Click OK when prompted to return to the Scan List screen after the device has been updated successfully.
13. Click Cancel to close the ScanTool.
14. When the download process is complete, start configuring the device.

8.8.4 Download a New Image Using the Bootloader CLI

To download the new device image, you will need an ethernet connection to the computer on which the TFTP server resides.
This can be any computer on the LAN or connected to the device with a cross-over ethernet cable.
You must also connect the device to a computer with a standard serial cable and use a terminal client. From the terminal,
enter the CLI commands to set the IP address of the device and to download the device image.
Preparing to Download the device image
Before starting, you need to know the device IP Address, Subnet Mask, the TFTP Server IP Address, and the device image file
name. Make sure the TFTP server is running and configured to point to the default directory containing the image to be
downloaded.
Download Procedure
1. Download the latest software from http://support.proxim.com.
2. Copy the latest software updates to your TFTP server's default directory.
3. Connect the device serial port to your computer's serial port.
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