Backing Up An Access Point Configuration; Restoring An Access Point Configuration; Viewing System Status; Upgrading The System - 3Com 3CRWE20096A User Manual

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Viewing System
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Upgrading the System

Downloading
Upgrade Files
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The difference between saving a configuration template and creating a backup
configuration is that the configuration template only picks up basic parameters,
which can then be loaded to more than one access point. The backup saves all
parameters and is meant to be loaded to a specific access point.
1 Set the access point parameters in the System Configuration pages.
2 Under Save/Restore Files, click Backup Access Point.
3 In the Backup Access Point Configuration page, click Backup Now.
4 Specify a name and location for the backup, and click OK.
1 In the Wireless Network Tree, select an access point and click Configure.
2 Under Save/Restore Files, click Restore Access Point.
3 In the Restore Access Point page, click Browse and select the backup file to upload
to the access point.
4 Click Restore.
The configuration is restored and activated on the access point.
Under System Status, you can view the following information:
Click Currently Associated Clients to see a list of the MAC addresses of the
wireless clients currently associating with the access point.
Click System Summary to see information about the access point.
You can download firmware updates or updates of the Web server file system (the
files that make up the Configuration Management System) from the 3Com Web site
at http://www.3com.com and install those updates on the access point. To avoid
problems that could occur if a wireless association were interrupted during the
upgrade, it is recommended that you perform the upgrade from a computer that is
wired to the LAN. Make sure the computer is on the same network as the access
points that you are configuring.
If you upgrade both the firmware and the Web server file system, be sure to
upgrade the Web server file system first.
To locate upgrade files and download them to your computer:
1 Log on to the 3Com Web site at http://www.3com.com.
2 Navigate to the product support page.
3 Navigate to the software download page and locate the files you want to
download.