Locating Upgrade Files; Installing An Upgrade; Changing The Administration Password; Backing Up A Configuration - 3Com WL-308 Manual

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Locating Upgrade Files

Installing an Upgrade

Changing the
Administration
Password
Backing up a
Configuration
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computer that is wired to the LAN and has access to the device you want to
upgrade.
If you upgrade both the firmware and the configuration management system,
be sure to upgrade the Web server file system first.
To locate upgrade files:
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.
4 Read the instructions on the download page, and make a note of the file names
and the IP address of the 3Com TFTP server.
After you obtain the upgrade file names and TFTP server IP address, perform the
following steps on a computer that is wired to the network and has access to the
device you want to upgrade:
1 Use the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager to select the device and
launch its configuration management system.
2 Under Tools, click Upgrade System.
3 Select the item to upgrade:
To upgrade the configuration management system, click Configuration
Management System.
To upgrade firmware, click Wireless Workgroup Bridge Firmware.
4 Verify that the file name displayed is the same as the name you got from the
3Com Web site. If it is not the same, delete it and enter the name you got from
the Web site.
5 Enter the IP address of the 3Com TFTP server.
6 Click Upgrade.
The first time you launch the Configuration Management System on the device or
after you reset a device to factory defaults, you are prompted to set an
administrative password. Although a password is not required, 3Com
recommends that you set a password to protect against unauthorized access.
After you set the password, you must enter a user name and password each time
you launch the configuration for the device.
Under Tools, click Change Administration Password. The Change Administration
Password page appears, where you can change the administration password for
the device. Enter the current password and new password in the spaces provided
and click Save.
As part of system maintenance, you should save and back up the configurations of
individual bridges in case you need to reload them in the future. The backup saves