Use An Sftp Server To Update The Access Point - NETGEAR WAX638E User Manual

Insight Managed WiFi 6E AXE7800 Tri-band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX638E
The Dashboard page displays.
4. Select Management > Maintenance > Upgrade > Firmware Upgrade.
The Firmware Upgrade page displays. The page shows both the current firmware
version and the backup firmware version.
5. Click the Boot up Backup Firmware button.
A warning pop-up window displays.
CAUTION: When you revert to the backup firmware, the configuration of the access
point is reset (cleared) with the exception of the IP address, access point name, and
password for the local browser UI. The access point restarts and broadcasts SSID
Netgearxxxxxx, in which xxxxxx represents the last six hexadecimal digits of the
access point's MAC address. The MAC address is listed on the product label. The
default WiFi passphrase is sharedsecret.
6. Click the Swap button.
The pop-up window closes, the firmware reversion process initiates, and the access
point restarts.
WARNING: To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the
reversion. For example, do not close the browser, click a link, or load a new page.
Do not turn off the access point. Wait until the access point finishes restarting and
the Power/Cloud LED remains solid green or solid blue.
7. Verify that the access point runs the backup firmware version by logging back in to
the access point.
The firmware version is displayed on the Dashboard page.

Use an SFTP server to update the access point

If someone (usually the network administrator) places new firmware on a secure FTP
(SFTP) server in the network, you can load the firmware from the SFTP server and update
the firmware of the access point.
To update the firmware of the access point from an SFTP server:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as
the access point or directly to the access point through an Ethernet cable or WiFi
connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window displays.
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