Loading Firmware Files To Airwave - Dell PowerConnect W-Airwave User Manual

Loading Firmware Files to AirWave

Perform the following steps to load a device firmware file onto AirWave:
1. Go to the Device Setup > Upload Firmware & Files page.
2. Select Add. The Add Firmware File page appears.
Figure 28 Device Setup > Upload Firmware and Files > Add Page Illustration
3. Select Supported Firmware Versions and Features to view supported firmware versions.
NOTE: Unsupported and untested firmware may cause device mismatches and other problems. Please contact Dell support
before installing non-certified firmware.
4. Enter the appropriate information and select Add. The file uploads to AirWave and once complete, this file
appears on the Device Setup > Upload Firmware & Files page. This file also appears on additional pages that
display firmware files (such as the Group > Firmware page and on individual APs/Devices > Manage pages).
5. You can also import a CSV list of groups and their external TFTP firmware servers.
settings of this page.
Table 33 Supported Firmware Versions and Features Fields and Default Values
Setting
Type
Firmware Version
Description
Upload firmware
files (and use built-in
firmware)
Use an external
firmware file server
Use Group File
Server
56 | Configuring AMP
Default Description
Dell Indicates the firmware file is used with the specified type. If you select an IOS device
PowerConnect from the Type drop-down menu, you have the option of choosing a server protocol of
W-Series TFTP or FTP. If you choose FTP, you may later notice that the firmware files are pushed
Controller to the device more quickly.
With selection of some types, particularly Cisco controllers, you can specify the boot
software version.
None Provides a user-configurable field to specify the firmware version number. Appears if
you did not select the default Dell PowerConnect W-Series Controller type.
None Provides a user-configurable text description of the firmware file.
Built-in Selects the TFTP server that access points use to download their firmware. The built-in
TFTP server is recommended.
If you choose to use an external TFTP server, enter the File Server IP Address and the
Firmware Filename.
N/A You can also choose to assign the external TFTP server on a per-group basis. If you
select this option, you must enter the IP address on the Groups > Firmware page.
Complete the Firmware File Server IP Address field.
NOTE: With selection of some Types, you are prompted with the Server Protocol field
that lets you select which protocol to use, and this varies from device to device. If you
select FTP, AirWave uses an anonymous user for file upload.
Disabled If you opt to use an external firmware file server, this additional option appears. This
setting instructs AirWave to use the server that is associated with the group instead of
defining a server.
Figure 28 illustrates this page.
Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 7.4 | User Guide
Table 33 itemizes the