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Downloading Access Point Software

HP periodically provides access point software updates through the HP

ProCurve website (http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve). For more information,

see the support and warranty booklet shipped with the access point. After you

acquire a new access point software file, you can use one of the following

methods for downloading the software code to the access point.

After an access point software download, you must reboot the access point

to implement the newly downloaded code. Until a reboot occurs, the access

point continues to run on the software it was using before the download

started.

Downloading new software does not change the current access point config

uration. The access point configuration is contained in separate files that can

also be transferred.

The access point stores two software files in its flash memory. One has a file

name such as hp420-2022.bin, which is the current version of software the

access point runs. The current software file is overwritten when new code is

downloaded to the access point. The other software file, called dflt-img.bin,

contains a default version of the access point code that is used if the current

software file is deleted or fails. The dflt-img.bin file cannot be deleted from the

system or overwritten.

Using TFTP or FTP To Download Software from a

Server

This procedure assumes that:

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A software file for the access point has been stored on a TFTP or FTP

server accessible to the access point. (The access point software file is

typically available from the HP ProCurve website at http://www.hp.com/go/

hpprocurve.)

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The access point is properly connected to your network and has already

been configured with a compatible IP address and subnet mask.

The TFTP or FTP server is accessible to the access point through IP.

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File Transfers

Downloading Access Point Software

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