Downloading Access Point Software; General Switch Software Download Rules; Using Tftp Or Ftp To Download Software From A Server - HP procurve 420 Management And Configuration Manual

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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.

General Switch Software Download Rules

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 a separate file that can
also be transferred, for example, for archive purposes or to be used in another
access point of the same model. HP recommends that you save a copy of the
configuration file before upgrading your access point software. See "Transfer-
ring Configuration Files" on page A-10 for information on saving the access
point's configuration file.
The access point stores two software files in its flash memory. One has a file
name such as hp420-2037.bin, which is the current version of software the
access point runs. The current software file is overwritten when new software
is downloaded to the access point. The other software file, called dflt-img.bin,
contains a default version of the access point software 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:
■ 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.)
The access point is properly connected to your network and has already
■
been configured with a compatible IP address and subnet mask.
File Transfers
Downloading Access Point Software
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