ActionTec 802AA, User Manual

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PRELIMINARY Chapter
1
Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL
AP Network Connections in Chapter 3 for information on connecting the AP to
your LAN.
f. System Requirements
The AP contains a small boot executive that allows the main operating system
software to be downloaded using the Ethernet port over an FTP connection. The
Operating system software can also reside in the Flash memory of the AP, which
allows booting without the need to download the operating system from the host
PC over an FTP connection. A configuration file is created in Flash memory to
store user configurable parameters such as WEP keys. A terminal or PC with an
Ethernet connection is required to perform the initial Operating system software
loading operation, as well as AP configuration. A freeware FTP server (“a-
ftp.exe”) is included on the Actiontec distribution CD in the \utils directory.
Actiontec Electronics provides an FTP site you can use to evaluate the firmware
update capabilities of the AP for test purposes only. By default, Actiontec
Electronicswill set to NULL the default address of the FTP connection. Contact
Actiontec Electronics for the location of the FTP site containing test firmware.
Use the
updateparam
command to enter parameters for your image and FTP site.
Refer to the AP Programmer’s Guide for information on the
updateparam
command.
WARNING:
You must confirm that your End User License Agreement (EULA)
covers upgrades to the firmware. The Reference Design upgrade code permits
direct upgrades of the AP from the configuration screen. As a precaution, you
should also use the EULA as your FTP startup text in the event some of your
users log in manually.
You can also use the AP Web Server for firmware updates. Refer to Appendix A,
Firmware Update Configuration Windows for information on the web server.