Compaq WL110, User Manual

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D-2 Upgrading Access Point Software
5. Click the
Open
button to open the Access Point software file.
6. Enter the password for the Access Point if you are prompted to and click
OK
to continue.
7. When prompted to confirm the Access Point software upload, click
Yes
.
The Access Point will now reboot and start bridging operation using the
parameters as set in the software file.
Confirm Upload Access Point Software
When you try to upload the Access Point software file (*.bin) to your Access
Point, a message box will pop-up asking you to confirm:
■
The upload to the Access Point, and
■
Overwriting the Access Point software file (*.bin) that you selected for
upload to the Access Point.
You do not need to be concerned that the Access Point software file will be
overwritten, as this will affect neither its functionality nor its features.
Yes, Upload Access Point Software
When you select “Yes, Upload Access Point Software”, the AP Manager
program will:
1. First save the Access Point software file back to disk, using the same
filename, i.e. the software file you opened will be overwritten.
2. Next use the saved file to upload the target Access Point.
When the Access Point software file is saved to disk, the “Configuration
Parameter Area” of the software file is updated with the settings that were
retrieved from the Access Point or imported from the back-up file (*.cnf). The
“Software Area” of the Access Point software file remains unchanged (see for
more information “Upload Software, a Look under the Hood” on page D-2.
As the “Software Area” remains unchanged, overwriting the software file does
not affect the functionality or the features of this software file.
No, do not Upload Access Point Software
When you select “No, do not Upload Access Point Software”, the AP Manager
program will abort the upload operation.
If you would still like to upload the Access Point software, but hesitate to
overwrite the original software file, you are advised to make a back-up copy of
the original software file (*.bin) and save it to a separate (floppy) disk drive.
Upload Software, a Look under the Hood
Actually the Access Point software file consists of two information areas that are
both stored in the FlashROM of the Access Point Bridge:
1. The actual software program area. The data in this area can not be
configured by the end-user.