GL-VP-150
User Manual
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8.2.6.
Rebooting the GL-VP-150
You can reboot the GL-VP-150
by clicking on the “Reboot” button after each update to the
configuration page. Alternatively, you can reboot by unplugging the power supply of the
GL-VP-150 and then powering it on again. If your GL-VP-150
ever becomes “stuck” or
un-responsive, you can unplug the power supply to reboot it. Frequent rebooting by
unplugging the power supply is not recommended and should not be necessary.
8.2.7.
Configuration through a Central Server
GL-VP-150 devices can be automatically configured from a central provisioning system.
When GL-VP-150 boots up, it will send TFTP or HTTP request to download configuration
files. There are two configuration
files, one is “cfg.txt” and the other is“cfg001fc1xxxxxx”,
where “001fc1xxxxxx” is the MAC address of the GL-VP-150.
For more information regarding configuration file format, please refer to the
related
technical documentation.
The configuration file can be downloaded via TFTP or HTTP from the central server. A
service provider or an enterprise with large deployment of GL-VP-150s can easily manage
the configuration and service provisioning of individual devices remotely and automatically
from a central server. The central provisioning system uses enhanced (NAT friendly)
TFTP or HTTP (thus no NAT issues) and other communication protocols to communicate
with each individual GL-VP-150 for firmware upgrade, etc.
9. SOFTWARE UPGRADE
To upgrade software, GL-VP-150 can be configured with a TFTP server where the new
code image is located. The TFTP upgrade can work in either static IP or DHCP mode
using private or public IP address. It is recommended to set the TFTP server address in
either a public IP address or on the same LAN with the GL-VP-150.
There are two ways to set up the TFTP server to upgrade the firmware, namely through
voice menu prompt or via the GL-VP-150
‟s Web configuration interface. To configure the
TFTP server via voice prompt, follow section 8.1, once set up the TFTP IP address, power
cycle the GL-VP-150, the firmware will be fetched once the GL-VP-150 boots up.
To configure the TFTP server via the Web configuration interface, open up your browser to
point at the IP address of the GL-VP-150. Input the admin password to enter the
configuration screen. From there, enter the TFTP server address in the designated field
towards the bottom of the configuration screen.
Once the TFTP server is configured, please power cycle the GL-VP-150.
TFTP process may take as long as 1 to 2 minutes over the Internet, or just 20+ seconds if
it is performed on a LAN. Users are recommended to conduct TFTP upgrade in a
