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Linksys
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Linksys
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Backup—Specifies that a copy of the file type is to be saved to a file on
another device
Enter the following fields:
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File Type—Select the destination file type:
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Firmware—The program that controls the operations and functionality of
the device More commonly referred to as the image
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Boot Code—Controls the basic system startup and launches the
firmware image
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Source File Name—Enter the name of the source file
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TFTP Server—Select whether to specify the TFTP server by IP address or
domain name
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IP Version—Select whether an IPv4 or an IPv6 address is used
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IPv6 Address Type—Select the IPv6 address type (if IPv6 is used) The
options are as follows:
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Link Local—The IPv6 address uniquely identifies hosts on a single
network link A link local address has a prefix of FE80, is not routable,
and can be used for communication only on the local network Only
one link local address is supported If a link local address exists on the
interface, this entry replaces the address in the configuration
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Global—The IPv6 address is a global Unicast IPV6 type that is visible
and reachable from other networks
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Interface—Select the link local interface (if IPv6 is used) from the list
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TFTP Server IP Address—Enter the IP address of the TFTP server
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TFTP Server Name—Enter the domain name of the TFTP server
STEP 4 If you selected via HTTP/HTTPS, you can only Upgrade Enter the
parameters as described in this step
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File Type—Select Firmware Image to upgrade the firmware image
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Source File Name—Click Browse to select a file or enter the path and
source file name to be used in the transfer
STEP 5 Click Apply
NOTE:
When the process is completed, the following information is displayed
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Bytes Transferred—How many bites were transferred in the process
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Status—Did the process succeed or fail
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Error Message—Reason for failure of the process
Active Firmware Image
There are two firmware images stored on the device One of the images is
identified as the active image and the other image is identified as the inactive
image The device boots from the image you set as the active image You can
change the image identified as the inactive image to the active image
To select the active image, do the following:
STEP 1 Click Maintenance > File Management > Active Firmware Image
The page displays the following:
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Active Firmware Image—Displays the image file that is currently active on
the device
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Version —Displays the firmware version of the active image
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Active Firmware Image After Reboot—Displays the image that is active
after reboot
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Version —Displays the firmware version of the active image as it will be
after reboot
STEP 2 Select the image from the Active Firmware Image After Reboot
menu to identify the firmware image that is used as the active image
after the device is rebooted The version number associated with it
displays the firmware version of the active image that is used after
the device is rebooted
STEP 3 Click Apply The active image selection is updated
Configuration & Log
The Configuration & Log (Backup & Download) page enables the following:
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Backing up configuration files or logs from the device to an external device
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Restoring configuration files from an external device to the device
When restoring a configuration file to the Running Configuration, the imported
file adds any configuration commands that did not exist in the old file and
overwrites any parameter values in the existing configuration commands