Wilan LIBRA 5800 AP, User Manual

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Upgrading software via ftp
June 2003 Rev 0 105
11. Press Enter . The image file transfers from the PC to the unit. The status of the transfer, the file
size and the transfer time are displayed.
Tip: If you type
ftp> help
, online instructions for using ftp are displayed.
12. Type
bye
and press Enter. The prompt returns to
c:\projects\wib\current\bin>
, and the
ftp connection closes.
Rebooting the Unit Using Menu Commands
Select the new software image to run using the options from the System Commands menu. These
are described in
Setting Default System Image , page 60 to select the new software.
Rebooting the Unit Using FTP "Reboot" Files
Special FTP reboot files can be used to reboot the current image running on the unit or to reboot the
newest image downloaded to the unit. Files can be created called "reboot_current" and
"reboot_newest" with no file extension. In these files are placed the supervisor password for the
Libra unit.
FTP in one of the files to the Libra unit. After receiving the file, the Libra unit will check the file for the
correct password. If the password matches the current supervisor password the unit will wait 30
seconds and the reboot using the current or newest image.
NOTE: "Newest Image" refers to the unit downloaded most recently. It can be in fact an image that is
has a version number older than what is currently running.
ftp>put .\<image filename>
200 Port set okay
150 Opening binary mode connection
226 Transfer complete
10484 bytes sent in 0.11 seconds (95.31 Kbytes/sec)
ftp>bye