HP ProCurve Wireless Access Point 420 - Hewlett Packard

File Transfers
Downloading Access Point Software
Downloading Access Point Software
HP periodically provides access point software updates through the HP
ProCurve website (http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve). For more information,
see the support and warranty booklet shipped with the access point. After you
acquire a new access point software file, you can use one of the following
methods for downloading the software code to the access point.
General Switch Software Download Rules
After an access point software download, you must reboot the access point
to implement the newly downloaded code. Until a reboot occurs, the access
point continues to run on the software it was using before the download
started.
Not e Downloading new software does not change the current access point configuration.
The access point configuration is contained in separate files that can
also be transferred.
The access point stores two software files in its flash memory. One has a file
name such as hp420-2022.bin, which is the current version of software the
access point runs. The current software file is overwritten when new code is
downloaded to the access point. The other software file, called dflt-img.bin,
contains a default version of the access point code that is used if the current
software file is deleted or fails. The dflt-img.bin file cannot be deleted from the
system or overwritten.
Using TFTP or FTP To Download Software from a
Server
This procedure assumes that:
■ A software file for the access point has been stored on a TFTP or FTP
server accessible to the access point. (The access point software file is
typically available from the HP ProCurve website at http://www.hp.com/go/
hpprocurve.)
■ The access point is properly connected to your network and has already
been configured with a compatible IP address and subnet mask.
■ The TFTP or FTP server is accessible to the access point through IP.
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