User`s guide

AT-S39 User’s Guide
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Downloading Files from a Remote Management Session
This section contains the procedure for downloading a new AT-S39
software image or configuration file onto a switch from a remote
session. The remote switch can be a switch accessed through enhanced
stacking (such as a slave switch) or a switch where you started a Telnet
management session.
Please note the following before you begin the procedure:
❑ You must use TFTP to remotely download a file.
❑ There must be a node on your network that contains the TFTP
server software. The AT-S39 image file or configuration file to
download must be stored on the server.
❑ You should start the TFTP server before you begin the download
procedure.
❑ The switch where you are downloading the file must have an IP
address and subnet mask. Consequently, you cannot use TFTP on
a slave switch of an enhanced stack unless the switch has an IP
address. Rather, you would need to perform the download from a
local management session using Xmodem or, alternatively,
switch-to-switch, as explained in Downloading Files Switch to
Switch on page 232.
❑ If you are downloading a new AT-S39 software image, the switch’s
current configuration settings (for instance, IP address, port
security, and virtual LANs) are not changed.
❑ If you are downloading a configuration file, the switch’s current
configuration settings are overwritten by the configuration
settings contained in the file.
❑ A configuration file should only be downloaded onto a switch of
the same model from which the configuration file originated (for
example, AT-8024M to AT-8024M). It is not recommended that
you download a configuration file onto a switch of a different
model (for example, AT-8012M to AT-8024GB). Undesired switch
behavior may result.
❑ A switch running AT-S39 Version 1.4 or earlier must first be
ungraded to Version 1.4.1 or 1.4.2 before you can install a new
AT-S39 image.
Caution
Downloading a new AT-S39 image file or configuration file will
cause a switch reset. Some network traffic may be lost.