User guide

Appendix D
D-3
Alvarion
1. First save the Base Station software file back to disk, using the same filename,
i.e. the software file you opened will be overwritten.
2. Next use the saved file to upload the target Base Station.
When the Base Station software file is saved to disk, the “Configuration
Parameter Area” of the software file is updated with the settings that were
retrieved from the Base Station or imported from the back-up file (*.cnf). The
“Software Area” of the Base Station software file remains unchanged (see for
more information Upload Software, a Look under the Hood on page D-3.
As the “Software Area” remains unchanged, overwriting the software file does
not affect the functionality or the features of this software file.
No, do not Upload Base Station Software
When you select “No, do not Upload Base Station Software”, the AP Manager
program will abort the upload operation.
If you would still like to upload the Base Station software, but hesitate to
overwrite the original software file, you are advised to make a back-up copy of
the original software file (*.bin) and save it to a separate (floppy) disk drive.
Upload Software, a Look under the Hood
Actually the Base Station software file consists of two information areas that are
both stored in the FlashROM of the Base Station Bridge:
1. The actual software program area. The data in this area can not be
configured by the end-user.
2. The Configuration Parameters area that contains user-defined settings of the
Base Station. The data in this area can be modified at any moment when you
use the AP Manager program to open and save a remote config file.
What actually happens in the procedure to upload Base Station software, is that
the AP Manager program will merge the configuration parameters retrieved
from the Base Station with the software information from the Base Station
software file (*.bin). These will be saved to disk first, prior to uploading the
information into the Base Station.