User's Guide Part 3

PureWave Quantum 6600 User Guide v2.1
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Figure 118: Software Image Management Dialog
3.6.1 Single-Step Software Upgrade
The Base Station software upgrade process can be performed using a single operation. This performs
the following procedure while providing continual upgrade status to the User.
(1) Downloads the software image file from a user defined location using FTP, HTTP, or HTTPS.
(2) Unpacks the downloaded software image, verifies the image integrity (CRC and MD5 checksum),
and prepares for installation.
(3) Performs a complex set of operations to upgrade the various components of the Base Station.
(4) Selects the new software image installed in the secondary partition as the partition to be used
after the next Base Station reboot.
(5) Reboots the Base Station.
To execute the Single-Step Software Upgrade Procedure, at the Main Web GUI Interface Screen the
Configuration Tab, then the software Main Menu Option and then the upgrade Main Menu Sub-
Element. The User will be presented with two main grouping sections (refer to Figure 119).
In the Download, Install, Select Software Image and Reboot section, enter the URL of the new software
image in the SW Image URL box. There are a variety of formats of the URL of remote source file is.
These can be displayed if the User selects the "help" key. These URL formats are defined as:
ftp://[user[:password]@]hostname[:port]/filepath
http://hostname[:port]/filepath
https://hostname[:port]/filepath
Where [ ] indicates optional items. Thus,