System information

File Transfers

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.

I m por tant ! Upgrading to version 2.1.x software from previous 2.0.x software versions

requires a special procedure that is different from a normal upgrade. Be sure

to follow the procedure provided on page A-10.

General 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.

No t e Downloading new software does not change the current access point config-

uration. The access point configuration is contained in a separate file that can

also be transferred, for example, for archive purposes or to be used in another

access point of the same model. HP recommends that you save a copy of the

configuration file before upgrading your access point software. See “Transfer-

ring Configuration Files” on page A-14 for information on saving the access

point’s configuration file.

The access point stores two software files in its flash memory. One has a file

name such as hp420-2100B12.bin, which is the current version of software the

access point runs. The current software file is overwritten when new software

is downloaded to the access point. The other software file, called dflt-img.bin,

contains a default version of the access point software 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.

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