User's Manual

SkyPilot SkyExtender DualBand Installation and Setup Guide
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Upload the image file you renamed
firmware.img
.
FTP to the IP address of the access point and upload the firmware image. Run
the FTP client in the same directory as where the firmware image file is
currently residing.
NOTE
Do not turn off power to the access point or otherwise interrupt
the updating of the firmware.
The following is an example of a command-line exchange in a firmware
update.
# ftp 192.168.0.3
Connected to 192.168.0.3
220 Simple FTPd welcomes you.
Name (192.168.0.3:root): root
331 User name okay, need password.
Password: public
230 User logged in, proceed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> put firmware.img
local: firmware.img remote: firmware.img
500 Syntax error.
227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,2,18,4,1)
150 Opening data connection.
100% |*************************************| 3862 KB 544.05
KB/s 00:07
226 Transfer complete.
3955338 bytes sent in 00:07 (529.99 KB/s)
ftp> bye
performing firmware upgrade....
Uploading
firmware.img
to the access point via FTP initiates automatic
copying of the uploaded file to the access point’s flash (nonvolatile) memory.
After several minutes, the flash update completes and the access point
automatically reboots.
Monitoring the firmware update
You can monitor the progress of a firmware update by pinging the access point.
Reboot starts when the ping stops. When pinging resumes, the access point is
back online.
The configuration file in flash memory is unaffected by the firmware update. After
the firmware update is complete, the access point uses the same configuration
that was present in its flash memory before the update.