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Chapter3 Troubleshooting 1240AG Series Autonomous Access Points
Reloading the Access Point Image
Browser TFTP Interface
The TFTP interface allows you to use a TFTP server on a network device to load the access point image
file. Follow these instructions to use a TFTP server:
Step1 Open your Internet browser.
Note The access point web-browser interface is fully compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer
version 6.0 on Windows 98 and 2000 platforms and with Netscape version 7.0 on Windows 98,
Windows 2000, and Solaris platforms.
Note When using the access point browser interface, you should disable your browser pop-up bloc ker.
Step2 Enter the access point’s IP address in the browser address line and press Enter. An Enter Network
Password page displays.
Step3 Enter your username in the User Name field.
Step4 Enter the access point password in the Password field and press Enter. The Summary Status page
displays.
Step5 Click the System Software tab and then click Software Upgrade. The HTTP Upgrade page displays.
Step6 Click the TFTP Upgrade tab.
Step7 Enter the IP address for the TFTP server i n the T FTP Ser ver fiel d .
Step8 Enter the file name for the access point image file (such as c1240-k9w7-tar.123-8.JA.tar) in the Upload
New System Image Tar File field. If the f ile is lo cated in a subdirector y of the TFTP serv er root dir ectory,
include the relative path of the TFTP server root directory with the filename. If the file is located in the
TFTP root directory, enter only the filename.
Step9 Click the Upload button.
Step10 When a message displays that indicates the upgrade is complete, click OK.
For additional information click the Help icon on the Software Upgrade page.