You can also register on the My ProCurve portal to receive a set of ProCurve switch manuals on
Software Updates Are Free!
ProCurve Networking provides free software updates on the ProCurve Web site for your Series 4200vl Switch. To access the software updates, go to the ProCurve Web site at www.procurve.com, then click on Software updates to go to the “ProCurve Networking software updates” page. Under Latest software click on Switches to go to the page that has the free download for your switch.
Register for Automatic Notification of Updates. From the “ProCurve Networking software updates” page, you can also register yourself to automatically receive email notice of new updates for your managed ProCurve networking products.
To determine whether you have the latest software, you can compare the software version that is available on the web site with the version that is currently installed on your switch. Follow the instructions below to determine the current software version in your switch.
To Determine the Current Software Version in Your Switch. For the Series 4200vl Switch, use any of the following methods to view the current software version:
■Start a console session with the switch. In the console login screen (the first screen displayed), the Firmware revision line under the switch name shows the software version.
■If you already have a console session going, at the prompt enter the show version command. The resulting display lists the current software version.
■In the web browser interface, click on the Identity tab. The current software version is listed in the Version line.
To Download New Software. Your ProCurve Series 4200vl Switches support several different methods for downloading new operating system software. For instructions on how to download the new software, please see appendix A, “File Transfers” in the Management and Configuration Guide on the ProCurve Web site.
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