SECTION2"FeaturesandFunctionalOverview
6710Access PointUser’sGuide 2-13
HTTP
Theaccess pointsupportsconfiguration usingHTTP froma
workstationequippedwithaWebbrowser.Internet
ExplorerorNetscapeNavigatorisrecommended.See
Section4,“Configuration,”formoreinformationabout
access throughaWebbrowser.
ElectronicSoftwareDistribution
Theaccess pointsupportselectronicsoftwaredistribution,
whichallows softwareupgradesafterinstallation.The
access pointprovidesadualbankfilesystemwithone
activebankandoneinactivebank.Itoperatesfrom the
activebank,allowingsoftwareupgradestobestoredinthe
inactivebank.Thisenablesupgradestobeloadedwhile
theaccess pointisoperating.
Theupgradecanbestartedimmediatelyafterdownloading
byswappingtheactiveandinactivebanksandrebooting.
Theaccess pointcanalsobeprogrammedtoloadthenew
softwareatalatertime,suchasafterall access pointshave
been upgradedorduringatime oflittlesystemactivity.
TFTPClientand Server
SoftwaredownloadsareaccomplishedusingtheTrivialFile
TransferProtocol(TFTP),anothermemberoftheIPsuite.
Eachaccess pointcontainsaTFTP clientandserver.The
TFTP clientallowstheaccess point to obtainsoftware
updatesfromaTFTP server.Theservercanbeanaccess
pointconfiguredwiththeTFTP serverenabled,oranother
networkworkstationwithTFTP server capability.
Scripting
Theaccess pointsupportsascriptingcapabilitythat
automatesmostofthesoftwaredownload process.Scripts
canbeuploadedtotheaccess point throughTelnetor
SNMP.