NDC comm Instant Wave manual Perform AP Self Diagnostic Test, Upgrade AP Firmware

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After selecting a protocol for filtering, click the Apply button to make the changes effective immediately, without closing the dialog box, or click OK to accept the changes and close the box.

Perform AP Self Diagnostic Test

On the Service card, click Perform AP Self Diagnostic Test. The Hardware Diagnosis screen will open (Figure 11)

Figure 11. Hardware Diagnosis

Click Start and the tests will commence. As each item is tested a yellow arrow will appear alongside it. If the test is successful, the arrow will change to a green tick. If a failure occurs, an “X” will appear. You can click Cancel at any time to stop the tests. When the tests have completed, the Cancel button changes to a Close button. Click Close to return to the Service card.

Upgrade AP Firmware

The Access Point’s (AP’s) embedded software is burned into the flash ROM. However, an updated AP code may be installed via a COM port using the AP COMFig program. Click on Update AP Firmware (Figure 7, page 13). The Update AP Firmware dialog box will open.

Use the Browse button to choose the file to be uploaded to the AP, or type the file location and name in the File Name field.

The Update button will then become enabled. Click Update to start loading the file to the Access Point. The AP COMFig tool will upload the new executable into the AP’s flash memory area.

When the file transfer is complete, click Close to close the window.

Reset AP Configuration

Restores the factory default configurations.

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