Proxim AP-2500 Back-up the APs Configuration Files

Installation & Basic Configuration

1. Download the latest software at http://www.proxim.com/.

2. Copy the latest software updates to your TFTP server.

3. Open the CLI interface via Telnet or a serial connection. (See Using the Command Line Interface for more

information.)

4. Enter the CLI password when prompted.

5. Type set tftpfilename <file name> (include the file extension) and press Enter.

6. Type set tftpfiletype img and press Enter.

7. Type set tftpipaddr <IP address of your TFTP server> and press Enter.

8. Type show tftp and confirm that the file name, file type, and IP address are correct.

9. Type download * and press Enter.

– Result: The download will begin. Be patient while the image is downloaded to the Access Point.

10. When the download is complete, type reboot 0 and press Enter.

Back-up the AP’s Configuration Files

After you have configured the AP, you may want to back-up its configuration files for safekeeping. Once you have

uploaded the files, you can download them to the AP at a later date and return its configuration to the settings specified

in the back-up files.

There are two configuration files for the AP-2500: one file contains the Network settings (that correspond to the

parameters described in the ORiNOCO MIB) and the second file contains the Public Space settings (that correspond

to the parameters described in the Nomadix MIB). See SNMP Management for more information on the MIB files.

The file that contains the Network settings uses the Config file type and can use any file name. Proxim recommends

that you use config.sys as the file name (this is the name used in the instructions below).

The file that contains the Public Space settings uses the Generic file type and the file name is current.txt (you must

use this file name for the Public Space settings).

Follow these steps to upload the AP’s configuration files to a TFTP server:

1. Login to the AP’s Web browser interface.

2. Click Commands > Upload.

3. Enter the IP address of the computer running the TFTP server application in the Server IP Address field.

4. Enter config.sys in the File Name field.

5. Set the File Type to Config.

6. Click OK.

• Result: The TFTP operation begins. A new TFTP Operation Status window opens.

7. Click Close after the TFTP operation is complete.

8. Enter current.txt in the File Name field.

9. Set the File Type to Generic.

10. Click OK.

• Result: The TFTP operation begins. A new TFTP Operation Status window opens.

11. Click Close after the TFTP operation is complete.

Copies of the AP’s configuration files (config.sys and current.txt) should now be in your TFTP server’s root directory.