Chapter 6 Administration

Note: Make sure that the TFTP server has the firmware and synchronization check file before you configure for scheduled firmware upgrades.

Make sure that you check new features or functionality enhancements in new firmware releases before you put the firmware on the TFTP server.

WARNING!

Do not interrupt the file upload process as this may

PERMANENTLY damage the device.

Figure 15 ADMINISTRATION > FIRMWARE > Scheduled Firmware Upgrade

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 11 ADMINISTRATION > FIRMWARE > Scheduled Firmware Upgrade

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Enable

Select Disable or Enable to turn the scheduled firmware upgrade function

Disable

on or off (disabled by default).

 

 

 

TFTP Server

Type the IP address of the TFTP server from which the NWA1300-NJ can

IP

download new firmware files.

 

 

File

A synchronization check file is a .txt file containing the latest firmware

Synchronizati

filename and version number on the TFTP server.

on

Enter the name of the check file.

 

 

 

View

Click View Sample File to see an example synchronization check file.

Sample

 

File

 

 

 

Frequency

Set how often (Weekly, Daily or Hourly) you want to have the

 

NWA1300-NJ check for new firmware and upgrade to new firmware if

 

available (default Weekly).

 

Then select the day (applies only when you select Weekly), the hour

 

(applies when you select Daily or Hourly) and the minute that you want

 

the NWA1300-NJ to do the check and upload.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the NWA1300-NJ.

 

 

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