Chapter 1 Introduction

1.8Starting and Stopping the NWA3000-N series

AP

Here are some of the ways to start and stop the NWA3000-N series AP.

Always use Maintenance > Shutdown or the shutdown command before you turn off the NWA3000-N series AP or remove the power. Not doing so can cause the firmware to become corrupt.

Table 3 Starting and Stopping the NWA3000-N series AP

METHOD

DESCRIPTION

Turning on the

A cold start occurs when you turn on the power to the NWA3000-N

power

series AP. The NWA3000-N series AP powers up, checks the

 

hardware, and starts the system processes.

 

 

Rebooting the

A warm start (without powering down and powering up again)

NWA3000-N series

occurs when you use the Reboot button in the Reboot screen or

AP

when you use the reboot command. The NWA3000-N series AP

 

writes all cached data to the local storage, stops the system

 

processes, and then does a warm start.

 

 

Using the RESET

If you press the RESET button, the NWA3000-N series AP sets the

button

configuration to its default values and then reboots.

 

 

Clicking

Clicking Maintenance > Shutdown > Shutdown or using the

Maintenance >

shutdown command writes all cached data to the local storage and

Shutdown >

stops the system processes. Wait for the device to shut down and

Shutdown or

then manually turn off or remove the power. It does not turn off the

using the shutdown

power.

command

 

 

 

Disconnecting the

Power off occurs when you turn off the power to the NWA3000-N

power

series AP. The NWA3000-N series AP simply turns off. It does not

 

stop the system processes or write cached data to local storage.

 

 

The NWA3000-N series AP does not stop or start the system processes when you apply configuration files or run shell scripts although you may temporarily lose access to network resources.

 

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