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Overview – Allied Telesis AT-S106 User Manual

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Chapter 18: Management Software Updates

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Overview

You can use the Management Software Updates features to upgrade the
AT-S106 Management software to a new version, save a configuration file
or load a configuration file. in addition, you can

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upload a configuration file from the switch onto a PC, or

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download a configuration file from a PC onto the switch.

There are two methods to upgrade theAT-S106 Management softwareor
upload or download your configuration file:

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using a web browser via HTTP

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using a TFTP server

To perform one of these operations using HTTP, you only need to have
access to an Internet browser. However, to perform one of these
operations using TFTP, you must have access to an TFTP server.

In addition, you can save a configuration file from one switch and load it
onto another switch or onto all of your AT-GS950/48 Gigabit Ethernet
Smart Switch. This ensures identical configurations on all of your
switches. In addition, loading an existing configuration saves time.