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Allied Telesis AT-S39 User Manual

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Section II: Local and Telnet Management

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To remotely download a new software image or configuration file onto a
switch, perform the following procedure:

1. From the Main Menu of the switch where you want to remotely

download the file, type 4 to select Administration Menu.

2. From the Administration Menu, type D to select Downloads &

Uploads.

The Downloads and Uploads menu is shown in Figure 63 on page
224.

3. To download a new software image onto the switch, type 1. To

download a configuration file, type 2.

The following prompts are displayed:

Switch will reboot after download. Remote access

will be terminated!

Only TFTP downloads are available for a remote

access

TFTP Server IP Address:

4. Enter the IP address of the TFTP server.

The following prompt is displayed:

Remote File Name:

5. Enter the filename of the image file or configuration file stored on the

TFTP server to be downloaded onto the switch.

Once the filename has been specified, the download begins. File
download takes only a few moments.

If you are downloading a configuration file, the switch
automatically resets once the download is complete. Some
network traffic may be lost during the system reset.

Caution

When downloading a switch image file, the switch must initialize it
by decompressing it and writing it to flash. This requires one to two
minutes to complete. Do not reset or power off the unit while it is
decompressing the file.

The completion of the download and initialization process of an
AT-S39 image file is signalled with this message:

Please press key TWICE to proceed with
Switch Reboot...

6. Press the Return key twice to reset the switch. Some network traffic

may be lost during the system reset.