Allied Telesis AT-S41 User Manual
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The parameters on the Image Upgrade page are defined below:
Image Version/Date
The software version and date currently on the switch.
File Type
❑ Image
An image file is the management software for the switch.
❑ Configuration
A configuration file is a file that contains all of the existing
configurations and settings for a switch. You can upload the
configuration file and modify the switch settings and then
download the configuration file back to the switch or onto
multiple switches that you want to have the same configurations.
The switch(es) will then update their configuration(s) based on
the settings in the configuration file.
❑ Image and Configuration
This option allows you to download both the management
software and the configuration file.
Download Server IP
This is the IP address of the server from which you are downloading the
new software.
Download File Name
The filename of the software that is to be downloaded onto the switch.
The filename of the software should be “ATS41.img”. If necessary,
change the filename of the image.
3. Select a File Type form the pull-down menu.
4. Type the IP address into the Download Server IP field.
5. Type the software image name into the Download File Name field.
6. Open the TFTP client software and select the current directory where
the software image is located.
7. Return to the Web management Image Upgrade page as displayed in
8. Click the Apply button to upgrade the image.
The software immediately begins to download onto the switch’s
CPU. This process will take a few minutes.
Once the new software download process has completed, the
switch begins to initialize the software. The initialization process
will take a few minutes. Once the initialization process is
complete, the switch will automatically reboot.