NETGEAR AV Line M4250 GSM4210PX 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Compliant Managed AV Switch with SFP (220W) - Manual (Page 744)

Upgrade software or download a file
You can download firmware, configuration (ASCII), log (ASCII log), SSL, PEM, or other
types of files to the switch from a file server over a TFTP, SFTP, SCP, or FTP session, from
a computer over an HTTP session, or from a USB storage device.
You can manually check for the latest software version (also referred to as firmware
version), download the firmware to a server or computer, and then download the
firmware to the switch. If firmware release notes are available with new firmware, read
the release notes to find out if you must reconfigure the switch after updating.
In this context, downloading is also referred to as upgrading.
Note the following about SSH and SSL files:
• SSH: For you to be able to download SSH files to the switch, SSH must be
administratively disabled and no active SSH sessions must occur.
• SSL: SSL files contain information to encrypt, authenticate, and validate HTTPS
sessions. For you to be able to download SSL files to the switch, HTTPS must be
administratively disabled.
Upgrade the software image or download a file from a
server to the switch
You can download a software (firmware) image and configuration, SSL, PEM, or other
types of files from an TFTP, SFTP, SCP, or FTP server on your network to the switch.
Before you download a file to the switch, the following conditions must be true:
• The file to download from the server is on the server in the appropriate directory.
• The file is in the correct format.
• The switch contains a path to the server.
To download a file to the switch from a server:
1. Launch a web browser.
2. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
The login page displays.
3. Click the Main UI Login button.
The main UI login page displays in a new tab.
4. Enter admin as the user name, enter your local device password, and click the Login
button.
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