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NETGEAR MS510TXPP 8 Port Gigabit PoE Managed Switch User Manual

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Smart Managed Pro Switches MS510TX and MS510TXPP

Maintain the Switch and Perform

Troubleshooting

User Manual

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from the nonactive image. This is a safety feature for faults occurring during the boot
upgrade process. The default setting is Software.

With this selection, the switch downloads the new software image and overwrites the
nonactive image.

Text Configuration

. A text-based configuration file enables you to edit a configured

text file (

startup-config

) offline as needed. The most common usage of

text-based configuration is to export a working configuration from a device, edit it
offline to personalize it for another similar device (for example, change the device
name or IP address), and download it to that device.

With this selection, the switch downloads the new configuration and overwrites the
existing startup configuration, after which the switch automatically reboots using the
new configuration.

7.

From the

Server Address Type

menu, select the format for the

TFTP Server IP

field:

IPv4

. Indicates that the TFTP server address is an IP address in dotted-decimal

format. This is the default setting.

DNS

. Indicates that the TFTP server address is a host name.

8.

In the

Server Address

field, enter the IP address of the TFTP server in the format specified

by the server address type.

9.

In the

Transfer File Path

field, specify the path on the TFTP server where the file is located.

You can enter up to 32 characters. Include the slash or backslash at the end of the path.

A path name with a space is not accepted. Leave this field blank to copy the file from the

root TFTP directory.

10.

In the

Transfer File Name

field, specify the name of the file to download from the TFTP

server.

You can enter up to 32 characters. A file name with a space is not accepted.

11.

Select the

Start File Transfer

check box to enable the file transfer.

12.

Click the

Apply

button.

The file transfer begins.

The page displays information about the progress of the file transfer. The page refreshes
automatically when the file transfer completes.