Exiting the rom command monitor, Software download example, Upgrading through diag port – Intermec 6710 User Manual

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SECTION 5

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Software Download

6710 Access Point User’s Guide 5-29

Exiting the ROM Command Monitor

Exit the command monitor by running the Reboot command

(B) or Run Flash Boot File command (FR) on the ROM

command monitor’s Main Menu.

Software Download Example

The FLASH program for the access point is called

USTART29.BIN. A simple method for upgrading an access

point with new FLASH is to set one up as a TFTP server

and then download new FLASH into another access point

(the client). This method is “simple” because you can easily

configure an access point as a TFTP server.
The general procedure is as follows:

1. Upgrade one access point with a new version of

FLASH through the DIAG port.

2. Enable the upgraded access point as a TFTP server.
3. Use Telnet and TFTP to upgrade another access point

(client).

This procedure may also download new HTML and GIF

files, which enable you to configure the access point through

a Web browser.

Upgrading Through DIAG Port

The following pages show an example of how to upgrade an

access point through its DIAG port. This unit will become

the TFTP server. The example assumes that:

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