Symbol Technologies AP-5131 - Manual (Page 120)

AP-5131 Access Point Product Reference Guide 4-44
The DHCP Server needs to be configured with the above mentioned vendor specific options
and vendor class identifier. The update is conducted over the LAN or WAN port depending
on which is the active port at the time the firmware update request is made.
Configure the Update Firmware field as required to set a filename and target firmware file
upload location for manual firmware updates.
4. Specify the name of the target firmware file within the Filename field.
5. If the target firmware file resides within a directory, specify a complete path for the file
within the
Filepath(optional) field.
6. Enter an IP address for the FTP or TFTP server used for the update. Only numerical IP address
names are supported, no DNS can be used.
7. Select either the FTP or TFTP button to define whether the firmware file resides on a FTP or
TFTP server.
8. Set the following FTP or TFTP parameters:
Enable Automatic
Firmware Update Select this checkbox to allow an automatic firmware update each
time firmware versions are found to be different between the
AP-5131 and the LAN or WAN interface. This option is used in
conjunction with other DHCP options configured on a DHCP server.
Symbol recommends selecting the
Enable Automatic
Configuration Update checkbox if auto-updating AP-5131
firmware, as backing up the AP-5131 configuration is always
recommended before updating device firmware. If this function is
disabled, the firmware update is required to be done manually. If
this option is enabled, the AP-5131 initiates an update any time the
AP-5131 reboots. If the files located on the DHCP server are
different from the existing files on the AP-5131, the files are
updated. The default setting is enabled on the AP-5131 WAN port.
Enable Automatic
Configuration Update Select this checkbox to allow an automatic configuration file
update each time the configuration file versions are found to be
different between the
AP-5131 and the LAN or WAN interface. If
this function is disabled, the configuration file update is required to
be done manually. If this function is disabled, the firmware update
is required to be done manually. If this option is enabled, the
AP-5131 initiates an update any time the AP-5131 reboots. If the
files located on the DHCP server are different from the existing files
on the AP-5131, the files are updated. The default setting is
enabled on the AP-5131 WAN port.