Kentrox AI232 - Manual (Page 304)

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AI232 Version 9.6x User’s Guide
Standalone Mode and Switch Mode: Standalone Mode
Standalone Mode
Standalone mode refers to the mode where AI232 stores its configuration locally (to
flash) or on a TFTP server. The CLC might be used as the TFTP server in some
cases. This lets the card operate as a self-contained unit. When operating in
standalone mode, AI232 has a local menu system that is used instead of the AI198
menu system for tasks such as alias and IP configuration. AI232 operates in
standalone mode when it is installed in the AI110 chassis.
The following characteristics apply when AI232 is operating in standalone mode:
z The front panel Ethernet port is the default (rather than the IRB).
z AI232 cards are not hot-swappable—the card configuration must be set up
manually.
z AI232 has a unique system OID.
z The AI232 local menu system has slightly different options than when the card is
running in switch mode.
Downloading Software for a Standalone AI232
To download software for AI232 in standalone mode:
1. Open a command prompt window.
2. At the command prompt, start the FTP utility:
ftp
3. At the FTP prompt, open AI232:
open ip_address
The FTP utility prompts you for a user name and password.
4. Put the FTP utility in binary mode:
binary
5. Transfer the software image to AI232:
put filepath / imagename .img

Note: Wait for a completion message after entering this command.
ip_address Specifies the AI232 IP address.
filepath Defines the path to the software image file.
imagename Defines the software image file name.