NETGEAR 700 Series Managed Switch for Software v2.1 - Manual (Page 77)

700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1
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Advanced> Advanced Tools
Use the advanced tools menu to upgrade the software for the switch through a variety of options
using the TFTP protocol and to customize the configuration file of the switch. These are tasks that
require advanced expertise.
Advanced> Advanced Tools> Software Upgrade
Figure 5-28: Advanced Tools menu
This menu provides you with the ability to upgrade the software for the switch through a variety of
options using TFTP protocol.
If new improvements to the switch software become available, this menu enables you to upgrade
to the new software. Once the IP address of the TFTP and the path location of the new software
image file is properly configured, the user can choose to boot the switch using one of three options.
Please refer to
Chapter 3, “Software Upgrade Procedure when updating software.
Net option
This option allows the user to try out a new image before upgrading. It requires a TFTP filename
and a server IP address to retrieve the specified image from the given IP address. The new image
will not overwrite the one in non-volatile memory. This is the recommended first step.
Net & save option