ADTRAN ATLAS 800PLUS User Manual

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Chapter 5. Using the Terminal Menu

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Previous Update Status
Read security: 5
Displays the status of the previous update.

Begin Firmware Update
Write security: 1; Read security: 5
Begins updating the firmware for the selected modules.

Update Status
Read security: 5
Displays the status of the current firmware update. All items are read-only. All of
the fields are defined in the previous section, “Current Update Status” on page 5-
19.

Config Transfer
Write security: 3; Read security: 5
Transfers a file containing the ATLAS

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configuration to a file on a TFTP

server using the TFTP protocol (a TCP/IP user protocol) through the 10BaseT
Ethernet port. Config Transfer lets you save the ATLAS

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configuration as a

backup file. You can then use the same configuration with multiple ATLAS

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units.

You can also use Config Transfer to retrieve a configuration file from a TFTP server.
ADTRAN delivers a TFTP program with ATLAS

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called TFTP Server. You

can configure any PC running Microsoft Windows with this software to store the
configuration file. See “TFTP Server” on page 10-4 for details on how to use the
TFTP Server software with these menu items to transfer configuration files.

Before using this command, the ATLAS 800

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should have a valid IP address,

subnet mask, and default gateway (if required), and should be connected to an
Ethernet network.

Only one configuration transfer session (upload or download) can be active at a
time. The TCP/IP parameters are not saved or overwritten as part of an ATLAS
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unit’s transferred configuration to allow sending identical configurations

to multiple units.

Transfer Method
Write security: 3; Read security: 5
Displays the method used to transfer the configuration file to or from a server.
Currently, you must use TFTP.

This field...

Does this...

Type

Defines the type of module for each slot.

Current Status

Indicates the status of the current update.

Previous Status

Indicates the status of the previous update.

Previous Time

Indicates the time of the previous update.

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