Netgear FS728TLP Web Management User Guide - Page 273

Upgrade the Firmware, Start File Transfer, Apply

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ProSAFE FS526Tv2, FS726Tv2, and FS728TLP Smart Switches 2. Configure the settings as described in the following table. Settings Description File Type From the File Type menu, select Code. Image Name From the Image Name menu, select the image to which you want to download the new firmware file: Image 1 or Image 2. The new firmware file overwrites any old firmware file that is stored in the selected image location. Server Address Type The selection of the Server Address Type menu is fixed at IPv4. the TFTP server must be a server with an IPv4 address. TFTP Server IP The IP address of the TFTP server. Transfer File Path Remote File Name The path on the TFTP server where the file is located. You can enter up to 32 characters. Include the backslash at the end of the path. Do not enter a path name with a space. Leave this field blank to save the file to the root TFTP directory. The name of the file that you want to download from the TFTP server. You can enter up to 32 characters. Do not enter a file name with a space. 3. Select the Start File Transfer check box. 4. Confirm your selection. 5. Click the Apply button. The file downloads to the smart switch. After the file has successfully downloaded to the smart switch, the following message displays: File transfer operation completed successfully. You are now ready to upgrade the firmware on the smart switch. For more information, see Upgrade the Firmware on page 273. Upgrade the Firmware After you have downloaded the firmware to the smart switch over HTTP or TFTP, you need to select the active image (Image 1 or Image 2), and reboot the smart switch. In some cases, such as a major firmware upgrade, you might need to erase the configuration and manually reconfigure the smart switch after the firmware upgrade. However, this situation is unusual. NETGEAR recommends that you read the firmware release notes before you upgrade the firmware.  To upgrade the firmware: 1. Select Maintenance > File Management > Dual Image > Dual Image Configuration. Switch Management Tools 273

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Switch Management Tools
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ProSAFE FS526Tv2, FS726Tv2, and FS728TLP Smart Switches
2.
Configure the settings as described in the following table.
Settings
Description
File Type
From the File Type menu, select
Code
.
Image Name
From the Image Name menu, select the image to which you want to download the
new firmware file:
Image 1
or
Image 2
.
The new firmware file overwrites any old firmware file that is stored in the selected
image location.
Server Address Type
The selection of the Server Address Type menu is fixed at IPv4. the TFTP server
must be a server with an IPv4 address.
TFTP Server IP
The IP address of the TFTP server.
Transfer File Path
The path on the TFTP server where the file is located. You can enter up to
32
characters. Include the backslash at the end of the path. Do not enter a path
name with a space. Leave this field blank to save the file to the root TFTP directory.
Remote File Name
The name of the file that you want to download from the TFTP server. You can enter
up to 32 characters. Do not enter a file name with a space.
3.
Select the
Start File Transfer
check box.
4.
Confirm your selection.
5.
Click the
Apply
button.
The file downloads to the smart switch. After the file has successfully downloaded to the
smart switch, the following message displays:
File transfer operation completed
successfully
.
You are now ready to upgrade the firmware on the smart switch. For more information, see
Upgrade the Firmware
on page
273.
Upgrade the Firmware
After you have downloaded the firmware to the smart switch over HTTP or TFTP, you need to
select the active image (Image 1 or Image 2), and reboot the smart switch.
In some cases, such as a major firmware upgrade, you might need to erase the configuration
and manually reconfigure the smart switch after the firmware upgrade. However, this
situation is unusual. NETGEAR recommends that you read the firmware release notes
before you upgrade the firmware.
To upgrade the firmware:
1.
Select
Maintenance > File Management > Dual Image > Dual Image Configuration
.