User's Manual

To back up configuration of the AP by TFTP:

1. Get a computer that will be used as a TFTP server and as a managing computer to trigger the

backup process.

2. Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a normal Ethernet cable.

3. Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the AP are in the same IP

subnet.

4. On the computer, run the TFTP Server utility. Select the Accept write requests check box, and

specify the folder to which the configuration settings of the AP will be saved.

5. On the computer, run a Web browser and click the General, Firmware Tools hyperlink.

6. Choose TFTP as the Firmware management protocol.

7. Within the Configuration Backup/Restore section, specify the IP address of the computer,

which acts as a TFTP server. If you don’t know the IP address of the computer, open a Com-

mand Prompt, and type IpConfig, then press the Enter key.

8. Trigger the backup process by clicking Back Up. The AP’s configuration settings will be saved

as “AaBbCcDdEeFf.hex” by the TFTP server, where “AaBbCcDdEeFf” is the AP’s MAC ad-

dress. For example, if the AP’s MAC address is 00-01-02-33-44-55, the configuration backup

file will be “000102334455.hex”.

NOTE: Remember to select the Accept write requests check box of TFTP Server.

To restore configuration of the AP by TFTP:

1. Get a computer that will be used as a TFTP server and as a managing computer to trigger the

restoring process.

2. Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a normal Ethernet cable.

3. Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the AP are in the same IP

subnet.

4. On the computer, run the TFTP Server utility. And specify the folder in which the configuration

backup file resides. A configuration backup file is named by the AP’s MAC address. For exam-

ple, if the AP’s MAC address is 00-01-02-33-44-55, the configuration backup file should be

“000102334455.hex”.

5. On the computer, run a Web browser and click the General, Firmware Tools hyperlink.

6. Choose TFTP as the Firmware management protocol.

7. Within the Configuration Backup/Restore section, specify the IP address of the computer,

which acts as a TFTP server. If you don’t know the IP address of the computer, open a Com-

mand Prompt, and type IpConfig, then press the Enter key.

8. Trigger the restoring process by clicking Restore. The AP will then download the configuration

backup file from the TFTP server.

NOTE: Make sure the file is a valid configuration backup file for the AP.