D-Link DWL-2600AP User Manual - page 584

AP Management

D-Link

Unified Wired and Wireless Access System 

Oct. 2015

Page 584

D-Link UWS User Manual

Table 342

 describes the fields you must complete to upgrade APs.

Table 342:  Software Download

Field

Description

Server Address

Enter the IP address of the host where the upgrade file is located. The host must have a 

TFTP server installed and running.

File Path

Enter the file path on the TFTP server where the software is located. You may enter up 

to 96 characters.

File Name

Enter the name of the upgrade file. You may enter up to 32 characters, and the file 

extension 

.tar

 must be included.

Group Size

When you upgrade multiple APs, each AP contacts the TFTP server to download the 

upgrade file. To prevent the TFTP server from being overloaded, you can limit the 

number of APs to be upgraded at a time. 

In the Group Size field, enter the number of APs that can be upgraded at the same time. 

When one group completes the upgrade, the next group begins the process. 

Image Download 

Type

Type of the image to be downloaded, which can be one of the following:

• All images (img_dwl8600, img_dwl3600/6600, img_dwl2600, img_dwl8610, 

img_dwl6610, img_dwl6700 and img_dwl8710)

• img_dwl8600

• img_dwl3600/6600

• img_dwl2600

• img_dwl8610

• img_dwl6610

• img_dwl6700

• img_dwl8710

Note: 

To download all images, make sure you specify the file path and file name for both 

images in the appropriate 

File Path

 and 

File Name

 fields.

Managed AP

The list shows all the APs that the switch manages. If the switch is the Cluster Controller, 

then the list shows the APs managed by all switches in the cluster.

Note: 

A managed AP in a transitional state, such as Authenticated, does not appear in 

the list and is not eligible for the software download.

Each AP is identified by its MAC address, IP address, and Location in the

Location> format. To upgrade a single AP, select its entry. To upgrade all APs, select the 

All option. If All is selected, the Group Size field will limit the number of simultaneous 

AP upgrades so the TFTP server is not overwhelmed. To select multiple APs to upgrade, 

CTRL + click each AP to upgrade.

Note: 

D-Link recommends that you upgrade all managed APs at the same time. 

However if the network includes WDS managed APs, the satellite APs should be 

upgraded before the root APs.

After the software download completes and an AP become managed, it reappears in 

this list. 

Note: 

A satellite AP that is managed over a WDS link takes longer to become managed 

than an AP on the wired network.