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Updating a 4404 Controller..?

Starthorn — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 00:11:34 GMT

I want to upgrade my 4404 controller to 5-2-178-0. I am on 5.2.157.0

in the controller I go to commands/upload.

File type: configuration

Configuration File Encryption: Checked

Encryption Key: I dont know what to put here

Transfer Mode: TFTP

IP Address: 172.16.19.112

File Path: C:\Controllerupdate

File Name: AIR-WLC4400-K9-5-2-178-0.aes

i open tfpt32

Current Directory: C:\Controllerupdate

IP: 172.16.19.112

I hit the upload button on the controller and it tells me File transfer failed!.

What am I doing wrong?

Re: Updating a 4404 Controller..?

ericgarnel — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:29:12 GMT

If C:\Controllerupdate is the default path,

try leaving the File Path: option blank on the controller.

I use linux tftp with /tftpboot as my default tftp dir and never use the file path option when upgrading my controllers

Re: Updating a 4404 Controller..?

Starthorn — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:41:04 GMT

when you say default path do you mean the path that is in tftp32's "current directory" when i start it up?

If so then C:\controllerupdate is not. I changed it. It always points to my desktop when I open it.

Re: Updating a 4404 Controller..?

ericgarnel — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:50:20 GMT

Whatever you specify in tftp32 as the filepath will be the default path.

for example:

if you set the path in tftp32 to C:\temp

that is your default path. You do not need to specify anything on the controller

if you place the image file in say, C:\temp\images, but C:\temp is your default setting, then the File Path option on the controller would be

/images

Re: Updating a 4404 Controller..?

Starthorn — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:33:28 GMT

Okay.

To upgrade the controller, do I need to go to download or upload. I tried upload and things actually started happening for me.

My tftp32 was responding to me but while it was almost done it gave me this message

% Error: Config file transfer failed - Error while writing output file

I was using file type configuration. Should I be using code or something else?

Re: Updating a 4404 Controller..?

ericgarnel — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:59:50 GMT

transfer download datatype code

transfer download serverip

transfer download filename

transfer download start

should be all you need

Re: Updating a 4404 Controller..?

Leo Laohoo — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:58:35 GMT

Download and use CODE.

Re: Updating a 4404 Controller..?

Starthorn — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:24:08 GMT

Ok it worked with the download code.

Thanks all

Re: Updating a 4404 Controller..?

Starthorn — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:23:02 GMT

I updated one controller with one more to go. Just in case i mess something up, is there a way to save a config on my 2nd controller in case I have to go back?

Re: Updating a 4404 Controller..?

Leo Laohoo — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:19:12 GMT

You want to save the config? Sure you can.

Go to Commands -> Upload File -> File Type: Configuration -> Filename: Filename you want

Hope this helps for you.

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