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All productsMaintaining the APs on a Huawei S12700 switch involves various tasks, and the specific approach depends on your network setup and desired level of detail.
Before upgrading a large number of APs, you can upgrade a single AP to check whether the upgrade version can function properly. If the upgrade is successful, upgrade other APs in batches.
- Configure AP upgrade.
1, Choose Maintenance > AP Maintenance > AP Upgrade. The AP Upgrade page is displayed
2, Click New Upgrade Task. The configuration page is displayed, here lists parameters:
| Item | Description |
| Upgrade scope | Upgrades an AP group or a single AP. |
| AP type | Specifies the type of APs to be upgraded.
This parameter is available when Upgrade scope is set to AP group. |
| AP group | Specifies the AP group to which the APs to be upgraded belong.
This parameter is available when Upgrade scope is set to AP group. |
| AP name | Specifies the AP to be upgraded.
This parameter is available when Upgrade scope is set to Single AP. |
| Upgrade file | Selects the location where the upgrade file is stored.
· On the AC: An AP downloads the target version file from an AC. · On the server: An AP downloads the target version file from a server. |
| Select a file | Specifies the AP upgrade file.
This parameter is available when Upgrade file is set to On the AC. |
| Server type | Indicates the AP upgrade mode in which APs download upgrade versions from the FTP or SFTP server.
This parameter is available when Upgrade file is set to On the server. |
| Server IP | Specifies the IP address of the FTP or SFTP server.
This parameter is available when Upgrade file is set to On the server. |
| FTP user name | Specifies the user name used to log in to the FTP server.
This parameter is available when Server type is set to FTP. |
| FTP password | Specifies the password used to log in to the FTP server.
This parameter is available when Server type is set to FTP. |
| SFTP user name | Specifies the user name used to log in to the SFTP server.
This parameter is available when Server type is set to SFTP. |
| SFTP password | Specifies the password used to log in to the SFTP server.
This parameter is available when Server type is set to SFTP. |
| File name | Specifies the AP upgrade file.
This parameter is available when Upgrade file is set to On the server. |
| Upgrade mode | Specifies the AP upgrade mode.
· Upgrade immediately: After the version file is downloaded to the AP, automatically reset the AP using the new version. · Download upgrade file: After the version file is downloaded to the AP, manually upgrade the AP. · Scheduled upgrade: After the version file is downloaded to the AP, upgrade the AP in a specified time period. |
| Start time | Specifies the start time of the scheduled AP upgrade task.
This parameter is available when Upgrade mode is set to Scheduled upgrade. |
| End time | Specifies the end time of the scheduled AP upgrade task.
This parameter is available when Upgrade mode is set to Scheduled upgrade. |
3, Set the parameters.
4, Click OK.
5, Click AP Upgrade File Configuration, and you can view the configured upgrade task.
6, Select the AP upgrade task to be deleted and click Delete. The system asks you whether to delete the AP upgrade task. Click OK.
- View the AP upgrade progress.
- Choose Maintenance> AP Maintenance > AP Upgrade. The AP Upgrade page is displayed
- Click APs Being Upgraded. The AP upgrade progress is displayed on the page.
- Select the AP to be restarted and click Restart. The system asks whether to restart the AP. Click OK.
- Click Channel Group Restart, and set AC address for link establishment after restartand Restart mode to reset APs in batches.
- Click Cancel Channel Group Restartto cancel group restart.
- View the scheduled AP upgrade task.
- Choose Maintenance> AP Maintenance > AP Upgrade. The AP Upgrade page is displayed.
- Click Scheduled Upgrade Tasks. The scheduled AP upgrade task is displayed on the page.
- Restart an AP.
1, Choose Maintenance > AP Maintenance > AP Restart.
2, Select the AP that you want to restart from the AP list and click Restart. In the Confirm dialog box that is displayed, click OK to restart the AP.
To restart all the APs in the AP list, click Restart All. For descriptions about the AP parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
| AP ID | ID of the AP. |
| AP Name | Name of the AP. |
| MAC Address | MAC address of the AP. |
| Group Name | Name of the group that the AP belongs to. |
| IP Address | IP address of the AP. |
| Type | Type of the AP. |
| STA Quantity | Number of STAs connected to the AP. |
| Login Period | Online duration of the AP. |
| Status | Status of the AP. |
| Version | Version of the AP. |
| Serial Number | Sequence number (SN) of the AP. |
The specific maintenance tasks and configurations will vary depending on your network needs and environment.
If you have further questions or need assistance with a specific task, feel free to contact us and I’ll try my best to help!