topic Re: zd1100 with zf7372 Upgrade question in Wireless Questions and Best Practices

zd1100 with zf7372 Upgrade question

dicky_siu — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 02:59:50 GMT

Hi, I have a ZD1100 (version: 9.6.1.0 build 15) which controls 7 ZF7372 APs (version: 9.6.1.0.15) in my environment.
If I upgrade the ZD1100 to version 9.8.3.0.14 (MR3), will the 7 ZF7372 APs automatically upgrade to version 9.8.3.0.14 accordingly?
I have no experience on upgrading the ZD firmware, please help, thanks. ^^

Re: zd1100 with zf7372 Upgrade question

thomas_fankhaus — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 05:10:19 GMT

yes. but there is a 9.8.3.0.44 (refresh) with fixed issues on ZF7372

Re: zd1100 with zf7372 Upgrade question

martin_martin — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 06:11:33 GMT

Hi SiuDic,
As Thomas stated when you upgrade the ZD it will also update the access points with the new software.

Regards
Martin

Re: zd1100 with zf7372 Upgrade question

dicky_siu — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 09:28:34 GMT

Thanks Thomas & Martin.

I will upgrade it to 9.8.3.0.44, thanks.

Re: zd1100 with zf7372 Upgrade question

michael_brado — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 16:41:42 GMT

Like and Like to Thomas and Martin.

SiuDic, start on your Administer/Backup page, save a ZD backup, and add the digits "961015" to the filename when you store it, so if you ever decide you need to downgrade back to 9.6.1.0.15, you can find this file and restore your current configuration. That's a best practice (that's built into the Upgrade procedure, asking you if you made a backup, but I'll pre-notify you now, so you can click Ok and continue to upgrade).

This might be the last 9.8 release for some time, and has all the updates and fixes for supported APs to date.

Re: zd1100 with zf7372 Upgrade question

dicky_siu — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 01:24:28 GMT

Thanks Michael 's information. I will do the backup before upgrade.