# Check if it's a valid TAR file (magic bytes check) if self._is_valid_tar(): logger.info("✓ File appears to be a valid TAR archive") else: results['warnings'].append("File may not be a valid TAR archive")
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Because the software is distributed as a .tar archive, the Access Point cannot execute it directly. It must be extracted onto the device's flash storage using one of the following methods: # Check if it's a valid TAR file (magic bytes check) if self
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