Macsense Connectivity HomePod User Manual

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8.5 Firmware Upgrade Page

This page displays the current version of your Firmware and Boot ROM,
and enables you to upgrade your HomePod firmware to new versions
as they become available.

For tech support service, it is often needed to know which versions of
Firmware and Boot ROM you have installed in the HomePod. The
versions info is displayed in the format of a version number followed by
a date time, as below:

Current Versions:
Firmware version: v.1.0.5, 01/28/04
BootROM version: v.2.7, #317 Tue Jan 27 12:00:32 CST 2004

From time to time, Macsense offers upgrades to HomePod firmware to
add new features and fix bugs. The HomePod firmware will be
distributed as a compressed encrypted file named "homepod.tar.zip".
New updates will be posted on Macsense website when available
(http://www.macsense.com/homepod).

To upgrade HomePod firmware:

1. Download "homepod.tar.zip" to the desktop of your computer.

2. Log into the HomePod’s web-config page.

3. Click on the Firmware Upgrade tab.

4. Click the "Browse..." button.

5. Locate the "homepod.tar.zip" file on your desktop.

6. Press the "Upgrade" button and wait 3 minutes. If upgrade is

successful, you will be prompted with a successful message.

7. Reboot

HomePod.

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