NEC SILENTWRIT 1700 Series - Manual (Page 180)

B–2 1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide
Installing a Flash-ROM Upgrade With
NetWare
You can upgrade the firmware on the 1765 LAN card by
installing a flash-ROM upgrade. Unlike other read-only
memory, flash-ROM is rewritable. This section describes
how to prepare for and install a flash-ROM upgrade
using NetWare.
Preparing to Install
You can not install a flash-ROM upgrade across
LocalTalk. Remove any LocalTalk connections before
performing a flash-ROM upgrade.
WARNING! During the flash-ROM upgrade LAN
card settings restore to factory default values. Any
changes you have made will be lost. Use NEC 1765
software to reconfigure the Silentwriter. Be sure to print a
configuration page before installing the flash-ROM
upgrade so you will know what values have been
changed. To upgrade without restoring parameters
without factory defaults, use FWTOOL to perform
firmware upgrades. See “Installing a Flash-ROM
Upgrade With FWTOOL” on page B-5.
Installing the Upgrade in NetWare
1. Insert the diskette containing the flash-ROM
upgrade in the drive. (This example will use
drive
a: )
2. Log in to NetWare with supervisor privileges.
3. Move to the public directory and run PCONSOLE.
cd public
PCONSOLE
4. In the Available Options menu select Print Queue
Information
. The Print Queues menu opens.
5. In the Print Queues menu select the queue for the
printer you wish to upgrade. The Print Queue
Information window opens.
6. In the Print Queue Information window select the
Current Print Job Entries
option to open the queue
window.
7. Once the queue window is empty (all pending print
jobs are complete), press the Insert key.
8. In the Select Directory to Print From window enter
the directory name for the download file. In this
example the directory is
a:\ .
9. In the Available Files window select the firmware
upgrade file. It will have the format
<file name>.dld .
10. In the Print Job Configuration window select
PCONSOLE Defaults .
11. In the New Print Job to be Submitted window make
sure File Contents is set to byte stream.
12. Set the Target Server to the printer you wish to
upgrade.
13. Turn off Print Banner.
14. Turn the printer off, then on again.
15. Press Escape to leave the Print Job Configuration
window. Select Yes when the Save Changes window
opens.
16. The firmware file appears in the queue window.
When the firmware upgrade is complete print a
configuration page to confirm the new firmware
version. The firmware release number is shown at
the top of the configuration page.
17. Press Escape four times to leave PCONSOLE.
18. Click Yes to exit PCONSOLE.
19. Use NEC 1765 software to restore LAN card
settings.