Agilent Technologies E5810A - Manual (Page 101)

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Using E5810A Web Access
Other Web Access Functions
4 Perform Firmware Update
a Click the Update Firmware button to display a password dialog box.
Click OK to confirm the update and the E5810 will attempt to
download the firmware from the FTP site.
b After you confirm the update, the E5810 front panel should display
the message “
Updating firmware… ”
c The LAN LEDs should light, indicating LAN activity is taking place.
The firmware for the E5810 is approximately 5.1 MB and
downloading time may vary, depending on network connections.
d After the firmware image has been downloaded into the E5810, the
E5810 will automatically reboot and should display a “
Rebooting
E5810.. .” message. The E5810 will then begin a normal startup
sequence.
5 Verify Firmware Revision. When the E5810 has successfully rebooted, to
verify that the firmware has been downloaded successfully, display the
E5810
Welcome page and verify that the Firmware Revision Number
shows the correct version of the firmware.
Agilent FTP site is
not accessible From
the E5810
1 Acquire an Image of the E5810 Firmware. If the Agilent FTP site is not
accessible from the E5810, you may still be able to get the image from
your Web browser. You may need to set up an FTP proxy on your Web
browser.
a On your Web browser, type ftp://ftp.agilent.com/pub/e5810/
to connect you to Agilent's FTP Server. This page displays files
associated with the E5810.
b Select the file 'e5810_latest_firmware.hex' and save it. For
example, in Internet Explorer right-click the file and select
'Copy to Folder'. Other web browsers may have a different
sequence.
NOTE
As an alternative, you can directly FTP to the Agilent FTP Server at
ftp.agilent.com using anonymous ftp, supplying the user login, and
downloading the file /pub/e5810/e5810_latest_firmware.hex.