Updating firmware with portvision plus – Comtrol DM AIR User Manual
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Updating Firmware
Updating Firmware with PortVision Plus
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Bootloader
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SocketServer
If necessary, unzip (unpackage) the file, if the file extension is .tgz. If the
downloaded file has a .bin extension, it is not necessary to unpackage the file.
Note: You can use the latest version of
to unzip the firmware in a Microsoft
environment. The .tgz file extracts to a .tar file and the .tar file extracts to the
.bin file.
Updating Firmware with PortVision Plus
You can use this procedure to upload firmware.
Note: PortVision Plus cannot upload the wireless firmware. See
1.
Make sure that you have downloaded and if necessary, unzipped the firmware.
See
(above), if you need to download the firmware.
2.
Highlight the device that you want to update or shift-click and select multiple
devices.
3.
Right click and select Upload Firmware (or the Upload button), browse to the
bootloader or SocketServer .bin file, and select Open.
4.
Select Yes to the Upload Firmware message that warns you that this is a
sensitive process.
It may take a few moments for the firmware to upload onto the device. The
device will reboot itself during the upload process.
5.
Select Ok.
6.
In the next minute, PortVision Plus updates the List View pane and displays
the new firmware version.