Appendix b - updating your modem firmware, Multimodemzpx user guide – Multi-Tech Systems MULTIMODEM MT5634ZPX-V.92-ISA User Manual

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Appendix B - Updating Your Modem Firmware

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Click Start | Settings | Control Panel, then double-click Services. Select Remote Access

Server and click Startup.... Select Manual as the

Start Up Type and click OK.

If you are using a Fax service in NT, change its

Start Up Type to Manual.

Using the Flash Wizard

1. Use Windows Explorer to copy the new .Hex file (which you downloaded from the Multi-Tech

web site) to the folder in which the

Flash Wizard program was installed.

2. Click Start | Programs | Flash Wizard to start the firmware update process. The program be-

gins by identifying devices attached to your computer.

3. The Wizard displays a list of installed devices able to be flashed with the update. You may up-

date more than one device in a single procedure. Select the device(s) you’d like to update and
click Next> to continue.

4. Next, the Firmware Update Wizard displays current firmware version information. The top

portion of the window provides port, version and country identification for the firmware current-
ly installed on your device(s). The

Hex File list box displays the firmware versions available for

updating your modem.

a. If your modem’s firmware version number matches or is

higher than the version number listed

in the Hex File list, click Cancel to end the update process.

b. If your modem’s firmware version number is

lower than the firmware version shown in the

Hex File list, continue with the update process. Select the port for the device you are updat-
ing. Use the list box to select the latest .Hex file version number for your country and click
Next>.

5. The Firmware Update Wizard displays a progress indicator and begins updating your devices

with the new firmware version. When the Wizard finishes the update, the progress indicator
status changes to

Programming Complete, and the Finish> button becomes active. Click Fin-

ish> to complete the update.

6. When the update completes, the Firmware Update Wizard displays indicating the device has

been successfully updated. Click Next> to close the Wizard.

7. You must restart your computer to make the firmware changes effective for your modem.

Note: If you are using Windows NT, be certain to enable RAS and your fax program when the

operating system restarts.

Step 8: Restore Your Parameters

Your modem has been updated. You can now open your terminal program to reprogram your modem
parameters or to confirm the update by typing ATI in the terminal window.

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