Updating firmware, Updating firmware -7 – Netopia 4752 User Manual

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Utilities and Diagnostics 15-7

Transferring Configuration and Firmware Files with TFTP

Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a method of transferring data over an IP network. TFTP is a client-ser ver
application, with the router as the client. To use the Netopia 4752 as a TFTP client, a TFTP ser ver must be
available. Netopia, Inc., has a public access TFTP ser ver on the Internet where you can obtain the latest
firmware versions.

To use TFTP, select Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) in the Statistics & Diagnostics screen and press
Return. The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) screen appears.

The sections below describe how to update the Netopia 4752’s firmware and how to download and upload
configuration files.

Updating firmware

Firmware updates may be available periodically from Netopia or from a site maintained by your organization’s
network administrator.

The Netopia 4752 SDSL Integrated Access Device ships with an embedded operating system referred to as
firmware. The firmware governs how the device communicates with your network and the WAN or remote site.
Firmware updates are periodically posted on the Netopia website.

To update either the device’s firmware, follow these steps:

Select TFTP Server Name and enter the ser ver name or IP address of the TFTP ser ver you will use. The
ser ver name or IP address is available from the site where the ser ver is located.

Select Firmware File Name and enter the name of the file you will download. The name of the file is
available from the site where the ser ver is located. You may need to enter a file path along with the file
name (for example, bigroot/config/myfile).

Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)

TFTP Server Name:

Firmware File Name:

GET ROUTER FIRMWARE FROM SERVER...

Config File Name:

GET CONFIG FROM SERVER...
SEND CONFIG TO SERVER...

TFTP Transfer State -- Idle

TFTP Current Transfer Bytes -- 0

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