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3. Log on to www.canoga.com and check that a newer version of the software is available.

4. Click

Download.

5. Scroll to the listing for the 6703 software.

6. If this version is newer than your current version, click the file name to start the download

process.

7. At the File Download window, select Save this Program to Disk.

8. At the Save As dialog, save the download to the root directory of your server.

3.8.2 Install the New Software Version

You can download the software revision to the DMM. For details, Model 1500 Domain Management
Module Uses Manual.

To upgrade and install the new software version, activate the TCP/IP stack for the 6703 and follow
these steps:

Caution:

Do not update bootcode unless it is absolutely necessary. To avoid losing the bootcode
during the download process, do not reset or power-down the module.

1. At the Software Upgrade screen, type

3

, "Get New File with TFTP." The TFTP Software

Upgrade Screen appears.

2. At the prompt, enter the TFTP Server IP Address. You can use the default IP address or enter a

new host IP address and follow the prompts to save it as the new default.

3. Enter the filename. The last digits of the filename indicate the version number. For example,

"67xx0173.zip" indicates firmware version 1.73 and "67xx0115.bin" indicates bootcode
version 1.15.

4. Follow the prompts to download the file; "Download in progress, please wait" appears. When the

download is complete, the new version is in the inactive flash memory. To use the new firmware,
you must swap flash memory.

5. At the TFTP Operation screen, press <Enter> to return to the Software Upgrade screen.

6. At the Software Upgrade screen, type

2

, "Swap Bank." The 6703 automatically resets, then goes

online with the new firmware active. The inactive flash memory contains the old firmware. If a
problem occurs with the new version, you can swap the old version back to active memory.

Other 6703 modules in the same domain can be simultaneously upgraded through the Virtual Group
feature on the DMM. For details on using the Virtual Group, see the Model 1500 Domain
Management Module User Manual
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