Comtech EF Data CDD-562L - Manual (Page 76)

CDD-562L/564 Demodulator with IP Module Revision 2
Updating Firmware MN/CDD564L.IOM
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5.3.2 Downloading and Extracting the Firmware Update
Step Task
1 Download the correct firmware archive file to the user PC temporary folder.
A. Go online to www.comtechefdata.com .
B. On the Main page – under Support Information or the Support tab, select the Software
Downloads hyperlink.
C. On the Software Downloads page – click Download Flash and Software Update Files.
D. On the Flash & Software Update Files page – select the (Select a Product Line) Modems
hyperlink.
E. On the Modems product page – select the CDD-564/L or CDD-562L product hyperlink.
F. Select the appropriate firmware EXE or ZIP download hyperlink (i.e., without 3xDES) or
contact CEFD Network Product Customer Support to obtain the download with 3xDES).
Refer to the table in Sect. 4.2 About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, and Formats
in this chapter for the naming and availability of the firmware download hyperlinks,
archive files, and downloaded image files.
G. Download the archive file to the temporary folder.
Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected, the ‘File Download’ window opens and
prompts selection of [Open] or [Save]:
• Click [Open] to turn over file extraction to the user-supplied utility program. Be sure to
extract the firmware files to the “temp” folder created earlier.
• Click [Save] to open the ‘Save As’ window. Be sure to select and [Save] the archive
*.exe or *.zip file to the “temp” folder created earlier.
• Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download process.
2 Extract the firmware files from the archive file (if not already done with File Download >
[Open]).
Extract the firmware files from the downloaded *.exe or *.zip archive file with the user-
supplied utility program: A minimum of three files should be extracted (note that ‘*’ denotes the
revision letter for the image file):
• Without 3xDES
FW-0000122*.bin (Ver. 1.6.3 and earlier) –or– FW-0000364*.bin (Ver. 1.7.0 or later).
–or–
• With 3xDES
FW11669*.bin (Ver. 1.6.3 and earlier) –or– FW-0000362*.bin (Ver. 1.7.0 or later).
• CDD 56x L X.X.X Release Notes.pdf (or a variation of this filename);
• CDD 56x L X.X.X Upgrade (or a variation of this filename) – Installation notes.