SMB CAT5 KVM Switch | Belkin F1DP108A instruction

® SMB CAT5 KVM Switch

Firmware Upgrade Instructions

F1DP108A

The SMB CAT5 KVM Switch has two main components that ar upgrade the SMB OSD or the SMB Manager. The Remote units

When performing the ﬂ ash-upgrade, you need to ensure that the ﬁ rmware ﬁ le used corresponds to the component you want to upgrade.

Before you begin:

Before you attempt to update the ﬁ rmware of your Belkin SMB CAT5 KVM Switch, you will need the following items:

•A computer running Windows® 98, Me, 2000, XP, or Windows NT® 4.0 SP3 or later

•An available serial port

•The included DB9-to-RJ11 ﬂ ash cable

•The Belkin SMB Update Utility and ﬁ rmware ﬁ le for the component to be updated—all ﬁ les can be downloaded from http://www.belkin.com/support/

Note: During the ﬂ ash-upgrade process, the KVM Switch and all of the attached devices, including the keyboard, monitor, mouse, CAT5 cables, server interface modules, and servers, must remain connected and powered on. The screen of the monitor attached to the KVM Switch will go dark during the upgrade process. The process may take up to ﬁ ve minutes.

Installing the SMB Update Utility:

1.Download and run the SMB Update Utility from the Belkin website.

2.Click the “Next” button when prompted and then conﬁ gure the ﬁ le location, the shortcut folder, and the appropriate COM port number, and then click on the “install” button when prompted.

3.On the setup completion window, uncheck the box and then click “Finish”.

Connecting the computer to the KVM switch:

4.Connect the DB9 end of the ﬂ ash cable into the serial port of your computer and the RJ11 end into the port labeled “ﬂ ash” on the back of the Switch.

Note: You may use a computer that is connected to the SMB KVM Switch to upgrade the ﬁ rmware. The screen of the monitor attached to the KVM Switch will go dark during the upgrade process. The process may take up to ﬁ ve minutes.

Performing the ﬂash-upgrade:

5.To start the ﬂ ash-upgrade process, click on the Belkin SMB Update shortcut from the “Start” menu or the desktop shortcut.

6.Check the box next to the component that you want to update. You may only upgrade one component at a time.

Note: We recommend that prior to upgrading the ﬁ rmware, you document the ﬁ rmware version for all components. To check the ﬁ rmware version, click the “F/W Version” button at the bottom of the screen as shown in the example above.