SMC Networks SMC2582W-B manual Upgrading Firmware by Tftp

To restore configuration of the SMC2582W-B by HTTP:

1.Click Browse and then select a correct configuration .hex file.You have to make sure the file name is the SMC2582W-B’s MAC address.The firmware file path will be shown in the Firmware file name text box.

2.Click Restore to upload the configuration file to the SMC2582W-B.

3.3.3.3. Upgrading Firmware by TFTP

Fig. 28.TFTP server settings.

When use TFTP as the firmware management protocol, you can configure settings for the SMC2582W-B’s TFTP client to communicate with a TFTP server. If the TFTP client does not get a response from the TFTP server within a period specified by the Timeout setting, it will resend the previous request. The Max number of retries setting specifies the maximal number of resend before the TFTP client stops communicating with the TFTP server.

The SMC2582W-B Installation CD includes a TFTP server program (TftpSrvr.exe) for firmware upgrade. Run this program on the computer that serves as a TFTP server.

Fig. 29. Firmware upgrade by TFTP.

To upgrade firmware of the SMC2582W-B by TFTP:

1.Get a computer that will be used as a TFTP server and as a managing computer to trigger the upgrade process.

2.Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a normal Ethernet cable.

3.Configure IP address of the computer so that the SMC2582W-B and the computer are in the same IP subnet.

4.On the computer, run the TFTP Server utility. And specify the folder in which the firmware files reside.

5.On the computer, run a Web browser and click the General, Firmware Tools hyperlink.

6.Choose TFTP as the Firmware management protocol.

7.Specify the IP address of the computer, which acts as a TFTP server. If you don’t know the IP address of the computer, open a Command Prompt, and type IpConfig, then press the Enter key.

8.Trigger the firmware upgrade process by clicking Upgrade.

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