Extron electronic 68-1998-01 REV. C manual Firmware Updates, Preparing the Firmware

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Firmware Updates

NOTE:	The Update page on the web-based user interface is unable to update the
firmware of the VNM Recorder directly. Use the procedure detailed in this section to
update the firmware.

This section provides information on:

zz Preparing the Firmware

zz Gathering Firmware Installation Information

zz Installing the Firmware

Preparing the Firmware

Use the following procedure to prepare the firmware for installation.

NOTE:	For device connection information, see Front Panel Features on page 8 and
Rear Panel Features on page 10.

1.Connect a mouse, a keyboard, and a computer monitor to the VNM recorder.

2.Plug a standard IEC power cord into the rear panel of the VNM Recorder and connect it to a power source.

3.Login into the VNM Recorder using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux login page. Use the following login information.

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Guest username — matrix_rec Guest password — matrix

4.Call the Extron S3 Sales and Technical Support Hotline and ask for an Applications Engineer to supply an updated firmware package file.

NOTES:

• The Applications Engineer will provide a download link to the firmware package file.

• The firmware package file contains tar.gz at the end of the filename.

• The firmware package file contains the version number of the file in the filename (for example, VNRecorder_ver3.10.9.tar.gz).

5.Using a PC connected to the Internet, navigate to the provided download link and save the firmware package file to a USB drive.

6.Plug the USB drive into one of the USB ports on the VNM Recorder.

7.From the desktop of the VNM Recorder, double-click on Computer > Filesystem > home > matrix_rec.

8.Copy the firmware package file from the USB drive to the above location.

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Contents User Guide Safety Instructions FCC Class a Notice Specifications AvailabilityConventions Used in this Guide Contents Reference Information About the VNM Recorder About this GuideOverview of Stream Playback Overview of Recorded StreamsTransport Protocols Used for Streaming About RAID5 StorageDecoder device Multicast RTP Streaming Multicast RTP An OverviewUnicast RTP Streaming Unicast RTP An OverviewUnicast TCP Streaming Unicast TCP An OverviewDefinitions FeaturesInstallation Overview Front Panel FeaturesPanels Cabling Status LED Icons Parallel/Printer connector not used Rear Panel FeaturesPin connector not active/used Setup Overview Configuration Hardware SetupVNM Recorder Login Screen VNM Recorder Power Up ProcedureLogin Information To change the administrator passwordTo add or change usernames and passwords Using the Front Panel VNM Recorder Power Down ProcedureIf the VNM Recorder is not logged into If the VNM Recorder is logged intoFrom the login screen Using the Keyboard and MouseChoosing the Controller Device From the Linux desktopConfiguring the VNM Recorder Default Network SettingsConfiguring the Network and IP Address Settings Ethernet Device Window Confirm Settings Window Stage 2 Setting the controller IP address Config.xml Text Window Stage 3 Restart the VNM Recorder Configuring the VN-Matrix Encoders and DecodersOverview of the Web-based User Interface About Web-basedController Login Accessing the Web-based User InterfaceDevice List Web-based User Interface Control OptionsFive channel VNM Recorder Device ListThat the current and persistent databases remain up-to-date Recorder Device Recorder DeviceVNM Recorder RecorderChannel contains the following parameters Navigate NavigateTo be deleted Make Directory Use this field to add a new directory Player PlayerStop Pause Play Bookmark Selecting a recording for replayConfig Config Advanced ConfigurationZz Playback Finish This is automatically filled in when FEC Forward Error Correction panel Currently not supported Accounts AccountsVN-Matrix Encoder and Decoder Configuration Clock ManagementController Licensing Overview About the Content DirectoryNavigate Page Content Directory Content Directory BasicsSetting a Stream Storage Location Creating a DirectoryFolder Icon Loading Icon Alert Icon Navigate Page Multiple Element Recording Understanding Saved Recordings With Multiple ElementsDeleting a Stream or Directory Renaming a Stream or DirectoryInitial Setup and Configuration Setting up a VN-Matrix Codec as a DecoderRecording Playing Streams Setting up a VN-Matrix Codec as an Encoder Switching a Codec between Encoder and Decoder Recording a StreamRecording Preparation Stop Recording Initialize RecordingPlayback Preparation Playing a Recorded StreamPause Playback Initialize PlaybackStop Playback Start and Finish TimesFile Structure Using BookmarksPlayback of Bookmarked Streams Deleting BookmarksAbout Alarms Filter Settings AlarmsAlarm Severity Alarm TypeApplying Alarm Filter Settings Alarm Severity DescriptionAlarms Page Alarm List Sorting Alarm ListAlarm Logs Alarm LogsAlarm Reference Tables Alarm Type Description EncoderAlarm Type Description Action Default Settings Alarm Type Description System Controller Alarm Type Description DecoderInformation Included PartsPart Number Firmware Updates Guest username matrixrec Guest password matrixPreparing the Firmware Gathering Firmware Installation Information Config.xml and Admin.xml Text Files Installing the FirmwareFirmware Installation Table below Terminal window. Manually close the terminal window Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7 or above Browser ConfigurationPer Site Internet Options Custom Level Security Options Cookie Preferences Mozilla Firefox version 1.3 or aboveRack Installation Tower InstallationMounting UL Guidelines for Rack MountingIdentifying the Sections of the Rack Rails Rack MountingPreparing to Install the Rails Installing the VNM Recorder into a Rack USA, Canada, South America Central America Japan Europe and Africa ChinaAsia Middle East