ELSA Cable manual How to load new software, Elsa LANconfig

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–The device no longer responds after loading the new firmware. If an error occurs during the upload, the router automatically reactivates the previous firmware version and reboots the device.

K'Login': To avoid problems with faulty uploads there is the second option with which the firmware is uploaded and also immediately booted.

–The difference to the first option is that the router then waits five minutes for a successful login to the device via outband or inband (via telnet). Only if this login attempt is successful does the new firmware remain active permanently.

–If the device no longer responds and it is therefore impossible to log in, the router automatically loads the previous firmware version and reboots the device with it.

K'Manual': With the third option you can define a time period during which you want to test the new firmware yourself. The router will start with the new firmware and wait for the preset period until the loaded firmware is manually activated and therefore becomes permanently effective.

How to load new software

There are various ways of carrying out a firmware upload (which is the term given to the installation of software), all of which produce the same result:

KConfigurations tool ELSA LANconfig (recommended)

KTerminal programs

KTFTP

All settings will remain unchanged by a firmware upload. All the same you should save the configuration first for safety's sake (with Edit E Save Configuration to File if using ELSA LANconfig, for example).

If the newly installed release contains parameters which are not present in the device's current firmware, the router will add the missing values using the default settings.

ELSA LANconfig

When using the ELSA LANconfig configuration tool, highlight the desired device in the selection list and click on Edit E Firmware Management E Upload New Firmware, or click directly on the Firmware Upload button. Then select the directory in which the new version is located and mark the corresponding file.

ELSA LANconfig then tells you the version number and the date of the firmware in the description and offers to upload the file. The firmware you already have installed will be replaced by the selected release by clicking Open.

You also have to decide whether the firmware should be permanently activated immediately after loading or set a testing period during which you will activate the firmware yourself. To activate the firmware during the set test period, click on Edit E Firmware Management E Upload New Firmware.

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