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7 Software Upgrade
Software (or firmware) upgrade can be done either via TFTP or HTTP. The corresponding configuration settings are on the configuration page. End users should NOT touch the configuration settings that are useful for ITSPs.
7.1Upgrade through HTTP
To upgrade firmware via HTTP, the field “Firmware Upgrade and Provisioning: Upgrade Via” needs to be set to HTTP. The “Firmware Server Path” should be set to where the firmware files are located.
For example, user can fill the following URL in the Firmware Server Path:
firmware.mycompany.com:6688/Grandstream/1.0.8.16
where firmware.mycompany.com is the FQDN of the HTTP server. It can also be in IP address format. “:6688” is the TCP port the HTTP server listening to, default http server listens to port 80. “/Grandstream/1.0.8.16” is the RELATIVE directory to the root dir on HTTP web server.
7.2Upgrade through TFTP
To upgrade firmware via TFTP, the field “Firmware Upgrade and Provisioning: Upgrade Via” needs to be set to TFTP.
TFTP server can be configured in either IP address format or FQDN.
There are two ways to set up the TFTP server in IP format to upgrade the firmware, namely through the Key Pad MENU or via the BudgeTone phone’s Web configuration interface. To configure the TFTP server via Key Pad, please refer to Section 6.1 of this user manual. If TFTP server is in FQDN format, it must be set via web configuration interface.
To configure the TFTP server via the Web configuration interface, open up your browser to input the IP address of the BudgeTone phone. Enter the admin password to enter the configuration screen. From there, enter the TFTP server address or URL in the “Firmware Server Path” field near the bottom of the configuration screen. Once the “Firmware Server Path” is set, user needs to update the change by clicking the “Update” button. Then “Reboot” or power cycle the phone, the firmware files will be fetched upon booting up.
If the configured updating server is found and a new code image is available, the BudgeTone phone will attempt to retrieve the new image files by downloading them into the BudgeTone phone’s SRAM. During this stage, the BudgeTone phone’s LED/LCD will blink until the checking/downloading process is completed. Upon verification of checksum, the new code image will be saved into the Flash. If TFTP fails for any reason (e.g., TFTP server is not responding, there are no code image files
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