10-2CHAPTER 10: UPGRADING OPERATIONAL SOFTWARE FOR THE OFFICECONNECT REMOTE 840

OfficeConnect If you have obtained an updated OfficeConnect Remote 840 CD, or if Remote 840 CD you have erased the copy of the OfficeConnect Remote 840 Operational

Software from your hard drive, you need to copy the operational software from the CD to your hard drive.

1Insert the OfficeConnect Remote 840 Installation CD in your PC's CD drive.

2Click Start > Run.

3Type x:\setup.exe (where x is the letter of your CD drive) and click OK to start the OfficeConnect Remote 840 software installation.

Follow the prompts on your screen to finish the software installation. In addition to installing the OfficeConnect Remote 840 operational software, this will also install the utilities, HTML help, and printable documentation.

The OfficeConnect Remote 840 operational software (the *.nac file) included on the CD is copied to your hard drive and not the OfficeConnect Remote 840 unit. It is installed to C:\Program Files\3Com\ocr840.

Installing

After you have obtained the operational software using one of the

Operational

described methods, it will reside on your computer's hard drive in a file

Software to the

with an extension of '.nac' (a NAC file). You can install this software in

OfficeConnect

the FLASH memory of the OfficeConnect Remote 840 using one of the

Remote 840 Unit

following methods.

 

OfficeConnect Remote 840 Manager — This is the preferred method

 

of installing the operational software. Because the installation occurs

 

via the browser's file upload capability, it is the fastest and most

 

convenient method.

 

DOS Update — This method uses a DOS-based utility program to

 

install the new software using a serial connection between your PC

 

and the OfficeConnect Remote 840's console port. This method is

 

much slower than installing with the OfficeConnect Remote 840

 

Manager.

Installing Software

Installation of the operational software using the OfficeConnect Remote

via OfficeConnect

840 Manager is a three-part process. First, the current software must be

Remote 840 Manager

erased from the FLASH memory of the OfficeConnect Remote 840. Once

 

the current software has been erased from the unit you will provide the

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