April 14, 2006

Chapter 9: Managing the Modem

Step

Action

3Click one of the following:

Clear—resets all the counters to zero.

Refresh—updates the page with current error counts.

MANAGE SOFTWARE AND CONFIGURATION

Update System Software

Using the Web interface HTTP Upgrade capability, you can upgrade the software image (.tar). To complete an upgrade, specify the IP address of a server on the LAN side of modem where the new firmware is stored.

IMPORTANT

!

The software update process takes about 90 seconds to complete and after the update the modem resets itself. Do not recycle the power during this process. This will cause permanent image corruption.

It is strongly recommended that you use this procedure to upgrade software.

Step

Action

1Click System on the menu bar, then Software Update under System to access the Software Update page (Figure 9-9).

Figure 9-9. Software Update

2Click Browse, locate the server on the LAN where the firmware image or configuration file is located, then click Open.

3Click Upload to start the file transfer to the modem.

IMPORTANT

Do not power cycle the modem when the software update is in progress. Wait for the

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“Flash Update Complete” message before power cycling the modem.

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