Customizing and Updating the ATS
74 Smart Distribution Panel with ATS
Downloading firmware updates from a local computer
1. Select a serial port at the local computer, and disable any service that uses that port.
2. Use the configuration cable to connect the selected port to the console port on the ATS
monitoring unit.
3. Run a terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) and configure the selected port for 9600 bps,
8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control. Save the changes.
4. Press ENTER twice to display the User Name prompt.
5. Enter your User Name and Password (apc is the default administrator user name and
password) and press the ENTER key.
6. From the Control Console menu, select System, then Too ls, then File Transfer, then
XMODEM.
7. The system will prompt you with Perform transfer with XMODEM -CRC? Ty pe Yes and
press ENTER.
8. The system will then prompt you to choose a transfer rate and to change your terminal settings
to match the transfer rate. Press ENTER to set the ATS to accept the download.
9. In the terminal program, send the file using the XMODEM protocol. Upon completion of the
transfer, the console will prompt you to restore the baud rate to normal.
The ATS network management interface will reboot when the download is complete.
Note
Do not interrupt the download.