Apple TM546 manual Software Upgrade, Introduction System software upgrades availability, Chapter

Chapter 5

Software Upgrade

5 Software Upgrade

Introduction

System software upgrades availability

System software packages and security

This chapter describes how to upgrade the SpeedTouch™ system software or firmware.

For the availability of new system software version packages you can:

Click the SpeedTouch Maintenance link, available on the Setup CD menu.

Check for SpeedTouch™ upgrades at http://www.speedtouch.com/upgrade.

All system software packages for the SpeedTouch™ are digitally signed and encrypted. Packages that may have become corrupted, or been altered in any way, will not be accepted by the SpeedTouch™.

This way the SpeedTouch™ or its service can never be corrupted or lost.

System software upgrades

Depending on the Operating System your computer is running, you can upgrade your SpeedTouch™ via:

The SpeedTouch™ Upgrade Wizard (Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X); see “5.1 Upgrade Wizard on Setup CD” on page 82 for more information.

Preliminary steps Before you start with upgrading the SpeedTouch™, always make sure:

To inform all people relying on the SpeedTouch™ services, that service may be down for some short period.

The new system software file is stored on your local disk or another storage device.

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