Avocent KVM over IP switch user manual Update Firmware

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6.5.3Update Firmware

Figure 6-33. Update Firmware

The PS/2 IP-KVM switch is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called the firmware. The firmware of the PS/2 IP-KVM switch can be updated remotely in order to install new functionality or special features.

A new firmware update is a binary file which will be sent to you by email or which you can download from the supplier web site. If the firmware file is compressed (file suffix .zip) then you must unzip it before you can proceed. Under the Windows operating system you may use WinZip from http://www.winzip.com/ for uncompress ion. Other operating systems might provide a program called unzip.

Before you can start updating the firmware of your PS/2 IP-KVM switch the new uncompressed firmware file has to be accessible on the system that you use for connecting to the PS/2 IP-KVM switch.

Updating the firmware is a three-stage process:

•Firstly, the new firmware file is uploaded onto the PS/2 IP-KVM switch. In order to do that you need to select the file on your local system using the button “ Browse ” of the Upload Firmware panel. Once the firmware file has been uploaded, it is checked whether it is a valid firmware file and whether there were any transmission errors. In case of any error the Upload Firmware function will be aborted.

•Secondly, if everything went well, you see the Update Firmware panel. The panel shows you the version number of the currently running firmware and the version number of the uploaded firmware. Pressing the button “ Update ” will store the new version and substitute the old one completely.

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