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16.3 firmware upgr ade
Periodically Belkin re leases firmware upgrades for its KVM-over-IP
devices and the OmniVi ew IP 5000HQ Man ager. These upgrade s can be
found at www.belkin.com i n the Support s ection. Through the OmniView
IP 5000HQ Manager, an ad ministrator can up grade the firmwar e of the
OmniView IP 5000HQ Ma nager and all co nnected KVM-o ver-IP devices,
making it unnecessa ry to upgrade ea ch device individu ally.
16.3.1 Upgrading th e KVM-over-I P device firm ware
To upgrade the firmware vers ion of all conne cted KVM-over-IP d evices
or the OmniView IP 500 0HQ Manager:
1. Obtain the latest firmwa re version from Belkin.
2. Save the file on the clie nt computer.
3. Log in to the OmniView I P 5000HQ Manage r Web interface.
4. From the “Settings/Mai ntenance” menu, cli ck “Firmware Upgr ade”;
Figure 99 appears.
Figure 99 Firmware upgrade
5. Press “Browse” and loca te the upgrade fil e.
6. Press . OmniView IP 5000HQ loads the firmware and
initiates the upgrade.
When upgrading KVM- over-IP devices, the firmware uploads to five
KVM-over-IP devices at a time. KVM-over-IP device status cha nges to
“Uploading” and then to “Rebooting” as the firmware finishe s upgrading.
The uploaded firmware is stored in the O mniView IP 5000H Q Manager.
Every new KVM-over-IP de vice connected to the system is autom atically
upgraded to this firmwa re.
When upgrading the Omn iView IP 5000HQ Manager, the OmniVi ew IP
5000HQ Manager rebo ots automatically. Lo g in again.