Performing a flash upgrade
Wizard IP Plus is fully reconfigurable via flash upgrade.
To perform a flash upgrade
1 Using a remote connection, log on as the admin user and access the Unit configuration page to determine the current firmware version of the Wizard IP Plus unit.
2Visit the Black Box website, locate the downloads section and select an Wizard IP Plus firmware revision that is later than the one currently installed.
Configure network option
Wizard IP Plus Network Config
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MAC address | |
Media Access Control address – this is | |
the unique and unchangeable code that | |
was hard coded within your Wizard IP |
3Power down the Wizard IP Plus unit. At the rear of the unit, adjacent to the power input socket, click mini switch 1 to its ON (down) position.
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Wizard IP Plus Maintenance
To upgrade unit, visit:
http://192.168.42.154
Configure Network |
| Current network |
Reset Configuration |
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| Wizard IP Plus |
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Put option switch 1 up to |
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return to normal operation. |
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The Maintenance menu should display the current network address of the Wizard IP Plus.
•If the current network address is incorrect then select the ‘Configure network’ option to change it:
5Using the web browser (not the VNC viewer) on the previously used remote system, connect to the network address shown in the local Maintenance menu.
6Follow the on screen instructions to upload the firmware file (previously obtained from Black Box support) to the Wizard IP Plus.
IMPORTANT: Wait until the upgrade is complete.
MAC Address 00:0F:58:00:00:04
Use | DHCP | No |
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IP | Address | 192.168.42.154 | |
Net | Mask | 255.255.255.0 | |
Gateway |
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OK
Plus unit when it was built. It consists |
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of six |
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numbers separated by colons. A section |
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of the MAC address identifies the |
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manufacturer, while the remainder is | | |
effectively the unique electronic serial | ||
number of your particular unit. | ||
Use DHCP | ||
When this option is selected, your Wizard | ||
IP Plus will attempt to locate a DHCP | ||
server on the network. If such a server is | ||
located, it will supply three things to | ||
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the Wizard IP Plus: an IP address, an IP |
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network mask (also known as a Subnet | | |
mask) and a Gateway address. | ||
IP address | ||
This is the identity of the Wizard IP | ||
Plus within a network. It can either | ||
be entered manually or configured | ||
automatically using the DHCP option. |
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When the DHCP option is enabled, this |
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entry is greyed out. | | |
Net mask | ||
Also often called the | ||
value is used alongside the IP address | ||
to help define a smaller collection (or | ||
subnet) of devices on a network. In | ||
this way a distinction is made between | ||
locally connected devices and ones that |
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are reachable elsewhere, such as on the |
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wider Internet. |
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Gateway | | |
This is the address of the device that links | ||
the local network (to which the Wizard | ||
IP Plus is connected) to another network | ||
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such as the Internet. Usually this is a |
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7 | When the upload is complete and confirmed on screen, log off the remote | Note: It is also possible to upgrade the |
| system and then power down the Wizard IP Plus. | Wizard IP Plus from a remote position via |
8 | At the rear of the unit, return the mini switch 1 to its OFF position and then | the Advanced Unit Configuration page |
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| of the VNC Viewer. |
network switch or router and it will be |
used whenever a device to be contacted |
lies outside the local network. |
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