Canon Vb-C50fi user manual Upgrading the Firmware Remotely

Upgrading the Firmware Remotely

Get the new firmware from the WebView Product web site (http://www.canon.com/webview), and upgrade in command prompt. The firmware file is called “Firmware_new.bin” and is saved on your PC in “My Documents”.

1. Open command prompt.

C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx> is displayed on the screen.

2. Specify the folder containing the firmware.

Enter: C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx>cd My Documents

3. Use the ftp command and connect to the VB-C50Fi.

Enter: C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\My Documents>ftp 192.168.100.1

4. Enter Administrator account and password.

Enter: User (192.168.100.1: (none)): root

Password: VB-C50i

*Enter the password you are actually using. For more details about changing passwords, please refer to “Setting up the Administrator Passwords and Ethernet etc.” (→ P.3-5).

5.Change to binary mode.

Enter: ftp> binary

6.Send the firmware to the VB-C50Fi.

Enter: ftp> put Firmware_new.bin flash

7.Transmission begins.

It normally takes 1-2 minutes to complete transmission.

8. Notification of completion.

“The system upgraded completed successfully” is displayed.

9. Log out of the VB-C50Fi and close command prompt.

Enter: ftp> bye

Note

C:\Documents and Settings\xxxx\My Documents> exit

Do not turn the power off until you have confirmed that the VB-C50Fi has restarted. Turning the power off before completion may prevent it from starting up properly.

Tip

● The underlined portion is a sample IP address. Enter the actual IP address that was set on the VB-C50Fi (→ P.3-6).

●The user name you are using is displayed in “xxxx” (Windows 2000/XP only).

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