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12. Click Upload. The File Loader advises you that using the Ethernet (LAN) port is preferred over using either serial port (figure 5-12).

To quit the firmware upload and start over using the LAN port, click the Cancel button and return to step 3. Use the LAN port connection in step 3.

To continue the firmware upload using either serial port connection, click the OK button. The program prompts you to identify the serial port to which you are connected. Continue to step 13.

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NOTE This sequence is shown for example only.

For the Fiber Matrix 6400, the firmware file selected and shown is “Fiber Matrix 6400”.

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Figure 5-12 — Confirm window

13. If necessary, change the port number in the device port field:

Rear panel RS-232/RS-422 port, enter 1.

Front panel Configuration port, enter 2.

Click the OK button. The Firmware Loader reports, “This process could take several minutes. Please wait...”, then displays a status bar that shows the progress of the upload. When the upload is complete, the Firmware Loader reports “Unit resetting, this can take some time, please wait. ...“, and then “Transfer complete!“.

NFirmware upgrades using either serial port can take several minutes.

14. When the Firmware Loader reports, “Transfer complete!”, click the Exit button on the Firmware Loader and then again on the port configuration window. The Firmware Loader and the Matrix Switchers Control Program close.

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6400s specifications

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