Extron electronic 68-1998-01 REV. C manual Firmware Updates, Preparing the Firmware

Firmware Updates

NOTE:	The Update page on the web-based user interface is unable to update the
firmware of the VNM Recorder directly. Use the procedure detailed in this section to
update the firmware.

This section provides information on:

zz Preparing the Firmware

zz Gathering Firmware Installation Information

zz Installing the Firmware

Preparing the Firmware

Use the following procedure to prepare the firmware for installation.

NOTE:	For device connection information, see Front Panel Features on page 8 and
Rear Panel Features on page 10.

1.Connect a mouse, a keyboard, and a computer monitor to the VNM recorder.

2.Plug a standard IEC power cord into the rear panel of the VNM Recorder and connect it to a power source.

3.Login into the VNM Recorder using the Red Hat Enterprise Linux login page. Use the following login information.

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Guest username — matrix_rec Guest password — matrix

4.Call the Extron S3 Sales and Technical Support Hotline and ask for an Applications Engineer to supply an updated firmware package file.

NOTES:

• The Applications Engineer will provide a download link to the firmware package file.

• The firmware package file contains tar.gz at the end of the filename.

• The firmware package file contains the version number of the file in the filename (for example, VNRecorder_ver3.10.9.tar.gz).

5.Using a PC connected to the Internet, navigate to the provided download link and save the firmware package file to a USB drive.

6.Plug the USB drive into one of the USB ports on the VNM Recorder.

7.From the desktop of the VNM Recorder, double-click on Computer > Filesystem > home > matrix_rec.

8.Copy the firmware package file from the USB drive to the above location.

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