Extron electronic MTPX Plus Series manual Firmware Upgrade page, HTML Operation, cont’d

HTML Operation, cont’d

Firmware Upgrade page

The Firmware Upgrade page provides another way to replace the firmware that is coded on the switcher’s control board without taking the switcher out of service.. Access the Firmware Upgrade page (figure 6-7) by clicking the Firmware Upgrade link on the System Settings page.

Refresh

Select Passwords

Select Email Settings

Select Firmware Upgrade

Figure 6-7 — Firmware Upgrade page

Update the switcher firmware as follows:

NThe Firmware Upgrade page is only for replacing the firmware that controls all switcher operation. To insert your own custom HTML pages, see “File Management Page”, on page 6-10.

1.	Visit the Extron Web site, www.extron.com, select the MTPX product category,
	select the latest firmware installation package (*.exe file) for the switcher, and
	download the file. Note the folder to which you save the firmware file.
2.	Run the executable (*.exe) file to decompress the firmware file.
3.	Connect the PC to the MTPX Plus switcher via the switcher’s LAN port.
4.	Access the MTPX Plus switcher using HTML pages.
5.	Click the Configuration tab.
6.	Click the Firmware Upgrade link.
7.	Click the Browse button. An open file window appears.
8.	Navigate to the folder where you saved the firmware upgrade file. Select the
	file.

CValid firmware files must have the file extension “.S19”. Any other file extension is not a firmware upgrade.

NThe original factory-installed firmware is permanently available on the

MTPX Plus switcher. If the attempted firmware upload fails for any reason, the switcher automatically reverts to the factory-installed firmware.

9. Click the Open button.

10. Click the Upload button. The firmware upload to the MTPX Plus switcher may take a few minutes.

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