Upgrading Application Program via Ethernet Port

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3Copy the target application files to the designated directory and configure IP address for the PC Ethernet port.

Running TFTP Server or Start TFTP server or FTP Server and set a path for the target files. For FTP Server, you FTP Server should also set username and password.

FTP Server or TFTP Server is not shipped with 3Com series routers, so you have to buy it separately and install.

Configuring the Router

1Start the router and press <Ctrl+B> to enter Boot main menu. See Boot Main Menu for more details.

2Select <4> in Boot main menu to enter Ethernet port sub-menu.

3Select <3> in Ethernet port sub-menu to set Ethernet port parameters.

For TFTP upgrade mode, you should set the following parameters:

file name: The file name to be downloaded inet on ethernet (e)

The IP address for the downloading port in the router is user-defined and should not be in conflict with other device addresses in the network. host inet (h)

The IP address of TFTP Server

flags (f): Enter 0x80 for TFTP mode.

For FTP upgrade mode, you should set the following parameters:

file name: The file name to be downloaded

inet on ethernet (e): The IP address for the downloading port in the router, is user-defined and should not be in conflict with other device addresses in the network.

host inet (h): The IP address of FTP Server

user (u): username, which should be consistent with that at FTP Server.

ftp password (pw) (blank = use rsh); password, which should be consistent with that at FTP Server.

flags (f): Enter 0x0 for TFTP mode.

FTP usemame and password in Boot main menu should be consistent with those at FTP Server.

4Select <1> in Ethernet port sub-menu to download application files and start them. Or Select <2> in Ethernet port sub-menu to download application files to Flash. The following information is shown on the terminal screen:

Attached TCP/IP interface to wancom0.

Loading

... done

Done

writing

Flash

5Select <4> in Ethernet port sub-menu to return to Boot main menu. Select <1> in it to run the new files. Till now the upgrading ends.

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