Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter Installation and Administration Guide 141
October 2001 Administration
Obtaining the latest upgrade file
If you need to upgrade the firmware or software, you can obtain the latest
upgrade files by clicking on the Customer Support and Software Distribution
links at the following website:
www.nortelnetworks.com
Nortel Networks provides upgrade files in self-extracting executable files. You
must extract the upgrade files before you can perform the upgrade.

Types of upgrades

There are two types of upgrades that can be performed for your Meridian Digital
Telephone IP Adapter unit:
1. Configuration Manager software upgrade
You use the Configuration Manager software to configure or adminis ter the
Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit.
2. Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit firmware upgrades
The firmware contains the code necessary for operating the Meridian
Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit.

Downloading the upgrade file

To download the upgrade file, complete the following procedure:
1With your web browser, connect to the Nortel Networks website at:
www.nortelnetworks.com/remoteoffice
2Click Software and Documentation Distribution Center.
3Locate the software and firmware you need.
4Download the files into a temporary location on your PC.
5Double-click on the .exe file to extract the files into a temporary location on
your PC.
6Continue with “Extracting upgrade files from the download file” on page
142.