Chapter 9

Modem Upgrade

This chapter describes how to upgrade flash electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) firmware on your Model XM128 ISDN Digital Modem.

Upgrading with Flash EPROM

Your Model XM128 modem employs a flash EEPROM that lets you conveniently download updated firmware and program the modem with new features and enhanced functions. If you are using Windows 95 or Windows NT, use the NETGEAR Internet Configuration Manager to upgrade the firmware. For other operating systems, use a terminal program that supports the X-modem Protocol.

Obtain the new firmware from the NETGEAR bulletin board system (BBS), WWW, or FTP site. Refer to Customer Support on page -iii. The firmware is distributed in the ONETd.vvv file, where the extension vvv denotes the version of this firmware. Table 9-1 lists the definitions for the d modifier in the file name.

Table 9-1.

Definitions for the d modifier

 

 

 

 

Modifier

Definition

 

 

 

 

G

German national ISDN (1TR6)

 

 

 

 

E

European ISDN (DSS1)

 

 

European ISDN is also used in most other countries including Asian

 

 

countries.

 

 

 

 

A

American ISDN (AT&T 5ESS, Northern Telecom DMS-100, or National

 

 

ISDN-1)

 

 

The active D channel protocol can be chosen by an AT command.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: The American firmware version supports both the S/T interface and U interface models. During power-on test, it checks the hardware configuration and follows the initialization procedures of the specific interface.

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