Utilities and Diagnostics 15-7

Transferring Configuration and Firmware Files with TFTP

Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a method of transferring data over an IP network. TFTP is a client-server application, with the router as the client. To use the Netopia 4753 as a TFTP client, a TFTP server must be available. Netopia, Inc., has a public access TFTP server on the Internet where you can obtain the latest firmware versions.

To use TFTP, select Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) in the Statistics & Diagnostics screen and press Return. The Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) screen appears.

Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)

TFTP Server Name:

Firmware File Name:

GET ROUTER FIRMWARE FROM SERVER...

Config File Name:

GET CONFIG FROM SERVER...

SEND CONFIG TO SERVER...

TFTP Transfer State -- Idle

TFTP Current Transfer Bytes -- 0

The sections below describe how to update the Netopia 4753’s firmware and how to download and upload configuration files.

Updating firmware

Firmware updates may be available periodically from Netopia or from a site maintained by your organization’s network administrator.

The Netopia 4753 G.SHDSL Integrated Access Device ships with an embedded operating system referred to as firmware. The firmware governs how the device communicates with your network and the WAN or remote site. Firmware updates are periodically posted on the Netopia website.

To update either the device’s firmware, follow these steps:

Select TFTP Server Name and enter the server name or IP address of the TFTP server you will use. The server name or IP address is available from the site where the server is located.

Select Firmware File Name and enter the name of the file you will download. The name of the file is available from the site where the server is located. You may need to enter a file path along with the file name (for example, bigroot/config/myfile).

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Netopia 4753 manual Transferring Configuration and Firmware Files with Tftp, Updating firmware