Digital Telephone IP Adapter Installation and Administration Guide 193
January2005 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 Software Downloads link at the following
website:
www.nortel.com
Nortel 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 Digital
Telephone IP Adapter unit:
1. Configuration Manager software upgrade
You use the Configuration Manager software to configure or administer the
Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit.
2. Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit firmware upgrades
The firmware contains the code necessary for operating the Digital
Telephone IP Adapter unit.

Downloading the upgrade file

To download the upgrade file:
1With your web browser, connect to the Nortel website at:
www.nortel.com
2Click on the Software Downloads link.
3Locate the software and firmware you need.
4Download the files to 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
194.