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Upgrade the firmware [Upgrade]
It is possible to upgrade firmware on the [Upgrade] tab of the "Maintenance" page on the setup menu. The current
firmware of this unit can be checked and upgraded to the latest version on this page.
Contact the dealer for further information about the firmware upgrade.
[Model no.], [MAC address], [Serial no.],
[Firmware version], [IPL version], [HTML version],
[IP address(IPv6)], [Viewer software installation
counter]
Information of each item will be displayed.
Step1
Contact the dealer and download the latest firmware
onto a PC.
Important:
 • Ablank(space)cannotbeusedforthenameofthe
directory where the downloaded firmware to be
saved.
Step 2
Click the [Browse...] button and designate the down-
loaded firmware.
Step 3
Click the radio button respective to the desired option
todeterminewhetherornottoinitializethesettings
after completing the firmware upgrade.
Note:
 • Refertothereadmefileprovidedwiththefirmware
firstanddeterminewhetherornottoinitializethe
settings after the firmware upgrade.
Step 4
Click the [Execute] button.
→ The confirmation window will be displayed. When
"Do not reset the settings to the default after the
upgrade." is selected, the confirmation window will
not be displayed.
Important:
 • Beforestartingtheupgrade,select"Off"for"FTP
periodic image transmission" on the [FTP img.
trans.] tab of the "Network" page. (☞ Page 56)
 • Aftercompletingtheupgrade,besuretodelete
temporary internet files. (☞ Page 64)
 • UpgradethefirmwareusingaPCinthesamesub-
net as the unit.
 • Followtheinstructionsfromthedealerwhen
upgrading the firmware.
 • Usethedesignatedfile(extension:img)forthefirm-
ware upgrade.
 • Thenameofthefirmwaretobeusedforthe
upgrade should be "gxe500_xxxxx.img".
* ("xxxxx" indicates the version of the firmware.)
 • Donotturnoffthepoweroftheunitduringthe
upgrade process.
 • Donotperformanyoperationduringupgradingand
wait until it completes.
 • Thefollowingnetworksettingswillnotbereset
when upgrading the firmware after selecting "Reset
the settings to the default after completing the
upgrade. (Except the network settings)".
On/Off for DHCP, IP address, subnet mask, default
gateway, HTTP port, line speed, bandwidth control
(bit rate), time & date
 • TheviewersoftwareusedoneachPCshouldbe
licensed individually. Refer to your dealer for the
software licensing.