Administrator’s Guide for ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, and VS4000

To complete this task...

 

In this way...

Do this:

 

 

 

 

 

Update the system’s

 

From the computer

1.

Start the Softupdate.exe application.

software

 

 

2.

Enter the system’s IP address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

If necessary, enter the system’s administrator

 

 

 

 

password.

 

 

 

4.

If you wish to delete the system’s Address

 

 

 

 

Book, select Remove Address Book Entries.

 

 

 

5.

If you wish to restore the factory settings during

 

 

 

 

the update, select Remove System Files. This

 

 

 

 

clears information such as the system name

 

 

 

 

and network configuration settings.

 

 

 

6.

If the system is not connected to a LAN and you

 

 

 

 

wish to allow it to issue an IP address to the

 

 

 

 

computer, select Allow System to be a DHCP

 

 

 

 

Server.

 

 

 

 

Note: Do not use this setting if the

 

 

 

 

ViewStation FX or VS4000 is connected to a

 

 

 

 

LAN with a DHCP server.

 

 

 

 

The setting will not take effect if the system

 

 

 

 

is on a LAN with an active DHCP server.

 

 

 

 

If the system has previously been

 

 

 

 

configured as a DHCP server, it reverts to

 

 

 

 

being a DHCP client when it is connected to

 

 

 

 

a LAN and restarted.

 

 

 

 

 

Update ISDN systems at

 

From the updated system

1.

From the updated system, place an ISDN call

other sites

 

Note: You will need the

 

to another ViewStation EX, ViewStation FX, or

 

 

 

VS4000 system.

 

 

administrator password and

 

 

 

2.

After the call connects, go to the main screen

 

 

the software update

 

 

password for each system

 

and select System Info > Admin Setup.

 

 

that you update.

3.

Enter the administrator password (if any) and

 

 

 

 

select Software/Hardware > Update.

 

 

 

4.

Select Start. If the system prompts you for the

 

 

 

 

far site’s password, enter it and select Start

 

 

 

 

again.

 

 

 

The call ends when the data transfer is complete.

 

 

 

The far-site system takes about four minutes to

 

 

 

rewrite its system files and restart.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do not power off the system during the software upgrade process. If the upgrade is

 

interrupted, the system may lose its system files. If this happens, you will need to do the

 

software upgrade again and run the setup wizard to configure the system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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