3 SpeedTouch™ System Software Upgrade
3.2Manual System Software Management via BOOTP Server
SpeedTouch™ system SpeedTouch™’s system software management is based on BOOTP, a standard mecha- software management nism used for booting diskless stations.
The SpeedTouch™ is able to slip in BOOTP mode, allowing a BOOTP server to manage the SpeedTouch™ file system, and submit upgrade files to it.
Important note It is recommended only to use the procedure described below in case you are familiar with the use of a BOOTP server, and the mechanisms on which BOOTP is based.
Upgrading the system software via the procedure described below will reset the Speed- Touch™ to its factory default settings. Therefore, prior to performing an upgrade of the system software it is recommended to back up the SpeedTouch™ configuration.
Before you start You need a third party BOOTP server installed on the computer from which you want to perform the SpeedTouch™ system software upgrade.
Make sure that the SpeedTouch™ is connected to your computer via its Ethernet port. In case of a SpeedTouch™530, please disconnect the USB interface, if used, to avoid communication errors during the system software upgrade.
You will need the SpeedTouch™ Medium Access Control (MAC) address of your SpeedTouch™ device. To retrieve this address see “ System Info” on page 26.
Make sure to have a valid SpeedTouch™ system software image file available on your local disk.
Procedure To upgrade the SpeedTouch™ system software:
1As a preliminary step, make sure that your SpeedTouch™ is powered off and that a BOOTP server is readily installed on the computer from which you intend to perform the system software upgrade.
2Configure the BOOTP server to use the SpeedTouch™ system software image file in its reply to BOOTP requests from the SpeedTouch™ you want to upgrade the system software for.
3To identify the BOOTP requests from the SpeedTouch™, you will need to specify its MAC address and define an IP range for basic communication between the BOOTP server and the SpeedTouch™.
4Press the SpeedTouch™ power button and hold it until the Power/System LED flashes amber (approximately six seconds). This indicates that the SpeedTouch™ entered BOOTP mode and is sending BOOTP requests.
5The BOOTP server will reply to the BOOTP requests and will perform the required operations to send the system software to the SpeedTouch™.
6After checking whether the received system software is valid for the device, the SpeedTouch™ will start in normal operational mode.
7Optionally, you can upload the backup configuration as described in “ Setup” on page 32.
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