Technicolor - Thomson 605S Manual System Software Management via BOOTP Server, SpeedTouch system

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5.2Manual System Software Management via BOOTP Server

5SpeedTouch™ System Software Upgrade

5.2Manual System Software Management via BOOTP Server

SpeedTouch™ system

The SpeedTouch™ system software is based on BOOTP, a standard mechanism used

software management

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.

 

You will need the SpeedTouch™ Medium Access Control (MAC) address of your

 

SpeedTouch™ device. To retrieve this address see “ System Information” on page 34.

 

Make sure a valid SpeedTouch™ system software image file is available on your local

 

disk.

Procedure To upgrade the SpeedTouch™ system software:

1In 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 per- form 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.

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™.

4Use a pencil to press and hold the Defaults button at the back of the Speed- Touch™:

Defaults button

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