Technicolor - Thomson 605 Software Upgrade, Introduction System software upgrades availability

Chapter 7

Software Upgrade

7 Software Upgrade

Introduction

System software upgrades availability

System software packages and security

This chapter describes how to upgrade the SpeedTouch™ system software or firmware.

For the availability of new system software version packages you can:

Click the SpeedTouch Maintenance link, available on the Setup CD menu. Go to the embedded Update page.

Check for SpeedTouch™ upgrades at http://www.speedtouch.com/upgrade.

All system software packages for the SpeedTouch™ are digitally signed and encrypted. Packages that may have become corrupted, or been altered in any way, will not be accepted by the SpeedTouch™.

This way the SpeedTouch™ or its service can never be corrupted or lost.

System software Depending on the Operating System your computer is running, you can upgrade your upgrades SpeedTouch™ via:

The SpeedTouch™ Update page (all Operating Systems); see “7.1 Embedded Update Page” on page 184 for more information.

The SpeedTouch™ Upgrade Wizard (Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X); see “7.2 Upgrade Wizard on Setup CD” on page 186 for more information.

The SpeedTouch™ BootP client (all Operating Systems); see “7.3 Upgrade via a BOOTP/TFTP Server” on page 189 for more information.

Preliminary steps Before you start with upgrading the SpeedTouch™, always make sure:

	To inform all people relying on the SpeedTouch™ services, that service may be
	down for some short period.
	The new system software file is stored on your local disk or another storage
	device.
!	It is NOT possible to upgrade your SpeedTouch™ over a wireless connection.

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