VBrick Systems MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 manual Before You Begin, Running ETV-STBDownload

System Upgrade

5. Select a destination folder for the Release Package and click Next. The default is

c:\inetpub\ftproot\STBUser\Releasexxxx. (All Release Packages have incremental

numbers in separate folders.)

6.Click Finish when done.

7.Navigate to Start > All Programs > VBrick > ETV-STBDownload to launch the download

application. On Windows XP, if the download application is blocked and will not launch, you may need to turn off the Windows Firewall before launching the application. Go to

Start > Control Panel > Windows Firewall.

Before You Begin

Before you begin an upgrade, be aware of the following considerations:

•If the Release Package files (typically in c:\inetpub\ftproot\STBUser\Releasexxx)

are installed on a computer running Windows XP, you must turn off the Windows Firewall while running the upgrade. Otherwise the upgrade will fail.

•The download application needs an FTP server running on the computer where the release files are located. It can be a third-party FTP server, the FTP server installed with ETV Portal Server, or the FTP server installed with IIS. If you are using the FTP server installed with IIS and the IP address changes for any reason, make sure you reconfigure the new IP address in IIS.

Running ETV-STBDownload

STB upgrades for set top boxes running v 3.7.1 and higher are performed using the standalone VBrick download application ETV-STBDownload. With ETV-STBDownload, you can (1) upgrade a single unit, (2) you can upgrade multiple units in your network using management SAPs, or (3) you can upgrade multiple units in your network using a manually- created configuration file. Set top boxes running software version 3.7.1 or higher emit management SAPs. These SAPs identify the presence (and revision level) of all set top boxes on the network (see Table 1, SAP Information). If you are upgrading multiple STBs, it will generally take several minutes to upgrade each STB so plan accordingly. Important: When selecting set top boxes by IP address, be sure to click in the left column—not on the IP address. Use Ctrl + Click and Shft + Click to select multiple units.

TTo upgrade one or more STBs using ETV-STBDownload:

1.Be sure all STBs are powered on.

2.Select an Upgrade preference. There are three ways to upgrade your set top boxes.

a.If you select Upgrade using management SAPs, the list is auto-populated. Simply select the units to upgrade and click Start Upgrade.

b.If you select Upgrade using Configuration file, browse to a configuration file, select the units to upgrade and click Start Upgrade.

c.If you select Upgrade individual unit, click Start Upgrade and enter the IP address and password of the unit to upgrade. Click OK to start.

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