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Firmware Upgrades, Obtaining Firmware, Reloading Firmware

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10: Firmware Upgrades Obtaining Firmware You can obtain the most up-to-date firmware and release notes for the unit from the Lantronix web site (www.lantronix.com) or by using anonymous FTP (ftp.lantronix.com). Reloading Firmware There are several ways to update the unit's internal operational code (*.ROM): using DeviceInstaller (the preferred way), using TFTP, or using the serial port. You can also update the unit's internal Web interface (*.COB) using TFTP or DeviceInstaller. Here are typical names for those files. Check the Lantronix web site for the latest versions and release notes. Table 10-1. Firmware Files ROM File xptdp_6508.rom COB gen_xptdp_webm_1605.cob Please refer to the DeviceInstaller online Help for information about reloading firmware using DeviceInstaller. The other methods are discussed below. Using TFTP: Graphical User Interface To download new firmware from a computer: 1. Use a TFTP client to send a binary file to the unit (*.ROM to upgrade the unit's internal operational code and *.COB to upgrade its internal Web interface). Note: TFTP requires the .ROM (binary) version of the unit's internal operational code. 2. In the TFTP server field, enter the IP address of the unit being upgraded. 3. Select Upload operation and Binary format. 4. Enter the full path of the firmware file in the Local file name field. 5. In the Remote file name field, enter the current internal operational code or WEB1 for the internal Web interface. The TFTP destination file for XPort Direct+ is X8. XPort Direct+ User Guide 69

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XPort Direct+ User Guide
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10: Firmware Upgrades
Obtaining Firmware
You can obtain the most up-to-date firmware and release notes for the unit from the
Lantronix web site (
www.lantronix.com
) or by using anonymous FTP
(
ftp.lantronix.com
).
Reloading Firmware
There are several ways to update the unit's internal operational code (*.ROM): using
DeviceInstaller (the preferred way), using TFTP, or using the serial port. You can also
update the unit's internal Web interface (*.COB) using TFTP or DeviceInstaller.
Here are
typical
names for those files. Check the Lantronix web site for the latest
versions and release notes.
Table 10-1. Firmware Files
ROM File
COB
xptdp_6508.rom
gen_xptdp_webm_1605.cob
Please refer to the DeviceInstaller online Help for information about reloading
firmware using DeviceInstaller. The other methods are discussed below.
Using TFTP: Graphical User Interface
To download new firmware from a computer:
1.
Use a TFTP client to send a binary file to the unit (*.ROM to upgrade the unit's
internal operational code and *.COB to upgrade its internal Web interface).
Note:
TFTP requires the .ROM (binary) version of the unit's internal
operational code.
2. In the
TFTP server
field, enter the IP address of the unit being upgraded.
3. Select
Upload
operation and
Binary
format.
4.
Enter the full path of the firmware file in the
Local file name
field.
5. In the
Remote file name
field, enter the current internal operational code or
WEB1
for the internal Web interface.
The TFTP destination file for XPort Direct+ is
X8
.