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• Firmware Upgrade Utility—This Windows-based application reads the current firmware and

installs the new firmware of the KVM and Server Interface Units (SIUs).

Note:

The firmware

upgrade utility is compatible with Windows 32-bit operating systems only.

• Firmware Upgrade File—This file contains the actual firmware for the KVM and SIUs.

7.2 Firmware Upgrade Software Requirements

7.3 Performing a Firmware Upgrade

7.4 Physical Installation

7.5 Current Firmware Verification

7.1 Firmware Upgrade Computer Requirements

•

Windows 2000 or higher operating system

•

Pentium 166 or higher with 16MB RAM and 10MB free hard drive space

• Available DB9 serial port

7. Firmware Upgrade

There are several steps to performing a firmware upgrade on your KVM switch and SIUs:

Physical

Installation, Current Firmware Verification

and

Firmware Upgrade

. Each of these steps is described

in the sections that follow.

Note:

Each KVM switch in a cascaded installation must be upgraded

separately.

The first step in performing a firmware upgrade is to physically connect the KVM switch to a

computer that is not a part of the KVM installation (i.e. not connected via Cat5e/6 cable and an

SIU). To do this, follow the steps below.

1. Make sure that the

Serial Port

setting in the

General Settings

page of the OSD is enabled. (See

the

General

section under

On-Screen Display OSD F2 Settings

for details.) If this setting is

disabled, you will not be able to perform a firmware upgrade.

2. Connect the RJ11

Firmware Upgrade

port on the back of the KVM to a DB9 serial port on the

upgrade computer using the included RJ11 to DB9 firmware upgrade cable.

After the physical connection is made, you must install the Firmware Upgrade Utility on the upgrade

computer (the computer you just connected to the KVM) and then check the current firmware

version on your KVM to see if it needs to be updated. To do this, follow the steps below.

1. On the upgrade computer, go to

www.tripplite.com/support and download

the latest firmware for the B072-008-1 or

B072-016-1. The Firmware Upgrade Utility

and KVM/SIU Firmware Upgrade File will be

downloaded together.

2. Run the Firmware Upgrade Utility to install

it on the upgrade computer. Follow the

installation prompts to install the utility.

Figure 7.1: Firmware Upgrade Utility Setup

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