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Dashboard > Updates
Upgrade AIM Software
If you have downloaded an update le for A.I.M. software, you can upload it here to the
A.I.M. server and A.I.M. will automatically be upgraded to the new version. Upgrade les
are encrypted and digitally-signed for A.I.M.-server integrity.
Note: It is not possible to downgrade an A.I.M. server to a previous rmware version.
Reset AIM Conguration
This option can be used to reset A.I.M. to its initial conguration, but will retain any A.I.M.
software updates that have been applied. All devices, channels, presets, users, groups,
backups, logs and uploaded rmware les will be removed. You are strongly advised to
download a recent backup before continuing.
Upload New TX/RX Firmware
Allows you to upload a rmware le to the A.I.M. server, which can then be used to
upgrade ALIF TX and RX units using the section below.
Install Firmware onto Devices
Allows you to determine the rmware le to use and which ALIF devices should be
upgraded.
Upgrading rmware globally on ALIF units
This method allows the A.I.M. admin user to upgrade rmware on receivers and
transmitters, wherever they are located.
1 Use the “Upload New TX/RX Firmware” section to place new transmitter and/or
receiver rmware le(s) onto the A.I.M. server. Once uploaded, the stored rmware
les are listed within the relevant “Available rmware” drop-down boxes within the
sections below.
2 Within the “Install Firmware onto Devices” section, choose the Device Version (ALIF
standard or dual model), Device Type (RX or TX) and Firmware Type (Main or Backup
copies).
3 Click the Available rmware drop-down box and select the required new rmware
version.
4 Click the “Install” button to apply the chosen rmware to the devices.
4 On the right side of the list, select the devices to which the rmware upgrade will be
applied by checking boxes next to each device. The “Select All” option makes it easy to
apply rmware to all devices.
5 Click the “Upgrade Selected...” button to create a queue of devices to be upgraded. If
there are many devices to upgrade, this may take some time.
The status of devices during the upgrade process should be shown in near-real time
on the receivers/transmitters pages and on the device’s own page. The page will show
whether the device is still in the queue to be upgraded or if it is in the process of
rebooting with the new rmware. Note that the process of applying rmware to a
device and enacting a reboot takes several minutes to complete.
Dashboard > Active Connections
Shows only connections that are currently active within the A.I.M. network. Please refer
to the Connection Log page section below.
Dashboard > Connection Log
Shows all connections that have occurred within the A.I.M. network. The most recent
connections are shown at the top, and the log is paginated (the number of rows per
page can be set from the Dashboard > Settings page). The log can be ltered to show
all connections, or only currently active connections. Current connections have no “end
time” and a disconnect icon ( ).
The “Audio Broadcast IP” and “Video Broadcast IP” columns show whether the audio
and video are being sent directly from the transmitter to the receiver or broadcast to
a multicast group. Direct links are denoted by the receiver’s IP address only; whereas
multicast broadcasts are indicated by the multicast icon ( ) and the common multicast
IP address (the address will be in the range specied within the “Multicast IP Address”
option of the Dashboard > Settings page).
Actions that you can take within this page include:
• Hover the mouse over the receiver, user or channel names to show more information
about each item.
• Hover the mouse over the ve “Info” icons to see descriptions (audio on/off; video on/
off; USB on/off; shared/exclusive mode; serial on/off).
• Click
to end a connection between a receiver and a channel.