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USER’S GUIDE
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Obtain the latest firmware version
Automated upgrade tool for Microsoft Windows systems. An upgrade tool
automates the transferring of the firmware modules on any supported Windows
operating system. Obtain the latest version of the tool at no cost from www.apc.com/
tools/download. At this Web page, find the latest firmware release for your APC
product (in this case, either the Management Card of your UPS or your APC S Type
Power Conditioner with Battery Backup) and download the automated tool, not the
individual firmware modules. Never use the tool for one APC product to upgrade
firmware of another.
Manual upgrades, primarily for Linux systems. If no computer on your network is
running a Microsoft Windows operating system, you must upgrade the firmware of your
Management Cards by using the separate AOS and application firmware modules.
Obtain the firmware modules from www.apcc.com/tools/download.
Firmware File Transfer Methods
To upgrade the firmware of a Management Card, use one of these methods:
• From a networked computer running a Microsoft Windows operating system, use the
firmware upgrade tool downloaded from the APC Web site.
• From a networked computer on any supported operating system, use FTP or SCP to
transfer the individual AOS and application firmware modules.
• For a Network Management Card that is not on your network, use XMODEM through
a serial connection to transfer the individual firmware modules from your computer to
the Management Card.
The APC S Type Power Conditioner with Battery Backup uses the same
application firmware module as Smart-UPS and Matrix-UPS use.
When you transfer individual firmware modules, you must transfer the APC
Operating System (AOS) module to the Management Card before you
transfer the application module.