User manual

E.3.1 Reloading via FTP
Reloading the operating software via FTP is the fastest way to upgrade the software on your
camera. You will open an FTP session to the camera from your host, and do a “Put” of the file.
The camera will then save the file to Flash.
To upgrade the firmware on the camera during a command line FTP session:
1. Download the latest version of operating software according to the instructions above.
Make a note of the directory into which you saved the file.
2. Open a command line window on your computer (DOS window for 32-bit Windows
machines, X-window for UNIX)
3. Change your working directory to the directory into which you saved the operating
software upgrade.
Note: For 32-bit Windows machines, issue a DIR command at the C:\WINDOWS>
prompt to see a list of aliases to specified directories.
4. Open an FTP session with your camera by issuing the FTP command from an
appropriate prompt followed by the IP address of your camera:
Example: <ftp 192.168.0.100> (camera’s address)
5. At the prompt “Name”, enter “root”. At the prompt “Password”, enter “system”.
Note: If you have changed your privileged password, enter the new password.
6. At the “ftp” prompt, type “BIN” to change the connection to Binary mode.
7. Issue a PUT command to place the firmware file on the camera’s Flash disk as
follows:
example: “put telewatch1.sys”
Note: The file name with which you FTP the firmware onto the camera must match the
name specified in the SET/DEFINE SERVER SOFTWARE command. This input
is case-sensitive. Refer to the Reference Manual for details on using the
SET/DEFINE SERVER SOFTWARE command.
The camera will place the firmware file on the Flash disk and will reboot the camera; this
may take a couple minutes. Do not stop the FTP session or reset the camera during the
file write and reboot.
8. Exit the FTP session.
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