Product specifications

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Chapter 4. UPDATING FIRMWARE
4.1 Updating Firmware via the Internet
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TOENSUREOPTIMALPERFORMANCE,ITISIMPORTANTTOOPERATETHECDD‐880
WITHITSLATESTAVAILABLEFIRMWARE.
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The CDD‐880 Multi Receiver Router is factory‐shipped with the latest version of operating
firmware. If a firmware update is needed, it can be acquired over satellite; by download from
theComtechEFDataWebsite(www.comtechefdata.com
);orfromComtechEFData Customer
Supportduringnormalbusinesshoursviae‐mailoronCDbystandardmaildelivery. 
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TheCDD‐880FirmwareUpdateprocessisasfollows:
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• PerformtheupdatewithoutopeningtheCDD‐880–oversatelliteorbyconnecting the
rearpanel‘ETHERNET|T
RAFFIC/MANAGEMENT|GE’10/100/1000BaseTGigabit
EthernetporttotheEthernetportofauser‐suppliedPC.
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• DownloadthefirmwareupdateviatheInternettotheuserPC.
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• Transferthefirmwareupdate,viaFileTransferProtocol(FTP),fromtheuserPCtothe
CDD‐880.
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