Product specifications

CDD-880 Multi Receiver Router Revision 1
Updating Firmware MN-CDD880
4–6
4.3 Downloading and Extracting the Firmware Update
1. First,downloadthefirmwareupdatefilefromtheComtechEFDataWebsite:
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A. Goonlinetowww.comtechefdata.com
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B. OntheMainpage–underSupportInformationortheSupporttab,selecttheSoftware
Downloadshyperlink.
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C. OntheSoftwareDownloadspage–clickDownloadFlashandSoftwareUpdateFiles.
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D. On the Flash Updates Index page – select the (Select a Product Line) Advanced VSAT
Serieshy
perlink.
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E. OntheAdvancedVSATSolutionsproductpage–selecttheCDD‐880producthyperlink;
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F. SelecttheappropriatefirmwarearchiveEXEorZIPfiledownloadhyperlink.
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• About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, and Formats: The Comtech EF
DataWebsitecataloguesitsfirmware update filesbyprodu
cttype(e.g.,
router, modem, etc.), the specific model, and optional hardware
configurations.
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TheCDD‐880firmwaredownloadhyperlinkappearsasF0000423X_V###,
where ‘X’ denotes the revision letter, and ‘###’ represents the firmware
version(e.g.,V132=Version1.3.2).
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• AboutFileArchiveFormats:ComtechEFDataprovid
esitsdownloadable
filesintwocompressedarchive formats:*.exe(self‐extracting)and*.zip
(compressed).
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The *.exe file does not require a file archiver and compression utility
program such as PKZIP for Windows, WinZip, ZipCentral, etc. (PKZIP for
DOSisnotsupported due tofilenaming conventions). ComtechEF Data
doesno
tprovidethisutilityprogram. 
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Some firewalls do not allow the download of *.exe files. Download the
*.zip file instead, and extract the firmware files from the archive
download with a user‐supplied utility program. For detailed information
on handling archived files, refer to the utility program Help
documentation.
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G. Do
wnloadthearchivefiletothetemporaryfolder.
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• Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected the ‘File Download’ window opens and
promptsselectionof[Open]or[Save]:
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