Installation guide

Figure 6-34. Update Firmware

The DKVM-IP8 switch is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called the

firmware. The firmware of the DKVM-IP8 switch can be updated remotely in order to install

new functionality or special features.

A new firmware update is a binary file which will be sent to you by email or which you can

download from the supplier web site. If the firmware file is compressed (file suffix .zip) then you

must unzip it before you can proceed. Under the Windows operating system you may use

WinZip from http://www.winzip.com/ for uncompression. Other operating systems might provide

a program called unzip.

Before you can start updating the firmware of your DKVM-IP8 switch the new uncompressed

firmware file has to be accessible on the system that you use for connecting to the DKVM-IP8

switch.

Updating the firmware is a three-stage process:

• Firstly, the new firmwa re file is uploaded onto the DKVM-IP8 switch. In order to do that you

need to select the file on your local system using the button “Browse” of the Upload Firmware

panel. Once the firmware file has been uploaded, it is checked whether it is a valid firmware

file and whether there were any transmission errors. In case of any error the Upload Firmware

function will be aborted.

• Secondly, if everything went well, you see the Update Firmware panel. The panel shows you

the version number of the currently running firmware and the version number of the uploaded

firmware. Pressing the button “Update” will store the new version and substitute

the old one completely.

Warning

This process is not reversible and might take some minutes. Make sure the DKVM-IP8 switch 's

power supply will not be interrupted during the update process, because this may cause an

unusable card.

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Thirdly, after the firmware has been stored, the panel will request you to reset the

DKVM-IP8 switch manually. Half a minute after the reset, the DKVM-IP8 switch will run with

the new firmware version and should be accessible. However, you are requested to login once

again.