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Chapter 7. Appendix
7.1 Using FTP to upgrade the firmware
Firmware upgrade for Eddy can be done by the web manager or telnet using FTP. This section describes update meth
od through FTP and Telnet. Web update is described in Chapter 5. Configuration via Web.
1) Connect to Eddy with FTP, using correct username and password. (Default: eddy, 99999999)
2) To check the binary file transfer mode and transfer status, use ‘bi’ and ‘hash’ commands.
3) Use ‘put’ command to upload the firmware.
4) After getting ‘Transfer complete’ message, use ‘quit’ or ‘bye’ command to disconnect. Now we are r
eady to update the firmware.
Please follow the steps below to upgrade the firmware with the file uploaded with the steps above.
1) Connect to Eddy with telnet, using correct username and password. (Default: eddy, 99999999)
2) After logging in, you are in the default directory where the firmware is located. Update process can
be started right away.
3) Use ‘ls’ command to check whether the firmware file is successfully uploaded.
4) Use ‘upgrade’ command to write this file into flash memory in Eddy. The Upgrade Application auto
matically detects whether the given firmware is a kernel or a file system.
5) Usage: upgrade <firmware filename> (Filename is case-sensitive.)
6) Make sure ‘Flash Write OK’ and ‘Flash Verify OK’ messages are displayed.
7) Enter ‘reboot’ to restart Eddy. Now Eddy will run with the updated firmware.