User guide

10: Maintenance
SecureLinx Spider/SpiderDuo User Guide 94
2. Edit the following fields.
Update Firmware
Many of the functions and features of the Spider are implemented in firmware and capable of field
upgrades. The latest firmware may be found at www.lantronix.com
. The firmware file, when
uncompressed, is approximately 4 Mbytes in size and has a .bin suffix.
Upon updating firmware, the Spider resets itself. After the reset, the login page displays (if not,
manually return to the login page).
To update Spider firmware, perform the following steps.
1. Download the firmware file to the client system local drive or an accessible network drive.
2. Click Maintenance > Update Firmware. The Firmware Update page displays.
Table 10-4 Configuration Settings
Field Description
Configuration Backup To back up all settings to a file on the client system, click the Backup and
save to your computer radio button. To save to a Spider, click the Backup
and save to Spider radio button. Then, click Backup.
Warning: Execution of the Backup and save to Spider
option overwrites the backup file.
Configuration Restore To return the Spider settings to a previously saved configuration:
 Click the Restore from Config File on Spider radio button or Upload
and restore from config file saved on your computer radio button.
You can then browse to and select the saved configuration file.
 In the Preserve Following Settings: field, click Network Basic or VIP.
Click the Network Basic checkbox to preserve the current network
basic settings on the Network Settings page and import only the
remaining settings from the configuration file. Click the VIP checkbox to
preserve the VIP settings.
 Click the Upload button. If you select this option, the Spider reboots
after you apply the update.
Warning: Execution of Upload function overwrites the
current configuration settings with the selected configuration
file settings and reboots the host.
Factory Defaults
To preserve the factory defaults, click the Network Basic or VIP checkbox.
Then click the Restore button.
Warning: Execution of this option restores the current
configuration settings to the factory default settings and
reboots the host.