Switch User Manual

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Downloading Using Xmodem
8-Port 10/100 Ethernet Switch with Webview
Appendix B
Appendix B:
Introduction
Startup Menu Procedures
The Startup menu can be entered when booting the
device. There is a two second window of time to enter the
Startup Menu immediately after the POST test. The menu
can be accessed directly from a terminal connected to the
console port. The Startup menu procedures can be done
using the ASCII terminal or Windows HyperTerminal.
The software download procedure is performed when a
new version must be downloaded to replace corrupted
files, update or upgrade the system software. To download
software from the Startup menu:
To enter the Startup menu:
Power off your computer and Switch.1.
Connect the provided null modem cable from the 2.
COM port on your computer to the Console port on
the Switch.
Power on your computer and launch HyperTerminal, 3.
follow the instructions in Chapter 4: Configuration
Using the Console Interface to configure HyperTerminal
to connect to the Switch.
Power on the Switch and watch for 4.
the auto-boot message:
Autoboot in 2 seconds - press RETURN or Esc to abort
and enter prom.
Auto-Boot Messages
When the auto-boot message appears, press the 5. Enter
key to access the Startup menu.
Startup Menu
NOTE: If a selection is not made within 35
seconds (default), the device times out and you
will need to disconnect the power to restart the
process.
Select 6. [1] Download Software and a message will
appear Downloading code using XMODEM with
characters running across the screen. If you do not
perform the steps on the next page to locate the file
for download within a certain time, the device will
reset.
Select 7. Send File from the Transfer pull-down menu.
Send File
In the 8. Filename: field, enter the file path for the file
to be downloaded or click Browse to locate the file.
Only valid files, with a *.ros or *.rfb suffix, that have
been provided by Linksys, can be downloaded.
Downloading invalid files will
result in unpredictable behavior.
Ensure that the Xmodem protocol is selected in the
Protocol: field.