Specifications

Chapter 1 – Universal Socket Connectivity
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Ethernet Port Upgrade
The flash can be upgraded remotely through the Ethernet using TFTP.
The SocketEthernet IP Module flash contains two main files, which are required for an upgrade.
1. Binary File
The binary file contains the firmware of the Module.
The name of this binary file would be in the following format.
MTXCSEM-TFTP-v<version>w-<date in ddMmmyyyy format>
2. Gun-zipped http.tar.gz File
This contains the HTML pages of the serial device and other files related to it, such as http-
host-param (http page configuration file).
The name of this tar file would always be http.tar.gz
Enabling TFTP Server
Enable TFTP server on SocketEthernet IP Module by issuing the following command:
# set ip tftp enable
OK
Example of an Ethernet Flash Upgrade
The IP module can be remotely upgraded over a network. Make sure a TFTP client is already installed
on the machine. The following steps explain the method to perform flash upgrade from Ethernet.
• Make sure the SocketEthernet IP Module is reachable on the LAN.
• Perform a TFTP to the SocketEthernet IP Module from a TFTP client.
– Set binary mode ON. Note: This step is very important.
– Binary
• Put the binary file.
– put <binary filename>
• Exit the TFTP session.
– Quit
The SocketEthernet IP Module reboots after it has been successfully upgraded.