User's Manual

RLX2 Industrial Hotspot Series
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 February5,2015
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UpdateFirmware
"Firmware"istheprogramthatruns intheRadioLinx
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802.11abgIndustrialHotspotthat
allowsittocommunicateandexchangedatabetweendevices,usingtheradioasa
networkconnection.Differentversionsofthefirmwarecommuni catewithotherradios
indifferentways,andprovidedifferentlevelsoffunctionality.
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InorderfortheRadioLinxIndustrialHotspotradiotocommunicatewithotherRLX2
devices,allra
diosonthenetworkmustusethesamefirmwareversion.
Tochangethefirmwareversionoftheradio:
1 StartRadioLinxIndustrialHotspotBrowser.
2 OpentheOperationsmenu,andthenchooseUpdateFirmware.
3 Enterthepasswordfortheradio.Thisisthesamepasswordusedtologintothe
radiofromtheRadioConfiguration/DiagnosticUtility(page64).
4 ClicktheBrowsebuttontolocatetheImageFile(fir
mwareversion)toupdate.Both
versionsoffirmwareareavailablebothontheDVDthatcamewithintheboxwith
theradio,andatourwebsiteatwww.prosoft‐technology.com
5 ClickUpdatetobegincopyingthenewfirmwaretotheradio.Donotdisconnectthe
cableorturnoffpowertotheradioduri
ngthisoperation.
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PingDevice
APingSessionallowstraffictorunovertheradionetworkbetweenanytwocomputers
runningtheIHBrowser.Withittheusercanmonitortheirnetworkovertime.