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Chapter 6 Software Upgrade Installation and Operation Manual
6-6 Upgrading ASMi-52 Software via the Boot Menu ASMi-52 Ver. 2.8
resets itself. This causes the new software to be loaded into the
modem's RAM.
Installing a New Software Release via XMODEM
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• Installation of the new software releases via XMODEM is not possible over
Telnet.
• To minimize the software downloading time, it is recommended to configure
the CONTROL port to the highest available data rate.
³ To install a new software release via XMODEM:
1. From the SW & File Transfer menu, select XMODEM (Main menu > File Utilities
> SW & File Transfer > SW Download > XMODEM).
ASMi-52 responds with the following string:
PLEASE OPEN XMODEM APPLICATION.
For exit press Q(uit)
If you press <Q>, ASMi-52 aborts the download process and displays
Download failure. Press Esc to continue. message in addition to
the previous display.
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During the software installation, the TST indicator blinks.
2. Send the *.img file to ASMi-52 using the XMODEM protocol of your terminal
application.
Once downloading is complete, ASMi-52 decompresses the release file,
displaying the following message:
Final process download. Reset device after 5 seconds
After the decompression, ASMi-52 is automatically reset. This causes the
new software to be loaded into the modem's RAM.
6.6 Upgrading ASMi-52 Software via the Boot Menu
Software downloading may also be performed using the Boot menu. The Boot
menu can be reached while ASMi-52 performs initialization, for example, after
power-up.
You may need to start the loading from the Boot menu when it is not possible to
activate TFTP from the Download/upload using TFTP menu (for example, because
the ASMi-52 software has not yet been downloaded or is corrupted).
The Boot menu procedures are recommended only for use by authorized
personnel, because this menu provides many additional options that are intended
for use only by technical support personnel.
Caution
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