Specifications

IPmux-11 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix B Boot Sequence and Downloading Software
Downloading the Application and Configuration Software B-3
Downloading Application Files via XMODEM
Downloading application files using the XMODEM protocol is performed from the
Boot Manager menu.
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To download application file via XMODEM:
1. Configure your ASCII terminal or terminal emulation utility running on your PC
to the 115.2 kbps data rate.
2. Access the Boot Manager menu.
The Boot Manager menu appears (see Figure B-1).
3. From the Boot Manager menu, type 4.
IPmux-11 displays the following message:
Select Copy number for download ( 0 )
4. Select the backup partition by typing its number, 0 or 1.
IPmux-11 responds with the following string:
Please start the XMODEM download.
5. Send the software release file to IPmux-11 using the XMODEM utility of you
terminal application.
Once the downloading is completed, IPmux-11 saves the new release as an
active partition, the former active partition turns into backup, and the boot
sequence continues normally.
If a failure occurs during the download, the partially downloaded software is
erased. In this case, only active software is left in the flash memory.
Downloading Application Files via TFTP
The application software is downloaded when IPmux-11 has been already
completed the boot-up procedure and the management software is running.
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To download application file via TFTP:
1. From the Boot Manager menu, select System Configuration.
2. Configure the IP parameters of IPmux-11 (IP address, IP mask and default
gateway). These parameters are valid only for the TFTP file transfer via the
Boot Manager.
3. Start a TFTP application.
4. Configure the communication parameters as follows:
 Connection timeout – more than 30 seconds to prevent an automatic
disconnection during the backup partition deletion (about 25 seconds).
 Block size – 512 bytes.
 UDP port – 69.
5. Select a local software release file to download.