User manual

MUX-6258-A Series User Manual (Iss. 04) Installation • 2–7
Software Upgrades
This section provides instructions for upgrading the software for your card using the DashBoard
Control System™ client software. The DashBoard client enables you to upload software updates
to the card.
To upload software to the card
1. Contact Ross Technical Support for the latest software version file.
2. In DashBoard, display the Device tab of the card by double-clicking its status indicator
in the Basic Tree View.
3. From the Device tab, click Upload to display the Select File for upload dialog box.
4. Navigate to the *.bin upgrade file you wish to upload. DashBoard automatically selects
the last directory that you loaded from.
5. Click Open to display a confirmation dialog box. This dialog box displays the selected
file name, type, size, and the file creation date.
6. From the Confirmation dialog box, select one of the following:
• Cancel — Select this option to cancel the upload of the file and return to the
Device View.
• Continue — Select this option to upload the file. While uploading, an Uploading
Progress dialog box opens.
7. Monitor the upgrade progress bar displayed in DashBoard while the software is
upgraded on your card.
8. To complete the upgrade process, the card automatically reboots.
• The card automatically saves all your settings before starting the reboot process.
• The status of all the cards in the frame are grayed out until the reboot process is
complete.
Important — Clicking Cancel while uploading will leave the card in an invalid state.
Do not click Cancel unless the uploading progress has stopped completely for 60
seconds or more. If upload fails, repeat the upload process from DashBoard. If the
upload process fails again, refer to the section “Bootload Button” on page 7-2.
Note — The communications processor of the card requires approximately 30
seconds to re-start and re-establish network communications.