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XR400 RFID Reader Integrator Guide4-8
Updating Firmware
Before updating firmware using a local image file, perform the following:
• Acquire the new image(s) from Symbol, which can include the monitor partition, the OS partition, the platform partition, the
application partition, the data partition, and the partition table.
• Obtain the utility OsUpdate.exe, FlashUpdateUtility.dll, and the Response.txt file from Symbol. The Response.txt file
contains the list of files to be updated.
• Obtain FTP server access to upload the images from the host PC, and download images from the reader.
• Upload the image file(s) to the FTP server.
Use the Version Control window to update firmware by downloading the software to the reader from an FTP server. To update the
firmware version:
1. Click Maintenance from the main menu.
2. Click Version. See Figure 4-4 for the Version Control window.
3. In the FTP Server field, enter the IP address of the FTP server that contains the image file to download.
4. Enter the username and password in the FTP User Name and Password fields.
5. In the SNTP Host field, enter the SNMP host address to which the SNMP traps are sent while the new files are downloading
to the reader.
6. Click Start Update. The XR400 application software first downloads the OsUpdate.exe, FlashUpdateUtility.dll, and
Response.txt files, starts OsUpdate, and shuts down.
7. OsUpdate downloads the files specified in Response.txt to RAM, then writes them to flash.
8. The reader reboots. If an error occurs during file transfer, the reader reboots without writing the files to flash.