User's Manual

3 SpeedTouch™ System Software Upgrade
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3.2 Manual System Software Management via
BOOTP Server
SpeedTouch™ system
software management
SpeedTouch™’s system software management is based on BOOTP, a standard mecha-
nism used for booting diskless stations.
The SpeedTouch™ is able to slip in BOOTP mode, allowing a BOOTP server to manage
the SpeedTouch™ file system, and submit upgrade files to it.
Important note It is recommended only to use the procedure described below in case you are familiar
with the use of a BOOTP server, and the mechanisms on which BOOTP is based.
Upgrading the system software via the procedure described below will reset the Speed-
Touch™ to its factory default settings. Therefore, prior to performing an upgrade of the
system software it is recommended to back up the SpeedTouch™ configuration.
Before you start You need a third party BOOTP server installed on the computer from which you want
to perform the SpeedTouch™ system software upgrade.
Make sure that the SpeedTouch™ is connected to your computer via its Ethernet port.
In case of a SpeedTouch™530, please disconnect the USB interface, if used, to avoid
communication errors during the system software upgrade.
You will need the SpeedTouch™ Medium Access Control (MAC) address of your
SpeedTouch™ device. To retrieve this address see “ System Info” on page 26.
Make sure to have a valid SpeedTouch™ system software image file available on your
local disk.
Procedure To upgrade the SpeedTouch™ system software:
1 As a preliminary step, make sure that your SpeedTouch™ is powered off and that
a BOOTP server is readily installed on the computer from which you intend to
perform the system software upgrade.
2 Configure the BOOTP server to use the SpeedTouch™ system software image file
in its reply to BOOTP requests from the SpeedTouch™ you want to upgrade the
system software for.
3 To identify the BOOTP requests from the SpeedTouch™, you will need to specify
its MAC address and define an IP range for basic communication between the
BOOTP server and the SpeedTouch™.
4 Press the SpeedTouch™ power button and hold it until the Power/System LED
flashes amber (approximately six seconds). This indicates that the SpeedTouch™
entered BOOTP mode and is sending BOOTP requests.
5 The BOOTP server will reply to the BOOTP requests and will perform the
required operations to send the system software to the SpeedTouch™.
6 After checking whether the received system software is valid for the device, the
SpeedTouch™ will start in normal operational mode.
7 Optionally, you can upload the backup configuration as described in “ Setup” on
page 32.