Specifications

FTP Firmware Upgrade C - 3
4. On the reader to update, access the web based Administrator Console:
a. Open a browser and type the IP address or host name of the reader to update (format example:
http://157.235.88.147). The
Reader Administrator Console login screen appears. See Connect to the
Reader on page 4-3.
b. Enter the user name and password. The default settings are:
Username:
admin
Password: change
The Administrator Console Main Menu appears. See Figure 4-1 on page 4-1.
5. Select Firmware. The Firmware Version/Update screen appears with the current version information.
See Figure 4-27 on page 4-30.
6. To upgrade the firmware:
a. Ensure the FTP server is running on the host computer, and that the file path is the same as when logging
on using the FTP server.
b. On the Version Control screen, enter in the following information:
For the FTP Server link, enter ftp://<ip address of host computer>/filepath
(format example: ftp://192.168.1.3// FX UPDT/ReleaseXXX).
Enter the FTP server user name.
Enter the FTP server password.
c. Click Start Update to start the update. The reader indicates that it is going to shutdown.
d. The PWR LED on the reader flashes red during the update. The reader application software first
downloads
osupFX.exe, FlashUpdateUtility.dll, and Response.txt files, starts running Osupdate, and shuts
down.
Osupdate then downloads all the files specified in the Response.txt file into RAM, and if successful
writes the files to Flash. If the FTP is not successful, no files are written to Flash and the STAT LED turns
solid red.
e. The update can take up to 15 minutes, depending on network load conditions and the number of partitions
being updated. Do not remove power to the reader or reboot the reader during the update.
f. The reader reboots when the update completes. The PWR LED eventually turns solid green to indicate
that the update was successful and reader is operational.
7. Log onto the web console, access the Firmware Version/Update screen, and verify the new upgrade version is
running. Some cases require the full version numbers for the software components. To do this, type
http://ip.ip.ip.ip/Version.html in the browser, where ip.ip.ip.ip denotes the reader IP or host name.
NOTE If using the default host computer FTP server, the system user name and password may be required
(consult the system administrator).