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Network flash load
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  1. Network flash load
  2. ==================
  3.  
  4. The AXIS products enables you to upgrade it's firmware via the network.
  5.  
  6. You need the following for firmware upgrade:
  7. 1) The file with the new firmware.
  8.    The name of this file is on the form PROD_VER.BIN
  9.  
  10. 2) A computer on the network with TCP/IP and a FTP
  11.    (File Transfer Protocol) program.
  12.  
  13. How to upgrade:
  14. 1) The unit must be installed on the network with TCP/IP,
  15.    see User's manual or Quick Reference Guide.
  16. 2) Open a ftp connection to the unit you want to upgrade.
  17. 3) Login as root, default password is "pass", could be
  18.    edited in config file.
  19. 4) Change to binary transfer mode.
  20. 5) Print the command "put <firmware file> flash".
  21. 6) Wait for the flash load to finnish, this may take 1-4 minutes.
  22. 7) Your unit will automatically restart, using the new firmware.
  23.  
  24. Example:
  25. # ftp salesdept
  26. Connected to salesdept.
  27. 220 AXIS FTP Server ready.
  28. Name: root
  29. 331 User name ok, need password
  30. Password: pass
  31. 230 User logged in
  32. ftp> binary
  33. 200 TYPE set to I.
  34. ftp> put 560_306.BIN flash
  35. 200 PORT command successful.
  36. 150 Opening data connection for flash.
  37. 421-Transfer complete, flash programming finished OK.
  38.     Starting new software...
  39. 421 Reset, closing connection.
  40. local: 560_306.BIN remote: flash
  41. 1177062 bytes sent in  42 seconds (39 Kbytes/s)
  42. ftp> quit
  43. #
  44.  
  45. In case of failure:
  46. If flash loading should fail:
  47. i)  Restart the unit.
  48. ii) If the unit won't start you must load the firmware via
  49.     the parallel port of the unit. Contact your distributor
  50.     for more information.
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