Chapter 5. Firmware Update; Firmware Update Overview; Firmware Update Procedure Summary - Comtech EF Data CDM-710 Installation And Operation Manual

Chapter 5. FIRMWARE

5.1 Firmware Update Overview

Make sure to operate the Comtech EF Data CDM-710 or CDM-710L
High-Speed Satellite Modem with its latest available firmware.
The CDM-710/L is factory-shipped with the latest version of operating firmware.
If you need to update the firmware, you can apply the update to the modem
without having to remove it from operation. You may directly acquire the
download from Comtech EF Data's web site (www.comtechefdata.com), or
receive the archive file by e-mail from Comtech EF Data Product Support.
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Firmware Update Procedure Summary

1. Download the firmware update archive file to a user-supplied PC. The user
PC must be Microsoft Windows® compatible.
2. Make sure the User PC is connected to the base modem rear panel 'J4 |
Ethernet' 10/100 Base-T Ethernet M&C port. (Do NOT use the CDI-70 'J1'
10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet traffic port.)
3. Use Windows Command-line or Command Prompt to transfer, via File
Transfer Protocol (FTP), the extracted firmware files from the User PC to the
modem's standby firmware image.
4. Use the modem front panel or the CDM-710/L HTTP Interface to configure
the modem to operate using the updated firmware image.
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