About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, And Formats; Prepare For The Firmware Download; Required User-Supplied Items - Comtech EF Data CDM-710 Installation And Operation Manual

CDM-710/L Broadcast Satellite Modem
Firmware Update
5.1.2 About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, and
Formats
Comtech EF Data's Web site catalogues its firmware update files by product type
(e.g., modem, converter, etc.) and specific model/optional configuration. For
example, the CDM-710 firmware download hyperlink appears as F12437x_V####
(where '####' indicates the firmware version number, and 'x' is the revision
letter of that version).
Comtech EF Data provides its archive download files in two compressed formats
as *.exe (self-extracting) and *.zip (compressed):
• The self-extracting *.exe file does not require use of a third-party utility
program.
• Some firewalls do not allow the download of self-extracting *.exe files.
You must instead download the *.zip file, and extract the firmware files
from the download with a user-supplied third-party file archiver and
compression utility program such as PKZIP for Windows, WinZip,
ZipCentral, etc. (PKZIP for DOS is not supported due to file naming
conventions). Comtech EF Data does not provide this utility program.
For detailed information on handling archived files, read your archive utility
program's Help documentation.

5.2 Prepare for the Firmware Download

5.2.1

Required User-supplied Items

You will need:
• A Microsoft Windows-based PC, equipped with available serial and
Ethernet ports.
• A 9-pin serial cable and an RJ-45 CAT5 Ethernet cable to connect the User
PC to the modem.
• A terminal emulator program (e.g., Tera Term or HyperTerminal).
• A compatible Web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer).
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