Speedtouch™ System Software Upgrade - THOMSON SpeedTouch 516 Setup And User Manual

Chapter 5
Support
Introduction
System software
updates (all OSs)
System software
packages and security
System software
upgrades
Preliminary steps
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5.1 SpeedTouch™ System Software Upgrade
This chapter describes how to upgrade the SpeedTouch™ system software.
For checking the availability of new system software version packages:
Click the link, available on the SpeedTouch™ CD Browser.
Contact your network administrator or Service Provider
Visit the SpeedTouch™ support pages at:
http://www.speedtouch.com
All system software packages for the SpeedTouch™ are digitally signed and
encrypted. Packages that may have come corrupted, or been altered in any way, will
not be accepted by the SpeedTouch™.
This way the SpeedTouch™ or its service can never be corrupted or lost.
Depending on the Operating System your computer is running, you can upgrade
your SpeedTouch™ via:
The SpeedTouch™ Upgrade Wizard (Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X).
See "5.1.1 Upgrade via the SpeedTouch™ Upgrade Wizard" on page 65
more information.
The SpeedTouch™ BootP client (all Operating Systems).
See "5.1.2 Manual System Software Management via BOOTP Server" on
page 72 for more information.
Before you start with upgrading the SpeedTouch™, always make sure:
To inform all people relying on the SpeedTouch™ services, that service may
be down for some short period.
That the new system software file is stored on your local disk or another
storage device.
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