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Chapter 3. UPDATING FIRMWARE
3.1
Introduction
TO ENSURE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO OPERATE THE HPOD
WITH ITS LATEST AVAILABLE FIRMWARE.
Comtech EF Data's HPOD family of High‐Power Outdoor Amplifiers are factory‐shipped with the
latest version of operating firmware. Firmware updates may be applied to an HPOD without
having to remove it from operation. If a firmware update is needed, it can be acquired:
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By download from the Comtech EF Data Web site (www.comtechefdata.com);
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From Comtech EF Data Customer Support during normal business hours, via e‐mail or on
CD by standard mail delivery.
The HPOD Firmware Update process is as follows:
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Download the firmware update archive file via the Internet to a user‐supplied Microsoft
Windows
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Use the appropriate adapter cable to connect the HPOD J6 | COM1 19‐pin port to a 9‐
pin serial port or Ethernet port of the user PC.
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Extract the firmware update files from the archive download file, and then transfer the
files from the user PC to the HPOD via File Transfer Protocol (FTP):
o For serial‐based units, this is accomplished using the user terminal emulator
program configured for serial operation and the provided FLSHCSAT.exe utility
program.
o For Ethernet‐based units, this is accomplished using the FTP protocol and the user
terminal emulator program configured for Telnet operation and the HPOD Web
Server Interface.
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