Downloading And Extracting The Firmware Update - Comtech EF Data CDM-625A Installation And Operation Manual

CDM-625A Advanced Satellite Modem
Updating Firmware

4.3.2 Downloading and Extracting the Firmware Update

Step Task
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Download the correct firmware archive file to the user PC temporary folder.
A. Go online to www.comtechefdata.com.
B. On the Main page – under Support Information or the Support tab, select the Software Downloads hyperlink.
C. On the Software Downloads page – click Download Flash and Software Update Files.
D. On the Flash & Software Update Files page – select the (Select a Product Line) Modems hyperlink.
E. On the Modems product page – select the CDM-625A product hyperlink.
F. Select the appr opriate fi rmware E XE or Z IP do wnload hy perlink ( i.e. t he CDM-625A Base M odem, or the
CDM-625A with IP Packet Processor without AES Encryption; otherwise, contact Comtech EF Data Product
Support to obtain the firmware download for the IP Packet Processor with AES Encryption).
Refer to the table in Sect. 4.2 About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, and Formats in this chapter for the
naming and availability of the firmware download hyperlinks, archive files, and downloaded image files.
G. Download the archive file to the temporary folder.
Once the E XE or Z IP hy perlink i s s elected, the ' File D ownload' w indow open s and pr ompts selection of
[Open] or [Save]:
Click [Open] to t urn ov er fi le ex traction to the us er-supplied ut ility pr ogram. B e s ure t o ex tract t he
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firmware files to the "temp" folder created earlier.
Click [Save] to open the 'Save As' window. Be sure to select and [Save] the *.exe or *.zip archive file to
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the "temp" folder created earlier.
Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download process.
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Extract the firmware files from the downloaded *.exe or *.zip archive file with the user-supplied utility program (if not
already done with File Download > [Open]).
A. For the Base Modem update, a minimum of two files should be extracted:
Fw-0020731*.bin – The base modem bulk image file (where '*' is the revision letter).
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CDM625A_ReleaseNotes_v###.pdf (or a variation of this filename, where "###" is the firmware version).
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B. For the IP Packet Processor update, a minimum of two files should be extracted:
Without AES – FW-0000342*.bin (where '*' is the revision letter) – or –
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With AES – FW000438x.bin (where '*' is the revision letter).
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CDM625A_ #.#.#_ReleaseNotes.pdf (or a variation of this filename, where "#.#.#" is the firmware
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version).
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