Appendix H: Firmware Upgrade / Recovery - Microhard Systems Nano IP Series Operating Manual

Appendix H: Firmware Upgrade / Recovery

Package upgrade or recovery upgrade can be used. Package upgrade will keep settings intact. Recovery
upgrade will upgrade a unit completely, it can also be used to recovery from a corrupted system.
Package upgrade (*.pkg)
Ø Download upgrade package and put it into a known directory;
Ø Start up a command line window from the system;
Ø Change current directory to where the package file is located;
Ø Start a FTP session to the unit;
Ø Provide proper user name and password to login; (username: upgrade; passwd: admin)
Ø Change transfer protocol to *BINARY* mode;
Ø Push package upgrade file into the system with ―put‖ command;
Ø Package upgrade takes up to 2 minutes to complete.
Recovery upgrade (*.img)
Ø Download recovery image and save it into a known directory;
Ø Start up a command line window from the system;
Ø Change current directory to where the package file is located;
Ø Cycle power on the unit with CFG button pressed and held down until ―RSSIs, TX and RX‖ LED is ob-
served in flash mode;
Ø Start a FTP session to IP address *192.168.1.39 from LAN port*;
Ø Provide proper user name and password to login (username: upgrade; passwd: admin);
Ø Change transfer protocol to *BINARY* mode;
Ø Push package upgrade file into the system with ―put‖ command;
Ø Package upgrade takes more than 2 minutes to complete.
Ø The unit automatically reboots after the recovery procedure is completed
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