Comtech EF Data CDM-570A Installation And Operation Manual page 96

CDM-570A/570AL Satellite Modem with Optional Packet Processor
Updating Firmware
d) On the Flash & Software Update Files page – select the (Select a Product Line) Satellite
Modems hyperlink.
e) On the Satellite Modems product page – select the CDM-570A & CDM-570AL products
hyperlink.
f) Select the appropriate firmware archive EXE or ZIP file download hyperlink.
g) Download the archive file to the temporary folder.
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Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected, the 'File Download' window opens and
prompts selection of [Open] or [Save]:
o Click [Open] to turn over file extraction to the user-supplied utility program. Be
o Click [Save] to open the 'Save As' window. Be sure to select and [Save] the
o Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download process.
Next, extract the firmware files from the archive file.
2.
• (If not already done with File Download > [Open]) Extract the firmware files from the
downloaded *.exe or *.zip archive file with the user-supplied utility program:
o Double-click on the archive file name, and then follow the prompts provided by the
user-supplied utility program. Extract, at a minimum, two files:
For the Base Modem firmware update (where '*' is the revision letter and '#.#.#' is
the firmware version number):
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Sect. 4.1.1 About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, and Formats
sure to extract the firmware files to the "temp" folder created earlier.
archive *.exe or *.zip file to the "temp" folder created earlier.
FW-0020683*_#.#.#.bin – the Firmware Bulk image file, and
CDM-570A_FW-0020683*_ReleaseNotes_v#.#.#.pdf – the Firmware Release
Notes PDF file.
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