Comtech EF Data CDM-425 Installation And Operation Manual page 105

g. Download the archive file to the temporary folder.
2. Extract the firmware files from the archive file.
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3. Confirm availability of the firmware files in the temporary folder. There are several ways
you may view the contents of the temporary folder on a Windows-based PC:
a. From the Windows Desktop:
Updating Firmware
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Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected, the 'File Download' window
opens and prompts selection of [Open] or [Save]:
Click [Open] to turn over file extraction to the user-supplied utility
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program. Be sure to extract the firmware files to the "temp"
folder created earlier.
Click [Save] to open the 'Save As' window. Be sure to select
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and [Save] the archive *.exe or *.zip file to the "temp" folder
created earlier.
Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download
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process.
Figure 4-9. Archive File Transfer to Temporary Folder
(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:
Double-click on the archive file name, and then follow the prompts
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provided by the user-supplied utility program.
For the Base Modem update, a minimum of two files should be
extracted:

FW-0021103*_CDM-425_#.#.#.bin – The base modem bulk
image file (where '*' is the revision letter).

FW-0021103*_CDM425_ReleaseNotes_v#.#.#.pdf (or a
variation of this filename, where "###" is the firmware version).
For the IP Packet Processor update, a minimum of two files should be
extracted:

Without AES – FW-0021125*.bin (where '*' is the revision letter)
– or –
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With AES – FW-0021126x.bin (where '*' is the revision letter).

FW0021125*_CDM425_ReleaseNotes_V#.#.#.pdf (or a
variation of this filename, where "#.#.#" is the firmware version).
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Double-left-click the "temp" folder saved to the Windows Desktop.
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Use Windows Explorer to locate, and then double-left-click the "temp"
folder.
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Use the Browse window ([Start] > ...Run > [Browse]) to locate, and
then double-click the "c:\temp" folder.
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