Upgrading Base Station Firmware - Tait TB8100 User Manual

Upgrading Base Station Firmware

48 Part C: Basic Tasks
Before you can upgrade the firmware in a base station, you must obtain an
upgrade package from Tait. This contains firmware files as well as a
compatibility file that provides information about firmware versions and the
hardware that they can run on.
To upgrade base station's firmware
1. Copy the firmware files and the compatibility file into the Service Kit's
firmware files folder (to find out where this folder is located, select Tools >
Options).
2. Using a direct connection, connect to the BSS and log on to the base station
as Administrator. Put the base station in Download mode.
3. Select Tools> Firmware Download. The Firmware Download dialog box
appears.
The Service Kit obtains information about the base station's modules and
displays it in the Current Versions area. It then determines whether the new
firmware is compatible with the base station's hardware. If it is, the version
number of the new firmware appears in the Target Versions area. (To view
the compatibility file and see what firmware versions are available, click
Show Details.)
4. In the Target Versions area, select the check boxes of the modules you
want to upgrade.
5. Make sure that the Progress area displays Ready for the modules you want
to upgrade, and then click Download.
The Service Kit reads the base station's configuration information, stores it
on disk, and then downloads firmware for the modules you selected. The
Progress area indicates what is happening.
Note: When the PMU is being upgraded it can still provide power
to the entire BSS, but it cannot control its fan or provide
information about alarms, monitoring, or diagnostics.
If a step in the process is unsuccessful, you are given some options. You may
be able to skip to the next module leaving the failure as is, restart the
firmware download (this means going back to the Firmware Download
form and trying again), or retry the step that failed. If necessary, contact Tait
for assistance. It helps if you can provide the error log (this is stored in the
LogFiles folder (see Tools > Options for its location).
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