Microwave Data Systems MDS entraNET 900 System Manual page 68

Installing
Transceiver
Firmware by TFTP
60 MDS entraNET 900 System Guide (Preliminary)
You must use the embedded entraNET Management System for all
firmware activities, including uploading from a TFTP server.
The uploads can be initiated through any of the three entraNET Manage-
ment System gateways:
• Terminal-Emulator—Use a terminal emulator program on
your PC, such as HyperTerminal, connected directly to the
transceiver's
COM1
• Telnet—Text-based access to the Management System through
a network connection.
• Web Browser—Connect to the transceiver using a Web
browser on a local PC connected directly to the transceiver's
LAN port or associated network.
Firmware images are provided free-of-charge on the MDS Web site at:
www.microwavedata.com/service/technical/support
To install firmware by TFTP, the user will need:
• A PC with a TFTP server running.
• The IP address of the PC running the TFTP server.
If you do not know your computer's address on a Windows PC, you can
use the function from the
RUN
determine your local PC's IP address. The IP address of the radio can be
found under the entraNET Management Systems'
(See "Network Configuration Menu" on Page
A TFTP server can be found on the MDS Web site at:
www.microwavedata.com/service/technical/support/downloads.asp
There are several alternatives to connecting the transceiver to the server
containing the firmware and TFTP server, and a computer control point.
Figure 2-34 and Figure 2-35
equipment be on the same subnet.
port via a serial cable.
menu and enter
Start
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MDS 05-4055A01, Rev. A
or to
winipcfg ipconfig
menu.
Configuration