Setting Up A Tftp Server; Downloading G450 Firmware Files To A Local Tftp Server - Avaya G450 Install Book

Setting up a TFTP server

To load individual firmware files on an Avaya G450 Media Gateway, you must place the files on
a PC connected to the customer's LAN or on an S8300 Server in the customer's network. Later,
you will log onto the G450 and use its TFTP capability to download the new firmware. If you can
use an S8300 Server to stage the firmware, see
S8300 Server on page 104. If not, a TFTP server must be set up on the LAN.
Note:
A Linux or Unix TFTP server should be used only if a Linux or Unix TFTP server
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already exists on the local network. In this case, download the appropriate files to
your laptop and give it to the customer for proper placement and execution.

Downloading G450 firmware files to a local TFTP server

1. Access the
2. Navigate to G450 Media Gateway downloads.
3. Locate the file names that match the files listed in your installation worksheet. See
for sample firmware file names.
4. Double-click the file name of the file you want to download. A File Download window
appears.
Note:
Downloading files can occasionally add a [1] to the file name. Rename the file if
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necessary.
5. Select Save this file to disk.
6. Save the file to directory on the TFTP server on the local LAN that was created for this
purpose. See
Note:
If you are performing the upgrade using the G450's Command Line Interface
Note:
(CLI), you can place the upgrade files on an FTP server. However, the GIW
requires that the files be placed on a TFTP server.
www.avaya.com/support
Setting up a TFTP server
Upgrading G450 firmware using the CLI via FTP/TFTP
Installing firmware from the TFTP server on the
website.
on page 103.
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