How To Upload Firmware; General; Using The Flash Loader - NEC M166C Customer Engineer Manual

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How to upload Firmware

8.1

General

There are two ways to upload firmware to the M166:
Via the Air
Use the "Handset Firmware Update mechanism that is available in the DECT
Manager WEB Interface. For more information and procedures, consult the "IP
DECT Administrator Guide".
Using Flash Loader (cable).
This is described in the following section.
8.2

Using the Flash Loader.

PROCEDURE:
Actions
1.
Make sure that you have the following items available:
Make sure that you have the upload cable for the M166 available. Please note
that this cable consists of the Upload Cable for the G266/G566, together with a
conversion cable: Mini jack 3,5 mm to mini jack 2,5 mm
Windows PC (Windows 7, Windows 2008, Windows 2012) with at least one
USB port available.
Driver software for the Dedicated "USB to mini jack (2,5 mm) cable".
Flash loader (FL7, - Flash Loader GUI, Version 2.0.1.0)
M166 firmware file. This is a .hex file.
2.
Install the Driver Software
3.
Install the Flash Loader (FL7) software.
4.
Make sure that the battery level of the M166 devices is sufficient (>30 %)
Make sure that M166 is properly connected via the USB – Mini Jack cable.
5.
6.
Make sure that the COM port that you are going to be used is not already in use.
7.
Use the Device Manager in Windows, to find out which com port is assigned to the
"USB to mini jack (2,5 mm) cable".
8.
Start the Flash Loader software.
9.
You will see a window like the following:
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How to Subscribe the M166
How to Upload Firmware
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