Starting A Firmware Update - Siemens Gigaset S685 IP Manual

Web configurator – setting the phone using a PC

Starting a firmware update

If necessary, you can load updates of the base station firmware onto your
phone.
The server on which Gigaset Communications makes new firmware versions
available for your base station is set by default. The URL of the Internet server
is displayed in the
You should only change this URL under exceptional circumstances (e.g. if
requested to do so due to a malfunction). This address is also used to load
provider information from the Internet. You should therefore make a note of
the default URL before you overwrite it. Otherwise, you will only be able to
reactivate the default URL by resetting the base station back to the default set-
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When updating from the Internet, checks are made to ensure that no
newer version of the firmware exists. If this is not the case, the operation
is terminated.
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The firmware is only loaded from the Internet if you have not entered a
local file in the
Preconditions:
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No calls are being made via the fixed line network or VoIP.
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There is no internal connection between registered handsets or to
GHC devices.
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The base station menu is not open in any of the handsets.
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Open the following Web page:
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Select the
The firmware is updated. This process can take up to 3 minutes.
Please note
You can also start the firmware update on the handset (
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Data server
Page 156).
User defined firmware file
Update Firmware
field.
field prior to the update.
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Settings Miscellaneous.
button.
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