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Chapter 6
Using Your Serial Device Server
Windows 2000/NT 4.0
ENET-232 and ENET-485 Series User Manual
1.
Select Start»Programs»National Instruments Serial
Server»Firmware Update.
Figure 6-1. NI Ethernet Device Firmware Update Utility
2.
Enter the IP address or the hostname of the serial device server in
the IP address or hostname edit box. An example of an IP address
is
137.65.220.40
3.
Enter the full path of the binary file where the firmware is located in
the EEPROM binary image filename edit box. You also can click
Browse... to locate the file.
4.
Click Update to update the firmware. The NI Ethernet Device
Firmware Update utility communicates with the specified serial device
server to verify the box has no open network connections and
determine the current version of the firmware in the unit. A dialog box
reports that the update utility is searching for the Ethernet device.
5.
The utility prompts you to confirm the change you are about to
perform. Click OK to continue. As the update utility transfers the
firmware image to your serial device server, the Update Progress
status bar fills, and the Current status box describes each step in the
process. The Current status box reports whether the firmware update
completed successfully or failed. The serial device server
automatically reboots with the new firmware in effect.
. An example of a hostname is
6-6
.
nienetB9B76A
ni.com
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