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4.2.1
Download and Extract the Firmware Update
1. First, download the firmware update file from the CEFD Web site:
a. Go online to www.comtechefdata.com.
b. On the Main page – under Support Information or the Support tab, select the
c. On the Software Downloads page – click Download Flash and Software
d. On the Flash & Software Update Files page – select the (Select a Product
e. On the Converters product page – select the MBT-5000A product hyperlink;
f.
g. Download the archive file to the temporary folder.
2. Next, extract the firmware files from the archive file.
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Upgrading Firmware
Software Downloads hyperlink.
Update Files.
Line) Converters hyperlink.
Select the appropriate firmware archive EXE or ZIP file download hyperlink.
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Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected, the 'File Download' window
opens and prompts selection of [Open] or [Save]:
Click [Open] to turn over file extraction to the user-supplied utility
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program. Be sure to extract the firmware files to the "MBT5000A"
folder created earlier.
Click [Save] to open the 'Save As' window. Be sure to select
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and [Save] the archive *.exe or *.zip file to the "MBT5000A"
folder created earlier.
Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download
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process.
(If not already done with File Download > [Open]) Extract the firmware files from
the downloaded *.exe or *.zip archive file with the user-supplied utility program:
Double-click on the archive file name, and then follow the prompts
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provided by the user-supplied utility program. Extract, at a minimum, two
files (where 'X' represents the revision letter and '#.#.#' represents the
version number):
F0000098X-#.#.#.bin – the Firmware Bulk image file, and
ReleaseNotes_MBT5000A_#.#.#.pdf – the Firmware Release Notes PDF file.
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