Update Firmware - Austin Hughes Electronics Cyberview D-117 User Manual

6.7.3 Update Firmware

The IP-KVM switch is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called
firmware. The firmware of the IP-KVM switch can be updated remotely in order to
install new functionality or special features.
A new firmware update is a binary file which will be sent to you by email or which you
can download from the supplier web site. If the firmware file is compressed (file
suffix .zip) then you must unzip it before you can proceed. Under the Windows
operating system you may use WinZip from http://www.winzip.com/ for decompression.
Other operating systems might provide a program called unzip.
Before you can start updating the firmware of your IP-KVM switch the new
uncompressed firmware file has to be accessible on the system that you use for
connecting to the IP-KVM switch.
Updating the firmware is a three-stage process:
• Firstly, the new firmware file is uploaded onto the IP-KVM switch. In order to do that
you need to select the file on your local system using the button "Browse" of the
Upload Firmware panel. Once the firmware file has been uploaded, it is checked
whether it is a valid firmware file and whether there were any transmission errors. In
case of any error the Upload Firmware function will be aborted.
• Secondly, if everything went well, you see the Update Firmware panel. The panel
shows you the version number of the currently running firmware and the version
number of the uploaded firmware. Pressing the button "Update" will store the new
version and substitute the old one completely.
Figure 6-37. Update Firmware
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