Step 6 Install The Acer Armc/2 Windows Software Components - Acer ARMC_2 User Manual

Step 6 Install the Acer ARMC/2 Windows Software Components

Acer ARMC/2 Windows Software Components is a collection of ARMC/2 host-side and
remote access components. These programs are briefly explained in the following table:
Program Description
ARMC2ConfigAp The ARMC2ConfigApp program allows you to configure the ARMC/2 card from the
p host system or from a client system.
WinCuri The WinCuri program is a command prompt-based program that you can use to
configure the ARMC/2 card. It allows you all the functionality of both the Internet
browser-based Remote Access Companion for ARMC/2 and the ARMC2ConfigApp
program.
HostHeartbeat HostHeartbeat is installed as a service in Windows. It is used to tell whether the
operating system on the host system is operating or not. It can also detect whether the
operating system was shutdown normally or abruptly.
Floppy Image Floppy Image Creator allows you to create bootable floppy image files that you can use to
Creator boot the ARMC/2 card from.
Remote Recovery The Remote Recovery Application (RRA) is a recovery tool that can be executed from a
Application remote client system located on the same network as the ARMC/2 card. You can use it to
(RRA) recover a failed flash attempt.
Note: You must physically set the ARMC/2 card you want to recover into Recovery Mode.
Note: Your ARMC/2 card must be write enabled before you can flash an image to it.
Note: The firmware upgrade process is a crucial operation. Make sure that the chances of a
ARMC2RMseek In order to configure your ARMC/2 card completely, you must access the ARMC/2 from
another system on the same network. To do this, you must know the ARMC/2 card's IP
address. If you have installed the ARMC/2 on a network that uses DHCP, you can
search the network for the ARMC/2 card. To locate and find out its IP address, you can
use ARMC2RMseek.
To do this, simply short pins two and three on jumper JP12 on your ARMC/2 card.
Confirm that pins one and two on jumper JP11 are shorted on your ARMC/2 card.
power or connectivity loss are minimal when performing this operation.
Chapter Two : Installing Your ARMC/2 Card
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