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The ARMC/3P is a complete standalone computer. The software it runs is called
the firmware. The firmware of the ARMC/3P 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. If the
firmware file is a compressed file with suffix .zip you have to unzip it before you
can proceed. In order to extract the archive you may use WinZip from
http://www.winzip.com/ (for Windows OS) or a tool named unzip that might
be already provided in your OS (UNIX, Linux, OS X).
Before you can start updating the firmware of your ARMC/3P the new and
uncompressed firmware file has to be accessible on the system that you use for
connecting to the ARMC/3P.
Updating the firmware is a three-stage process:
First, the new firmware file is uploaded onto the ARMC/3P. In order to do that
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you need to select the file on your local system using the Browse button of
the Upload Firmware panel (see Figure 95). Then, click Upload to transfer
the previously selected file from your local file system onto the ARMC/3P.
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 and the current firmware is
kept as is.
Second, if everything went well, you see the Update Firmware panel. The
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panel shows you the version number of the currently running firmware and
the version number of the uploaded firmware. Pressing the Update button will
store the new version and substitute the old one completely.
Third, after the firmware has been stored, the ARMC/3P will reset automat-
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ically. After about one minute you will be redirected to the Login page and
requested to login once again.
This section allows you to reset specific parts of the device. This involves the both
keyboard and mouse, the video engine and the ARMC/3P itself. Resetting the card
itself is mainly needed to activate a newly updated firmware. It will close all current
connections to the administration console and to the Remote Console. The whole
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