Updating Firmware - MOTU 1248 User Manual

Updating Firmware

APPENDIX D
MOTU periodically posts firmware updates for
your MOTU AVB interface. These updates may
include bug fixes, enhancements, and new features.
Updates are posted on MOTU's servers. If your
computer or Wi-Fi device has access to the
internet, the MOTU Pro Audio Control app
notifies you as soon as an update is made available.
Otherwise, you can check motu.com/proaudio
periodically for the latest firmware update.
A network cable connection is required
Firmware updating requires a network cable
connection, so before you begin, connect a
standard CAT-5 or CAT-6 network cable from the
network port on your MOTU interface to one of
the following:
Your computer's network port (or a
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Thunderbolt-to-Ethernet adapter)
Your home, studio, or office network (with
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internet access)
An AVB port on a MOTU AVB switch
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(connected to your office network through the
Ethernet port)
Updating with internet access
You are now ready to update:
Figure D-1: The firmware update banner appears across the Device tab when your web host has internet access and MOTU posts an update.
1 Launch the MOTU Pro Audio Control web app
on your computer, iPad, or iPhone, as usual.
2 Go to the Device tab.
3 In the New Update Available banner
(Figure D-1), click More Info.
4 After reviewing the list of enhancements, click
OK to start the update.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions.
6 IMPORTANT: disconnect the Ethernet cable
from your MOTU interface after you complete the
update, unless it is connected to a MOTU AVB
switch or other AVB-aware switch. If so, you can
leave it connected.
Updating off-line, without internet access
If your MOTU AVB interface (and the computer it
is connected to) has no internet access, you can
download a firmware update file from another
computer that does have internet, and then use the
file to update your MOTU interface, as follows:
1 Download the firmware file from
motu.com/proaudio.
2 Transfer the file to a computer with a network
cable connection to your MOTU interface.
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