Downloading The Firmware; Uploading The Firmware - Extron electronics WindoWall Pro Series User Manual

Downloading the Firmware

Obtain the latest WindoWall Pro firmware by downloading it from the Extron website as
follows:
1. Go to the Extron website (www.extron.com) and click the
2. On the Download Center page, click the
3. On the Firmware page, click the letter
of the page, then scroll down to the MGP Series line.
4.
Click the
5. On the next page, fill in the required information, then click the
Download MGPSeriesFWn.nn.exe
A File Download - Security Warning dialog box is displayed.
6. Click
Save
If you want to install the firmware on your computer immediately, click
, and skip to step 9.
Save
7. Browse to the folder where you want to save the firmware installation file on your
computer, and click
8. When ready to install the new firmware, locate the downloaded file, and double-click on
it to open it.
9. Follow the instructions on the Installation Wizard screens to install the new firmware on
your computer. A Release Notes file, giving information on what has changed in the new
firmware version, and a set of instructions for updating the firmware are also loaded.

Uploading the Firmware

After you have installed the new firmware on your computer, you must upload it to the
WindoWall Pro. Firmware uploads can be performed via a the WindoWall Pro internal web
pages or the Firmware Loader software. The computer and the WindoWall Pro must both
be connected to an Ethernet network in order to update the main firmware.
NOTE: Check the Extron website for firmware-related documents, instructions, patch
files, and new firmware files before loading new firmware into the unit.
Uploading using the web pages
Follow these steps to update the firmware using the WindoWall Pro web pages.
1. Launch a web browser (for example, Internet Explorer) on the connected computer, and
enter the WindoWall Pro IP address in the address field.
2. If no password has been assigned, the WindoWall Pro web page opens, displaying the
System Status screen.
If an administrator password has been assigned to the WindoWall Pro, the Enter
Network Password dialog box opens (shown below). Enter the administrator password
in the Password field (a user name is not required), and click
web page appears.
NOTE: Passwords must contain 4 to 12 alphanumeric characters. Symbols and
spaces are not allowed, and the passwords are case sensitive.
link located at the far right of the MGP Series line.
Download
button (
. A Save As dialog box opens.
.
Save
WindoWall Pro Series • Reference Information
Download
link on the left sidebar menu.
Firmware
in the alphabet displayed at the top and bottom
M
indicates the firmware version number).
n.nn
. The WindoWall Pro
OK
tab.
instead of
Run
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