Innominate mGuard Reference Manual page 106

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5.8.3
Flashing the firmware/rescue procedure
The entire firmware of the mGuard should be reloaded on the device.
All configured settings are deleted. The mGuard is set to the delivery state.
In Version 5.0.0 or later of the mGuard, the licenses installed on the mGuard are re-
tained after flashing the firmware. Therefore, they do not have to be installed again.
The administrator and root password have been lost.
Requirements for flashing
NOTE: During flashing, the firmware is always loaded from an SD card first. The firmware
is only loaded from a TFTP server if no SD card is found.
The following requirements apply when loading the firmware from an SD card:
All necessary firmware files must be located in a common directory on the first parti-
tion of the SD card.
This partition must use a VFAT file system (standard type for SD cards).
To flash the firmware from a TFTP server, a TFTP server must be installed on the locally
connected computer (see "Installing the DHCP and TFTP server" on page 258).
NOTE: Installing a second DHCP server in a network could affect the configuration of the
entire network.
During flashing, the firmware is always loaded from an SD card first. The firmware is only
loaded from a TFTP server if no SD card is found.
The following requirements apply when loading the firmware from an SD card:
All necessary firmware files must be located in a common directory on the first partition
of the SD card.
This partition must use a VFAT file system (standard type for SD cards).
The mGuard firmware has been obtained from your dealer's support team or the
www.innominate.com
This SD card has been inserted into the mGuard.
The relevant firmware files are available for download from the download page of
www.innominate.com. The files must be located under the following path names or in
the following folders on the SD card:
Firmware/install-ubi.mpc83xx.p7s
Firmware/ubifs.img.mpc83xx.p7s
Press and hold down the Reset button on the front plate.
The STAT LED on the front plate briefly lights up orange.
Then the STAT LED and the upper two LEDs of the Ethernet sockets light up green one
after the other.
Release the Reset button during the green light phase.
The flashing procedure is started.
website and has been saved on a compatible SD card.
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