Airvana ipBTS C30, Installation And Commissioning Manual

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Chapter 4
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RN commissioning
Downloading and activating new software
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Downloading and activating new software
This section describes how to download software from your laptop to the ipBTS C30 using a
serial connection and an Ethernet connection. Specifically, it contains the following sections:
• Establishing a serial connection on page 4-8
• Establishing an Ethernet connection on page 4-10
NOTE
Downloading software over an Ethernet port is faster than downloading over a serial port.
Therefore, Airvana recommends you have an Ethernet connection when downloading
software.
Establishing a serial connection
This section describes how to download the new image file from your laptop to the
ipBTS C30, as well as how to activate the new image file using a serial connection.
Specifically, it contains the following sections:
• Downloading the new image file on page 4-8
• Expanding and activating the new image file on page 4-9
NOTE
If you are using a serial connection and cancel the download task at any time, you must
enter
<Ctrl C> on the console three (3) times. Otherwise, the command line interface
(CLI) is in a frozen state.
Downloading the new image file
Follow this procedure to download the < software_image > .tar file from your laptop to the
ipBTS C30.
1. Start the HyperTerminal client.
The HyperTerminal window shown below displays.