Avocent HMX 1050, Installer/User Manual

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2. Press Enter to display the serial menu.
3. Press
2
to access the Transmitter Main Menu and press
Enter
. If the password option is
enabled, you will be prompted for a password.
4. Press
5
to access the Firmware Management Menu.
5. Press 2 to select Transmitter Flash upgrade via HTTP and press
Enter
. You will be prompted
to enter the URL for the upgrade file.
6. Enter the URL for the upgrade file using the following syntax:
http://<server ip address>[:server port]/<upgrade file path>
For example:
http://192.168.13.3:8080/TX.dld
NOTE: If the server is set up on standard port 80, the port information can be omitted.
7. To initiate the file transfer, press
Enter
. The connection to the transmitter will be dropped.
8. When the transfer has completed, a message will display stating Firmware update successful.
Resetting Appliance . During reset the transmitter will drop the connection to the HMX user
station. A second system message will appear that states: Connection to the Transmitter is lost .
You will be automatically returned to the Appliance Selection Menu screen.
NOTE: If the transmitter determines that the upgrade file is invalid, the transmitter cancels the upgrade and
maintains the previous firmware version. A message displays indicating that the upgrade has failed.
To Flash upgrade your HMX user station using XMODEM:
NOTE: Youshould Flash upgrade the transmitter before you Flash upgrade the HMX user station.
1. Download the HMX user station upgrade file from Avocent.
2. From the serial menu, press 1 to access the Receiver Main Menu and press Enter . If the
password option is enabled, you will be prompted for a password.
3. Press 5 to access the Firmware Management Menu and press Enter .
Figure 3.25: Receiver Firmware Management Menu