Comtech EF Data CDM-710, Installation And Operation Manual

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CDM-710 Broadcast Satellite Modem Revision 11
CDI-70 1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) Interface Module MN/CDM710.IOM
10–7
10.5.1
CDI-70 GigE Interface Firmware Upgrade Procedure
Step
Procedure
1
Identify the CDI-70 firmware product required for download:
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From the CDM-710 front panel: SELECT: UTIL
Æ
Firmware
Æ
Info
Æ
Image#
(Image1 or Image2)
Æ
Interfaces
Æ
GBEI
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From the Serial Console port: View the CDI-70 information by selecting Operations ,
then selecting Maintenance/Unit Information .
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From Telnet via the 10/100 Ethernet Traffic port: View the CDI-70 information by
selecting Operations , then selecting Maintenance/ Unit Information .
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From HTTP Web Server Inteface via the 10/100 Ethernet Traffic port: View the CDI-70
information by selecting the MAINT tab, then selecting the Unit Info hyperlink.
2
Create a temporary folder (directory) on an external PC:
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For Windows Explorer: Select File > New > Folder to create a new folder, then rename it from
“ New Folder ” to " temp " or another convenient, unused name. Assuming " temp " works, a
" c:\temp " folder should now be created.
Note: The drive letter c: is used in this example. Any valid writable drive letter can be used.
•
For Windows Command-line: Click [Start] on the Windows taskbar, then click the
“ Run... ” icon (or, depending on Windows OS versions prior to Windows 95, click the “ MS-
DOS Prompt ” icon from the Main Menu). Then, to open a Command-line window…
o
For Windows 95 or Windows 98 – Type “ command ”.
o
For any Windows OS versions later than Windows 98 – Type “ cmd ” or
“ command ”.
Alternately, from [Start], select All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt .
At the Command-line prompt (c:\>), type “ mkdir temp ” or “ md temp ” (without quotes – mkdir
and md stand for make directory ). This is the same as creating a new folder using Windows
Explorer. There should now be a " c:\temp " subdirectory created (where c: is the drive letter used in
this example).
3
Download the correct firmware file to this temporary folder. As shown in Figure 10-3 :
a) Go online to: www.comtechefdata.com ;
b) From the Home page menu bar, click the Support tab;
c) Click the Software Downloads drop-down or hyperlink from the Support page;
d) Click the Download Flash and Software Update Files icon;
e) Click the (Select a Product Line:) Satellite Modems hyperlink provided on the Flash and
Software Update Files page;
f) Select the CDM-710 product hyperlink from the Comtech Brand column;
g) Select the desired CDI-70 firmware version hyperlink (the firmware number for the
CDM-710’s CDI-70 Gigabit Ethernet Interface module is FW12547 ).
4 Extract the files to the temporary folder on the PC. A minimum of four files should be extracted:
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FW12547x . bin , where "x" denotes the revision letter for the bulk image file.
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ReleaseNotes_FW12547_vxxx.pdf – Where "xxx" is the complete version number;
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CReflashVx.zip – The archive file containing the executable used to upload firmware to the
CDI-70.
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CReflash_readme_GBEI1.TXT – Installation notes for the CReflash app.
To confirm that the files have been extracted to the specified temporary folder on the PC, using
Command-line, type cd c:\temp to change to the temporary directory created in Step 2 , then use the
dir command to list the files extracted from the downloaded archive file.