Comtech EF Data CRS-311, Installation And Operation Manual

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CRS-311 1:1 Redundancy Switch Revision 7
Modem, RMI/TMI, and Switch Configuration MN/CRS311.IOM
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F. Select the appropriate firmware archive EXE or ZIP file download hyperlink.
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About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, and Formats: The Comtech EF Data
Web site catalogues its firmware update files by product type (e.g., router,
modem, etc.), the specific model, and optional hardware configurations.
Where ‘ X ’ denotes the revision letter and ‘ ### ’ represents the firmware version
(e.g., V127= Version 1.2.7), the CRS ‐ 311 firmware download hyperlinks appear as
follows:
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For the SLM ‐ 5650A and SLM ‐ 5650: F12427X_V### ;
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For the CDM ‐ Qx and CDM ‐ QxL: F0000069X_V###.
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About File Archive Formats: Comtech EF Data provides its downloadable files in
two compressed archive formats: *.exe (self ‐ extracting) and *.zip (compressed).
The *.exe file does not require a file archive and compression utility program
such as PKZIP for Windows, WinZip, ZipCentral, etc. ( PKZIP for DOS is not
supported due to file naming conventions). Comtech EF Data does not provide
this utility program.
Some firewalls do not allow the download of *.exe files. Download the *.zip file
instead, and extract the firmware files from the archive download with a user ‐
supplied utility program. For detailed information on handling archived files,
refer to the utility program Help documentation.
G. Download the archive file to the temporary folder.
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Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected, the ‘ File Download’ window opens and
prompts selection of [Open] or [Save] :
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Click [Open] to turn over file extraction to the user ‐ supplied utility program. Be sure
to extract the firmware files to the “ temp ” folder created earlier.
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Click [Save] to open the ‘ Save As’ window. Be sure to select and [Save] the archive
*.exe or *.zip file to the “ temp ” folder created earlier.
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Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download process.