Comtech EF Data HPOD, Installation And Operation Manual

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HPOD C-, X-, Ku-Band High-Power Outdoor Amplifier
Revision 9
Updating Firmware 3–5 MN/HPOD.IOM
3.3 Download and Extract the Firmware Update
1) First, download the firmware update file from the Comtech Web site:
A. Go online to www.comtechefdata.com .
B. On the Main page – Under Support Information or the Support tab, select the
Software Downloads hyperlink.
C. On the Software Downloads page – Click Download Flash and Software Update
Files .
D. On the Flash Updates Index page – Select the (Select a Product Line) Amplifiers
hyperlink.
E. On the Amplifiers product page – Select the HPOD product hyperlink.
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
Web site catalogues its firmware update files by product type (e.g.,
router, modem, etc.), the specific model, and optional hardware
configurations.
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You should download the HPOD serial (i.e., non-Ethernet) and/or
Ethernet firmware as needed for your setup:
o The non-Ethernet HPOD firmware download hyperlink appears as
F12524X_V#### .
o The Ethernet HPOD firmware download hyperlink appears as
F0020544X_V#### .
When performing an Ethernet-based firmware update, both
the non-Ethernet and Ethernet firmware downloads are
required.
For either download, ‘ X ’ denotes the revision letter, and ‘ #### ’ represents
the firmware version (e.g., V111 = Version 1.1.1).
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About File Archive Formats: Comtech provides its downloadable files in
two compressed archive formats: *.exe (self-extracting) and *.zip
(compressed). The *.exe file does not require a file archiver and
compression utility program such as PKZIP for Windows, WinZip,
ZipCentral, etc. ( PKZIP for DOS is not supported due to file naming
conventions). Comtech does not provide this utility program.
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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.