LPOD-R Outdoor Amplifier / Block Up Converter (BUC)
MN-LPODR
Firmware Update
Revision 3
3–2
3.
Extract the firmware update files from the archive download file. You may
then use Comtech’s “CReflash” utility. (This utility is only provided in the
LPOD-R PS .5 firmware archive download, but it may also be used for the
PS1 and PS1.5 firmware update procedures.) Otherwise, you must use the
LPOD-R Management IP Address to connect the FTP client to an FTP
server, and then FTP-transfer the files from the User PC to the LPOD-R.
3.1.2
About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, and
Formats
The Comtech EF Data Web site catalogues its firmware update archive
files by product type (e.g., router, modem, etc.), the specific model, and
optional hardware configurations. The LPOD-R files are provided under
“Home | Support | Software Downloads | Amplifier Software
Downloads | LPOD-R Software Downloads”:
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The LPOD-R PS .5 firmware download hyperlink appears as
F0020841x_V###.
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The LPOD-R PS 1 and PS 1.5 firmware download hyperlink
appears as F0020880x_V###.
Typical for either hyperlink, ‘x’ is the firmware revision letter, and ‘###’
represents the firmware version number (e.g., V123 = Version 1.2.3).
Comtech EF Data provides its archive download files in two compressed
formats – *.exe (self-extracting) and *.zip (compressed):
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The self-extracting *.exe file does not require use of a third-
party utility program.
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Some firewalls do not allow the download of self-extracting
*.exe files. You must instead download the *.zip file, and extract
the firmware files from the download with a user-supplied
third-party 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 EF
Data does not provide this utility program.
For detailed information on handling archived files, read your utility
program’s Help documentation.
