24 - Initial Configuration
DeviceMaster LT User Guide
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Uploading SocketServer with PortVision DX
Uploading SocketServer with PortVision DX
Use this section to upload a newer version of
on the DeviceMaster
LT using PortVision DX. Technical Support recommends updating SocketServer
before any further configuration to avoid configuration problems.
You can use this procedure if your DeviceMaster LT is connected to the host PC,
laptop, or if the DeviceMaster LT resides on the local network segment.
If the DeviceMaster LT is on the other side of several switches, a router, or
wireless, go to
Updating Firmware Across WANs (Windows)
on Page 70, which
provides more reliable uploads.
1.
Make sure that you have downloaded the latest SocketServer version from:
ftp://ftp.comtrol.com/dev_mstr/rts/software/socketserver
.
2.
If necessary, open
PortVision DX > Start/Programs > Comtrol > PortVision DX >
PortVision DX
or use the desktop shortcut.
3.
Right-click the DeviceMaster LT or DeviceMaster LTs for which you want to
update, click
Advanced > Upload Firmware
, browse to the SocketServer
.bin
file,
and then click
Open
.
If the
Detection Type
is set to
REMOTE
, you may want to change it to
LOCAL
.
The DeviceMaster LT
Status
on a DeviceMaster LT that is set to
REMOTE
displays in blue:
ON-LINE (TCP)
.
