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DeviceMaster AIR User Guide
: 2000365 Rev. C
Updating Firmware
Updating Firmware with PortVision Plus
•
Bootloader
http://support.comtrol.com/download.asp?partnumber=1800110
•
SocketServer
http://support.comtrol.com/download.asp?partnumber=1800111
If necessary, unzip (unpackage) the file, if the file extension is
.tgz
. If the
downloaded file has a
.bin
extension, it is not necessary to unpackage the file.
Note:
You can use the latest version of
to unzip the firmware in a Microsoft
environment. The
.tgz
file extracts to a
.tar
file and the
.tar
file extracts to the
.bin
file.
Updating Firmware with PortVision Plus
You can use this procedure to upload firmware.
Note:
PortVision Plus cannot upload the wireless firmware. See
1.
Make sure that you have downloaded and if necessary, unzipped the firmware.
See
(above), if you need to download the firmware.
2.
Highlight the device that you want to update or shift-click and select multiple
devices.
3.
Right click and select
Upload Firmware
(or the
Upload
button), browse to the
bootloader or SocketServer
.bin
file, and select
Open
.
4.
Select
Yes
to the
Upload Firmware
message that warns you that this is a
sensitive process.
It may take a few moments for the firmware to upload onto the device. The
device will reboot itself during the upload process.
5.
Select
Ok
.
6.
In the next minute, PortVision Plus updates the
List View
pane and displays
the new firmware version.
