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4 RMX
digital Server
Software Updates
Harris Corporation may periodically issue soft-
ware revisions for the RMX
digital Server at no
charge. New feature enhancements may also be
offered at a nominal fee. In either case, updating
the operating system software on the RMX
digital
Server is quick and easy since a TFTP Server pro-
gram is included with each software release. It is
also available from the 99-5000 CD-ROM and
from the Harris FTP site:
ftp://ftp.pre.com
.
See page 5-1 Service for access information.
TFTP SERVER
TFTP stands for Trivial File Transfer Protocol.
TFTP Servers transfer and update software for
routers, switchers, hubs and other networked de-
vices like the RMX
digital Server.
The following steps describe how to install and
configure the 3CDaemon TFTP Server—which is
included on the CD-ROM along with the new files,
although any TFTP Server can be used to update
the RMXd
igital Server software.
To install and configure the TFTP Server:
1
Install the TFTP Server on the setup computer
following the instructions included with the soft-
ware update.
2
From the TFTP Server’s
File
menu, choose
Con-
figure Selected Service
.
3
On the TFTP
Upload/Download Directory
tab,
select the folder on the CD-ROM that contains
the new RMXd
igital files.
4
Click
OK
.
UPDATING THE SOFTWARE
Once the TFTP Server is installed on the setup
computer, and configured to point to the folder
holding the new system software, the update is
performed automatically after the RMX
digital con-
sole is power cycled. The RMX
digital must be
taken off-air during this procedure.
To update the RMX
digital software:
1
Configure the TFTP Server to point to the folder
on the CD-ROM that contains the updated sys-
tem software following the instructions in the
previous procedure.
2
Make sure the TFTP Server computer is prop-
erly communicating with the RMX
digital
Server.
3
Turn off the RMX
digital console power supply.
Wait at least 10 seconds, then turn it back on.
The TFTP Server will automatically begin to
download and update the RMX
digital Server
software after the SBC boots up (this typically
takes between 30 and 60 seconds).
4
Once the update has finished loading, quit the
TFTP Server.
5
To use the new software, power cycle the RMX-
digital console. Again, wait at least 10 seconds
before turning it back on.
Settings Recovery
A quick method to try to recover a forgotten or
inadvertently changed IP address is to use Com-
munity Monitor’s Status display. It shows every
VistaMax device connected to the VistaMax LAN,
even those devices that have an IP address out-
side of the system’s subnet mask, so the unknown
IP address can easily be noted.
Once the IP address is noted, the setup
computer’s fixed IP address can be reassigned to
fall into the subnet mask of that console’s IP so
the
nqx.ini
file can be edited, which is covered
later in this section.
If a username or password was assigned to an
RMX
digital Server to limit FTP access, and then
it was forgotten, to recover it requires connecting
a null modem cable between the KSU card’s Test
Interface connector and Com Port 1 on a Win-
dows® computer running HyperTerminal. This
requires the console to be power cycled, so the
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