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Automatic Update at a Specific Time Interval
You can configure the Mediatrix 1204 to download a software version at a specific day and/or time.
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To set the automatic update at a specific time interval:
1. If not already done, setup the Image server used to download the software (see “Before
Downloading” on page 171 ).
2. If not already done, configure the Image path as described in “Setting up the Image Path” on
page 174 .
3. If not already done, configure the image hosts and ports as defined in “Software Servers
Configuration” on page 172 .
4. In the imageMIB , set the imageTransferProtocol variable to either http or tftp .
If you are using the HTTP protocol to download the software, be aware that your HTTP server may
activate some caching mechanism for the software download. This mechanism caches the initial
software download for later processing, thus preventing changes or update of the original download
by the user. This can cause problems if a user wants to modify the software download and perform
it again immediately. The result will still return the original download and not the new one.
5. If you are using the HTTP protocol and your HTTP server requires authentication, set the following:
• The user name in the imageTransferUsername variable.
• The password in the imageTransferPassword variable.
6. Define the time base for automatic software updates in the imageAutoUpdateTimeUnit variable (in
the imageAutomaticUpdate group).
You have the following choices:
7. Set the waiting period between each software update in the imageAutoUpdatePeriod variable.
The time unit for the period is specified by the imageAutoUpdateTimeUnit variable (see Step 6).
Available values are from 1 to 48.
Caution:
When downloading via HTTP, the image server’s port must be 80. You can query the actual port
assigned in the imagePrimaryPort and imageSecondaryPort read-only variables (in the ipAddressStatus
folder).
If you are using a DHCP server and it did not provide the proper port, reconfigure it with the proper port or
use a static configuration. See
“Software Servers Configuration” on page 172 for more details.
Table 111: Time Unit Parameters
Parameter Description
minutes Updates the software every x minutes. You can specify the x value in
the variable imageAutoUpdatePeriod (see Step 7).
hours Updates the software every x hours. You can specify the x value in the
variable imageAutoUpdatePeriod (see Step 7).
days Updates the software every x days. You can specify the x value in the
variable imageAutoUpdatePeriod (see Step 7).
You can also define the time of day when to perform the update in the
imageAutoUpdateTimeOfDay variable (see Step 8).