PDS-104G PoE Switch
Power Over Ethernet PowerView Pro User Guide
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Microsemi
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8
Software Update
The following section describes how to perform unit software update. Two software update options are
available:
Network Manager Software Update
– Update the software responsible for unit management over the
Network as Web, SNMP, Telnet/SSH, etc. Typically, such software update should have no or minimal
effect on PoE functionality.
PoE Firmware Software Update
– Update the firmware responsible for the actual PoE functionality,
having nothing with Network management of Network functionality capabilities.
NOTE:
Please note that PoE firmware is very rarely updated
Please contact tech support
prior trying to update PoE
firmware
8.1 Network Manager Software Update
The Network Manager provides the graphical (Web), textual (Telnet/SSH), SNMP interface between the unit
and the remote Network user, excluding PoE functionality which is performed by a dedicated Micro Controller,
This allows updating the Network Manager module without affecting active PoE PD devices.
NOTE:
Please don't turn unit power off during the software update process. In case of Power loss
during software update causing the unit to become unmanageable, please refer to
following section describing how to recover from such an event.
Software update of the network manager interface is done over TFTP in a very similar way to Upload/Download
Unit Configuration.
1. Activate and run TFTP Server.
2. Verify that the firewall on the computer running TFTP Server is Off, or accepts incoming UDP traffic on
port 69.
3. Copy the software update files (similar to the example below) to TFTP Server root folder (for example
d:\temp).
4. Open a Telnet/SSH session with the unit. Type the username and password, and select the
Configuration and Maintenance Menu.
5. Select Software update menu.