Prism FC420 Bridge Option User’s Guide
Document 6473031-04, Ver. 4, Rel. 0
September 2003
Configuring FC420 Firmware
13
12
If you are using Windows NT, open a DOS window and type:
ipconfig/release <
Enter
>
ipconfig/renew <
Enter
>
13
Turn on the library.
14
Establish a Telnet connection to the FC420 bridge. To do this:
a
Start a Telnet session from the computer desktop by selecting
Start
>
Run
.
b
In the
Run
dialog box, type
telnet 10.0.0.1
and then click
OK
.
The Telnet window opens, indicating a connection with the FC420
bridge. When you see a
Ready
prompt, command line mode is
available.
Verifying Current
FC420 Firmware
0
To determine the current version of FC420 firmware, type
info
at the
Ready
prompt and then press <
Enter
>. This command returns the firmware version
and gives the firmware revision date. Use this information to determine the if
the FC420 bridge has current firmware.
If the FC420 firmware requires updating, follow these steps:
1
Contact your support representative and obtain the latest copy of the
firmware.
2
If you have not done so already, establish an Ethernet connection
between the computer with the new FC420 driver and the FC420 bridge
to be updated (see
Setting up an Ethernet Connection
3
On the computer, open a command prompt window.
4
In the command prompt window, type
ftp
FC420_IP_address
(where
FC420_IP_address
is the IP address for the FC420 bridge) and then press
<
Enter
>
.
5
When prompted for a username, type
sysadmin
(or the current system
administrator ID) and then press <
Enter
>
.
6
When prompted for a password, type
sysadmin
(or the current system
administrator ID) and then press
<
Enter
>
.
7
At the command line, type
bin
and then press <
Enter
>
.
8
At the command line, type
put
firmware_filename
(where
firmware_filename
is the name of the firmware file) and then press <
Enter
>
.
Several messages appear on the screen. Finally, a success message
appears.
Note:
This step is not required for other versions of Windows.
Note:
Before entering the FTP command, close all prior connections
to the FC420.
