
Fiber Ethernet Switch Transceivers User Manual (Iss. 04)
Installation • 2–7
Software Upgrades
This section provides instructions for upgrading the software for your card using the DashBoard
Control System.
To upgrade the software on your card
1.
Contact Ross Technical Support for the latest software version file.
2.
In DashBoard, display the
Device View
of the card by double-clicking its status
indicator in the
Basic Tree View
.
3.
From the
Device
tab, click
Upload
to display the
Select File for upload
dialog box.
4.
Navigate to the
*.bin
file you wish to upload.
5.
Click
Open
.
6.
If you are upgrading a single card:
• Click
Finish
to display the
Uploading to Selected Devices
dialog.
7.
If you are upgrading multiple cards:
• Click
Next >
to display the
Select Destination
menu. This menu provides a list of
the compatible cards based on the card selected in step 2.
• Specify the card(s) to upload the file to by selecting the check box(es) for the cards
you wish to upload the file to.
• Verify the card(s) you wish to upload the file to. The
Error/Warning
fields indicate
any errors, such as incompatible software or card type mismatch.
• Click
Finish
to display the
Uploading to Selected Devices
dialog.
8.
Monitor the upgrade.
• The
Uploading to Selected Devices
dialog enables you to monitor the upgrade
process.
• Click
OK
to complete the upgrade process.
• The card(s) are temporarily taken offline during the re-boot process. The process is
complete once the status indicators for the
Card State
and
Connection
fields return
to their previous status.
Troubleshooting
If you encounter problems when upgrading your card software, verify that the file you are
attempting to load is a
*.bin
file that is for the card you are upgrading and that you have a valid
network connection.
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