Installation and Reference Manual
Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Installation and Reference Manual v3.2/0410/6
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Upgrading remotely via Telnet
You will need to know the IP address of the PCS 570 or PCS 560 which is displayed on the handset by
selecting the Favourites
button, then Settings
and then Phone Information. This screen will also
display the current software version being used by the handset.
Alternatively, a list of the IP addresses for each PCS 570 and PCS 560 can be viewed in Manager by
selecting Utilities and then IP Addresses.
You will also need to know the phone’s Password which is configured in Manager within the relevant IP
Phones’ configuration form. By default this is set to 7388.
The PCS 570 or PCS 560 can be upgraded as follows:
1
Within the Command Prompt on a PC connected to the system enter
telnet <ip address of PCS 570/560>
eg telnet 192.168.0.248
2
When prompted for the Login name enter
diag
3
When prompted for the Password enter the password for this phone. By default this is
7388.
(The
Password is set within the relevant Phone’s configuration form.)
4
A hash (#) will appear, indicating that the previous entries where accepted and a command can be
entered.
5
Enter
upgrade loader <IP address of Call Server>
eg upgrade loader 192.168.0.1
6
When the hash (#) returns enter
upgrade now
7
The PCS will reboot and automatically restart.
Please note: if you need to specify the call server that the upgrade will obtain the software from the IP
address can be entered with the upgrade now command, eg upgrade now 192.168.6.70.
View the version of software via Telnet
The version of software being run on the PCS 570/560 can be viewed using Telnet as described above by
entering:
ver /mnt2/tpcs
Upgrading a PCS 570/560 on a remote site
If the PCS 570/560 to be upgraded is based at a satellite office, for example, and connected via a VPN, for
example, and if, during the upgrade, this connection went down the phone would become inoperable.
The getupg command can be used instead to download the software to the phone first and then the
upgrade will take place at the next reboot.
1
Telnet on to the PCS 570/560 as described above.
2
Enter
getupg <ip address of call server> admin <maintainer password>
eg getupg 192.168.0.1 admin password
3
The software will be downloaded to the phone.
4
When this process has finished the following will be displayed: