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TB9400 Installation and Operation Manual
© Tait International Limited
November 2019
Appendix B– Installing the Firmware Package
Mongoose Installation Package
The installation procedure copies files into a folder and adds items to the
Windows Start menu (Start > Programs > Tait Applications > TB9400
1
).
From the Start menu you can then access the Help, licences, manuals and
release notes for each firmware package, and also start Mongoose.
You do not have to install Mongoose to make it work, because it is a
self-contained executable file. Once started, it will run in the back-
ground until stopped, or the computer is shut down. Mongoose must
also run from the same folder as the firmware files.
1.
Save the zip file to a suitable location on the hard drive of the pack-
age server computer.
2.
Extract the zip file, then navigate to the root folder and double-click
TB9400.msi
to run the Windows installer.
Notice
Tait recommends that the maximum length of the path to the
location of the extracted files is 100 characters. Using a longer path may
cause the files to be extracted incorrectly.
Setting Up a Central Package Server
It is beyond the scope of this manual to describe the exact procedure for
setting up a central package server for any particular network. Tait expects
that each customer will configure their own package server according to the
requirements for their network. However, you do need to configure each
base station with the IP address and port of the package server computer:
1.
Log in to the base station and select Configure > Base Station >
Miscellaneous.
2.
Under Package server, enter the IP address and port number of the
package server.
3.
Download the firmware as described in the Help.
If you click ‘Cancel’ while downloading a firmware package, it takes
approximately 20 seconds for the cancellation to take effect and for the
base station to respond.
1. The TB9400 is designed to use the same firmware and download system
as the TB9300.
