TANDBERG RDX QuikStation, Product Manual

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The RDX QuikStation ships with a USB flash drive that you can use to perform
many system tasks. If the RDX QuikStation flash drive is unavailable, you can
use any USB flash drive that is formatted with a VFAT file system.
The following table describes the system tasks you can complete with a USB
flash drive.
!
Important
The Tandberg Data-supplied USB flash drive includes the file
network.conf . If you are using the flash drive for a system task
other than network configuration, make sure that this file name is
changed to another name, for example network.conf.used , before
you insert the flash drive into the RDX QuikStation.
Renaming the file prevents any inadvertent network configuration
changes to your RDX QuikStation.
Table 7-2 Uses for RDX QuikStation USB Flash Drive
System Task
Description
Network
configuration
You can configure network settings for the RDX QuikStation
via the network.conf file, which is included on your RDX
QuikStation USB flash drive. When the flash drive is inserted
into the RDX QuikStation, the system automatically detects
and imports the network settings from the file. For more
information, see “Configuring Network Information” on
page 18 .
Important: The file must be named network.conf in order for
the RDX QuikStation to import network settings.
Firmware updates You can update firmware by saving the firmware file to a USB
flash drive and inserting the flash drive into the RDX
QuikStation. The RDX QuikStation automatically detects the
firmware and updates the system. For more information, see
“Manually Updating Firmware” on page 99 .
Important: Rename the firmware file “ vtx.fw ” so that the
RDX QuikStation can detect and load the file.
Password
recovery
You can reset the built-in administrator password via USB by
creating a password.reset file. For more information, see
“Recovering the Built-In Administrator Password” on page 64 .
System log dump You can generate a log dump by inserting a USB flash drive
into the RDX QuikStation. The RDX QuikStation
automatically generates a system log when a USB flash drive is
detected. For more information, see “Generating System
Logs” on page 96 .
Important: If the following files – network.conf,
password.reset, or vtx.fw – are loaded onto the flash drive,
the RDX QuikStation will not generate a log dump, but will
instead read and load the file.