VCON HD3000 User’s Guide
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B
S
OFTWARE
U
PGRADE
This chapter explains how to upgrade to new software versions of your HD3000.
Whenever VCON notifies HD3000 customers that a version upgrade is available,
you can download and install it in your system. Unless instructed otherwise, the
latest software version is available from VCON’s website:
(
www.vcon.com>Support>Downloads
).
The methods for upgrading the HD3000 software are:
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Running the HD Upgrade Utility from a remote PC
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Upgrading directly from the HD3000
B.1
Upgrading From a Remote PC
The HD Upgrade Utility is a program that enables you to upgrade HD3000
software from a remote PC. You can download the utility from VCON’s website.
Before Downloading
Before you upgrade the HD3000 software, make sure that the following conditions
are present:
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A quiet period of the network. We recommend that you perform upgrading
when activity on the network is low. Heavy network traffic may interfere with
the procedure and cause upgrade failures.
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The possibility of electrical failure is at a minimum.
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The computer from which the upgrade will run (referred to throughout this
document as
the remote PC
) fills the following requirements:
— Windows XP, 2000, or NT (with Service Pack 5.0).
— No other programs should run at the same time as the HD3000 upgrade
program.