Asentria SiteBoss 571 UserManual
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Xmodem
Press X. The SiteBoss will prompt you to begin the Xmodem upload. Using your terminal emulator's menus find
the option to send a file via Xmodem. This is different for every emulator. Once you begin the transfer the unit will
recognize it, and apply the settings immediately.
ASCII
Press A. The SiteBoss will prompt you to begin the ASCII upload. Using your terminal emulator's menus find the
option to send a file. It could be called "send text file", "paste ASCII", "send file", or any number of other wordings.
Every terminal emulator is different. Once you begin the transfer the unit will recognize it and apply the settings
immediately.
FTP
For FTP/SFTP/TFTP please use the instructions for
. The file names for your settings are as
follows:
•
SKALL - All unit settings.
•
SKCUSTOM - Non-default settings only.
•
SKLOG - Setting keys log file.
Web Restore
Login to the web interface and then navigate to the General --> Administration tab. If this tab is not present you are
likely on an older firmware before it was implemented. Use the CLI instructions above if this is the case.
Near the bottom of the page click the "browse" button under the heading "Transfer Settings to SiteBoss." Find the
file
on your local disk that contains your settings and choose it. Click "Transfer to SiteBoss"
Firmware Upgrade
Contact Asentria Tech Support to obtain the update file and save it to a directory on your PC or an FTP server.
Upgrades can be done via several methods, by transferring and updating via the S571 web Interface, by sending
the update file from another host to the S571’s FTP server, or by using the S571’s FTP client to get the update file.
Following are the instructions for all methods.
The SiteBoss supports several methods of flashing a firmware package to the unit as outlined in
As a general rule they are all equally effective albeit at varying transfer speeds. For ALL these methods the
firmware package can take approximately one to two minutes to be recognized and processed by the unit before it
gives you any notification that is is/has gone down for an update. Any active command process will receive a
message indicating this unit is going down for an update, and then be terminated. All of the lights on the unit will
flash throughout the process, and then it will reboot normally. This process may take up to five minutes.
Note:
It is highly recommended to make a copy of the Setting Keys file before performing the update. Normally,
settings are preserved when the unit is updated. However, under some rare circumstances settings can be lost
during the update process.
CLI Transfer
Refer to
for instruction on the various methods to deliver the firmware package via the command
line.
Web Interface
Navigate to the General / Administration tab in the SiteBoss interface, and use the Choose File button to navigate
to the update file that you saved above. Once you have selected that file, click the “Upload” button to begin the file
transfer and update process.
The file loads in about 20 seconds, and a minute later the unit will become non-communicative as the update is
being processed. All the front panel LEDs will begin flashing rapidly and remain in this state for about 5 minutes
until the unit reboots. Log back in and you will see the new firmware version displayed at the top of the screen.
