
B&B Electronics, Inc.
SPECTRE Configuration Manual
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710-10001-02 Rev. 3.0
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1.28. Automatic update configuration
The SPECTRE router can be configured to automatically check for firmware updates
from an FTP site or a web server and update its firmware or configuration information. Use the
Automatic update
menu to configure the automatic update settings. It is also possible to update
the configuration and firmware through the USB host connector of the router.
If the
Enable automatic update of configuration
option is selected, the router will
check if there is a configuration file on the remote server, and if the configuration in the file is
different than its current configuration, it will update its configuration to the new settings and
reboot. If the
Enable automatic update of firmware
option is checked, the router will look for a
new firmware file and update its firmware if necessary.
Item
Description
Source
Select the location of the update files:
HTTP/FTP server
–
Remote file server.
USB flash drive
-
Router will check for firmware or configuration
files in the root directory of the connected USB device.
Both
–
Router will check for new firmware or configuration files in
both places.
Base URL
Base URL
or IP address from which the configuration file will be
downloaded.
Unit ID
Name of configuration. If the Unit ID of the router is not filled in, then the
MAC address of the router will be used as the default file name. (The
delimiter in a MAC address is a colon instead of a dot.)
Update Hour
Automatic configuration update starts 5 minutes after turning on the router
and then every 24 hours at the
Update Hour.
Table 60: Automatic update configuration
The
configuration file
name is from parameter
Base URL
, hardware MAC address
of ETH0 interface and
cfg
extension. Hardware MAC address and
cfg
extension are added to
the file name
automatically and it isn’t necessary to enter them. When using parameter
Unit ID
,
the hardware MAC address in the name will not be used.
The
firmware file
name is named parameter
Base URL,
type of router and bin extension.
It is necessary to load both files (.bin and .ver) to the HTTP/FTP server. If only the .bin
file is uploaded and the HTTP server sends the incorrect answer of
200 OK
(instead of expected
404 Not Found
) when the device tries to download the nonexistent .ver file, then there is a risk
that the router will download the .bin file over and over again.