Update Page
The RetailPlayer platform offers the possibility to update the firmware of the device locally from the web user interface or remotely via the Portal.
More details are provided in this chapter on both functionalities.
The Update page has 3 purposes:
Visualizes the current software loaded on the RetailPlayer device
Enables the remote update of the device
Updates the device directly
Visualize the current version installed
Under “Currently Loaded Version” it is visible the current firmware installed, the root file system version, the web UI release version, the kernel
details, and the Bootloader information.
Remote update via the Portal
The RetailPlayer Portal offers the possibility to update the firmware of the RetailPlayer devices remotely. (More details on how to access the
Device settings from the Portal are provided in the
To update the firmware remotely from the Portal:
Navigate to the Devices menu and select the device from the list on which you intend to run the Upgrade
In the Overview page of the device, under Basic Settings locate the firmware drop-down menu
Select the desired firmware version
If your current firmware is older than 5.2.0: the update will run at 4 am the next morning
If your current firmware is 5.2.0 or newer: the update can run at 4 am the next morning or it can be forced by power-cycling the
RetailPlayer device. At boot, the device will look for the new firmware version and if it sees the value on the Portal changed it will
update the firmware accordingly
In the Portal is possible to set an automatic FW update by selecting from the drop-down menu a ".x" release (i.e. Firmware 6.x). In this way any
release that will be available within the Firmware version 6.x will be installed automatically by the devices, when checking on a daily basis every
morning at 4am if there is an update available in the download server.
Update via the web user interface
– The firmware of the RetailPlayer is located under the section Products – Decoder. Alternatively, just type “RetailPlayer” in the
search bar on the web page. The possibility to download firmware packages is available only for registered users.
The firmware comes as a TAR archive file. To update from the web user interface:
In the Update page click on “
”, the system update page is accessed
Please click here to start the update
Run always the latest firmware available from Barix as it might include bug fixes, improvements or new useful features
in order to update to a firmware version newer than 5.0 from an older firmware it is mandatory to first update to firmware version 5.0 and
then update to the 5.X or 6.x firmware. More on the subject
.
The Device needs to be powered overnight in order to perform the automatic update at 4 am.
