Chapter 8: Device Manager Installation & Operation
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. FF100 FaxFinder Fax Server Admin User Guide
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Firmware Updating Process - Detailed
Over time, new versions of FaxFinder firmware will be issued. When these newer versions become
available, you will want to secure the firmware files (typically by downloading them from the MultiTech
web site) and install them in the FaxFinder.
There are three parts to a full firmware update:
(a) updating POTS Modem 1 firmware (with file name of the form
dwqg
<x><y>.
hex;
where
x
is a
number and
y
is a letter),
(b) updating FaxFinder server firmware (with file name of the form
FF<
w
>-<
x
>-<
yz
>.bin
).
NOTE
:
You must have the update files on your computer
before
beginning this procedure.
The
latest version of these files will be available on the MultiTech web site. Put them in a
directory on a computer connected to the network on which the FaxFinder unit is running.
NOTE
: Updating the FaxFinder unit will take it out of operation for a few minutes (allow 10
minutes for each update if you already have the new firmware in a directory on the host
computer). Do the update at a time that is not critical to your organization’s usage of the
FaxFinder fax service.
To update firmware, follow the steps shown below.
FaxFinder Modem Firmware Update
1. Bring up the
Device Manager
software main screen. In the
Device
column, identify the FaxFinder
unit on which the update is to be done. Be sure that the Status of that FaxFinder unit is
idle
before
continuing. (You cannot update the FaxFinder while it is handling a call.) Select that FaxFinder unit
and right-click on it. In the menu that appears, select
Update
.