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Upgrade the 3Com Router Main Program Software 35
You can load the 3Com Router main software with XModem or TFTP (Trivial File
Transfer Protocol) approach when powering on the router. Alternatively, you can
load the software with the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) approach after the router is
booted.
XModem Approach
1 Power on the router. The router performs a Power-On Self-Test (POST), and the
following information displays:
3Com Router start booting
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* 3Com Router Series Boot rom, V4.32 *
* *
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3Com Corporation Copyright(C) Reserved.
Compiled at 17:47:11 , Mar 21 2003.
Now testing memory...OK!
256M bytes SDRAM
8192k bytes flash memory
Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu
Press Ctrl+B, and the system enters the menu for upgrading the 3Com Router
main software.
The system will enter the menu for upgrading the 3Com Router main software
unless you press Ctrl+B within three seconds of displaying “Press Ctrl-B to
enter Boot Menu...
” on the screen. Otherwise, the system will start
decompressing the program. Reboot the router if you want to enter the 3Com
Router main software upgrade menu after program decompression is started.
2 The system prompts the following information after you press Ctrl+B:
Please input Bootrom password:
Enter the Boot ROM password behind the prompt. If no default ex-factory Boot
ROM password was set on the router, directly press Enter. If the user has modified
the password, make sure to enter the correct one. If attempts for password
authentication failed three times, the system will terminate the upgrading process.
3 After the correct Boot ROM password is entered, the following information
displays:
Boot Menu:
1: Download application program with XMODEM
2: Download application program with TFTP
3: Clear application password
4: Clear configuration
5: Exit and reboot
Enter your choice(1-5):
Choose an option as required. Notice that option 3 is used for entering the system
view from the user password.
4 Select 1, and the system prompts you to choose a baud rate for software loading:
Please choose your download speed:
1: 9600 bps
2: 19200 bps