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OfficeConnect
Remote 840 CD
If you have obtained an updated OfficeConnect Remote 840 CD, or if
you have erased the copy of the OfficeConnect Remote 840 Operational
Software from your hard drive, you need to copy the operational
software from the CD to your hard drive.
1 Insert the OfficeConnect Remote 840 Installation CD in your PC's CD
drive.
2 Click Start > Run.
3 Ty p e x:\setup.exe (where x is the letter of your CD drive) and click OK to
start the OfficeConnect Remote 840 software installation.
Follow the prompts on your screen to finish the software installation. In
addition to installing the OfficeConnect Remote 840 operational
software, this will also install the utilities, HTML help, and printable
documentation.
The OfficeConnect Remote 840 operational software (the *.nac file)
included on the CD is copied to your hard drive and not the
OfficeConnect Remote 840 unit. It is installed to C:\Program
Files\3Com\ocr840.
Installing
Operational
Software to the
OfficeConnect
Remote 840 Unit
After you have obtained the operational software using one of the
described methods, it will reside on your computer's hard drive in a file
with an extension of '.nac' (a NAC file). You can install this software in
the FLASH memory of the OfficeConnect Remote 840 using one of the
following methods.
■
OfficeConnect Remote 840 Manager — This is the preferred method
of installing the operational software. Because the installation occurs
via the browser's file upload capability, it is the fastest and most
convenient method.
■
DOS Update — This method uses a DOS-based utility program to
install the new software using a serial connection between your PC
and the OfficeConnect Remote 840's console port. This method is
much slower than installing with the OfficeConnect Remote 840
Manager.
Installing Software
via OfficeConnect
Remote 840 Manager
Installation of the operational software using the OfficeConnect Remote
840 Manager is a three-part process. First, the current software must be
erased from the FLASH memory of the OfficeConnect Remote 840. Once
the current software has been erased from the unit you will provide the
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