ADTRAN 810 Plus Network Card User Manual


 
Chapter 10. Updating Firmware
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TFTP FIRMWARE UPDATES
ATLAS 810
PLUS
supports firmware updates to any module via the 10BaseT
Ethernet port using TFTP from a network server. The network server must
be capable of supporting TFTP Server requests from the TFTP client within
ATLAS 810
PLUS
.
Updating Firmware using TFTP
Before beginning this procedure,
you must have a level 2 password to perform updates of any modules
within ATLAS. Please consult the ATLAS administrator if this pass-
word is not known.
you must obtain the appropriate update file for the particular module
from ADTRAN Technical Support at (888) 4ADTRAN (423-8726).
you must copy the update file provided by ADTRAN to a network serv-
er that supports TFTP Server requests. Record both the IP address of the
server and the full path location of the update file to be downloaded.
Instructions for Updating Firmware Using TFTP
Step Action
1
Using a Telnet program,
log in
to ATLAS.
2
Select
System Utility / Update Firmware
(see Figure 10-2 on
page 10-6).
3
Move the cursor to
Module Slot
, and press
Enter
. Select the
appropriate module slot to update. To update multiple modules of
the same type, select
All Modules of a Type
from
Module Slot
.
(Only upgradable modules are displayed as choices for
Module
Type
when updating All Modules of a Type in the ATLAS.)
4
Select
TFTP
for the
Transfer Method
.
5
Enter into
TFTP Server IP Address
, the IP address of the
network server that was recorded earlier.
6
Enter into
TFTP Server Filename
, the full path name and
filename of the update file that was recorded earlier.
7
From
Restart Schedule
, select the time for the module to perform
a restart after completing the update process (see
Restart
Schedule
on page 6-17).
8
View
Current Update Status
to verify the progress of the current
firmware update or any errors encountered during the download
process (see
Current Update Status
on page 6-18).