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Chapter 6 – Upgrading the Firmware and Flash

Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Serial-to-Ethernet Device Server User Guide (S000344E) 18

Upgrading the Flash

Serial Flash Upgrade

The following steps explain the procedure to upgrade a flash using the serial COM port (serial flash upgrade).

Connect the Device Server to a PC COM Port.

• Open an application through which we can access the serial device(e.g., Meterm, zoc, hyperterm).

• Reboot the Device Server.

• Wait for the boot message and prompt “press d to download” to appear.

• Press d when prompted.

• Select the XMODEM Protocol from the Terminal application.

• Choose a file (MTXCSEM-TFTP-…) file to be uploaded.

• Perform a file upload.

The Device Server reboots and will be up after a few seconds (10-15 secs).

Ethernet Flash Upgrade

The Device Server can be remotely upgraded over a network. Make sure a TFTP client is already installed on

the machine.

The following steps explain the method to perform flash upgrade from Ethernet.

• Make sure the Device Server is reachable on the LAN.

• Perform a TFTP to the Device Server from a TFTP client.

– Set binary mode on (Note: This step is very important)

– Binary

• Put the binary file.

– put <binary filename>

• Exit the TFTP session.

– quit

The Device Server reboots after it has been successfully upgraded.

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