User's Manual

16 MDS Mercury 16E Technical Manual MDS 05-6302A01, Rev. A
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Figure 10. Maintenance & Status—Configuration Files
Perform Firmware Upgrade
New firmware is periodically released by GE MDS to deliver new
features and performance enhancements. The latest firmware can be
downloaded from the GE MDS website at www.gemds.com.
There are several ways to load new firmware on the Mercury
transceiver. The firmware file can be transferred using FTP, SFTP,
TFTP, or a USB flash drive. The selection between FTP, SFTP, or TFTP
must be made according to the user's network and security environment.
The process of loading firmware is essentially the same regardless of
network protocol chosen.
Instructions for
loading firmware
using FTP
1. Download the .mpk firmware file from GE MDS.
2. Place the .mpk firmware file on a server that has an FTP server run-
ning. Ensure that the file is placed in a folder accessible to the FTP
server.
3. Follow the instructions for configuring IP network access for the
Mercury transceiver (see “Basic Connectivity” on Page 7).
4. Navigate to the Maintenance & Status - Firmware Utilities page on the
transceiver’ Device Manager.
5. Set the Host Address to the IP address of the server on the network.
Set the Firmware Filename to the folder and filename as it appears
to the FTP server.