User's Manual

16 MDS Mercury 16E Technical Manual MDS 05-6302A01, Rev. B
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.
6. If the FTP server does not support an anonymous user, enter the
username and password for an account on the FTP server (and the
port number if it is not 21).
7. Press the
Program button and wait for the file transfer to complete.
Instructions for
loading firmware
using a USB flash
drive
1. Download the .mpk firmware file from GE MDS
2. Place the .mpk firmware file on USB flash drive that is formatted for
use by Microsoft Windows (FAT32 format, and non-encrypted).
3. Insert the flash drive into the radio’s USB port. Navigate to the
Main-
tenance & Status - Firmware Utilities
page.
4. Set the Firmware Filename to the folder and filename as it appears on
the USB flash drive.
5. Press the
Program button and wait for the file transfer to complete.