Users Manual

MDS 05-6399A01, Rev. G MDS™ Master Station 67
- File Source – There are many file transfer protocols supported, select Local File to upload
directly from your browser, or HTTP / FTP / SFTP / TFTP to have the MDS™ Master
Station retrieve the file from a remote server.
- Local File (Browser Upload) – Click the “Select File” to choose a file, and press “Begin
Reprogramming”
- URL (HTTP only) – Enter a valid URL (e.g http://192.168.1.1/file.mpk) pointing to the
firmware.
- Server Address (All) – Use this field to enter a valid IP address for the host computer
(where file to be transferred resides).
- File Path (TFTP/SFTP/FTP) – This field is used to enter the exact name of the file and
path to be imported.
- Block Size (TFTP) – The TFTP block size to use when transferring the file. Default is
1024.
- Port (TFTP) – The TCP port that the TFTP server is operating on.
- User Name (SFTP/FTP) – The user to connect to the SFTP/FTP server as.
- Password (SFTP/FTP) – The password for the SFTP/FTP server.
- Control Port (SFTP/FTP) – The TCP port that the SFTP/FTP server is operating on.
Default is 22 for SFTP and 21 for FTP.
- Data Port (FTP) – The TCP port that the FTP server uses for data connections. Default is
20.
- Timeout (All) – Determines the amount of time (in seconds) that the radio should wait for
server to respond. The default setting is 30 seconds and will not normally require any
change.
When the above fields have been set and you are ready to load a new file, click the Begin Repro-
gramming button to begin reprogramming. To view the current status of the remote reprogram-
ming operation, navigate to the sdms interface status page.
Cancel Reprogramming
During the reprogramming operation the user has the ability to cancel reprogramming at any
time either on the Master Station, which will affect all radios, or on individual receiving stations.
Note that cancelling reprogramming at the Master Station results in all radios in the network hav-
ing only one (instead of two) applications programmed in their image banks. That is, the “inac-
tive” image (which was only partially upgraded) will be corrupt and unusable until repro-
grammed at a later time.