Specifications

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IGEL Technology GmbH IGEL Zero RFX 5.02.100
5.2. Update
On the Update page, a simple dialog for updating your thin client firmware is displayed. The normal
procedure for updating your thin client is as follows:
Go to www.myigel.biz and download the desired firmware image from the IGEL server. 1.
Unzip the ZIP file (the usual format in which updates are provided). 2.
Save all files in the directory provided either on your local FTP/HTTP server or on a drive which is 3.
accessible from the client (e.g. a USB stick, NFS share etc.).
Configure the necessary settings (see below). 4.
Save your changes and click on Update Firmware.
5.
The update process will now proceed automatically.
The update procedure cannot be carried out via PPP/ISDN connections. In this case, you should use a local
storage medium (USB stick) to provide the update.
The following information must be given before the update can start (the details required vary depending
on the protocol chosen):
Protocol
Allows you to select the protocol to be used (FTP, HTTP, HTTPS etc.) from the
drop-down list.
Server name and port
Details of the name or IP address of the server used as well as the port that is
to be used
Path name on the server
Details of the directory in which you have saved the update files - starting from
the root directory
User name
The user account name
Password
The password for this user/this account
5.2.1. Buddy Update
Under Buddy Update, you can specify your thin client as an update server for other IGEL thin clients. If you
use a thin client as an update server, only the FTP protocol can be used to update the firmware. A number
of thin clients can be set up as buddy update servers within the network.
Thin clients without a specified update server search for available servers during the update. The first
update server found then provides the update.