Specifications

Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 6 Software Upgrade
Optimux-108 Ver. 6.1 Upgrading Optimux-108 Software via the File Utilities Menu 6-3
Verifying the Optimux-108 Host Parameters
The Optimux-108 host must have host IP parameters configured according to
your network requirements. Otherwise you will not be able to establish a proper
communication session with the TFTP server. Refer to the following manual
section for additional information:
•
Connecting to the ASCII Terminal in Chapter 2
•
Working with Terminal in Chapter 3
•
Configuring IP Host Parameters and Configuring the Host Encapsulation in
Chapter 4 .
³ To verify the Optimux-108 host parameters:
• Display the Host IP menu (Configuration > System Configuration >
Management > Host IP), and verify that the host IP address, IP mask and
default gateway are configured according to your network requirements.
Optimux-108
Host IP
Host IP address (172.17.161.73)
Host IP mask (255.255.255.0)
Host default gateway (172.17.161.1)
Read community (public)
Write community (public)
Trap community (public)
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ESC-prev. menu; !-main menu; &-exit; @-scroll
Figure 6-1. Configuring the Host
Activating the TFTP Server
Once the TFTP server is activated on the PC, it waits for any TFTP file transfer
request originating from the product, and carries out the received request
automatically.
Transferring Software and Configuration Files section in Chapter 4
explains how to prepare your PC for the TFTP file transfer.
³ To run the TFTP server:
• Activate a TFTP server application, such as 3Cdaemon (available from
www.3com.com) or PumpKIN (available from http://kin.klever.net/pumpkin/).
Downloading the New Software Release File to Optimux-108
Optimux-108 stores two software versions, each of them in one of the two
partitions of its flash memory, which also contains a boot program. The software
is stored in compressed format. The active version is decompressed and loaded
into the Optimux-108 RAM upon power-up. The passive software is kept for