Installation and Upgrade Guide

Publication 1757-IN510A-EN-P - October 2003
7-8 Firmware Maintenance Procedures
Important Usage Considerations
Be certain that you keep the following considerations in mind when
you are doing a firmware update.
• If you are updating a 1784-PCIC card, your PC will be blind to
all modules.
• If you get a “Warning: Use Extreme Care” dialog box during the
course of an update, confirm that the correct .nvs file is selected.
See Table 7.A on page 7-5.
• Be certain that you carefully read all the dialog boxes presented
during the course of a given firmware update.
Starting Network Tools Application
If this is the first time you have used Network Tools on this PC, refer
to Making First Time Network Tools Settings on page 8-10 and then
continue with the following steps, starting at Step 5.
1. Click Start ⇒ Run .
a. For ControlNet Supervisory Networks, enter >ntools -c -u<.
b. For Ethernet Supervisory Networks, enter >ntools -e -u<.
2. Click OK to launch the Network Tools application.
3. Click OK to acknowledge the warning about monitoring
through Control Builder.
4. Click the resume button to initiate network scan.