User's Manual

resend the previous request. The Max number of retries setting specifies the maximal

number of resend before the TFTP client stops communicating with the TFTP server.

The SMC2585W-G Installation CD includes a TFTP server program (TftpSrvr.exe) for firm-

ware upgrade. Run this program on the computer which serves as a TFTP server.

Fig. 29. Firmware upgrade by TFTP.

To upgrade firmware of the SMC2585W-G by TFTP:

1. Use a computer that will serve as a TFTP server and as a managing computer to trig-

ger the upgrade process.

2. Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a standard

Ethernet cable.

3. Configure the IP address of the computer so that the SMC2585W-G and the computer

are in the same IP subnet.

4. Run the TFTP Server utility on the computer. Specify the folder in which the firmware

files reside.

5. On the computer, run a Web browser and click the General, Firmware Tools hyperlink.

6. Choose TFTP as the Firmware management protocol.

7. Specify the IP address of the computer, which acts as a TFTP server. If you don’t know

the IP address of the computer, open a Command Prompt, and type IpConfig, then

press the Enter key.

8. Trigger the firmware upgrade process by clicking Upgrade.