User's Manual

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Once logged in as ‘recover’, the hint will be given:
> What is the name of your favorite pet?
Upon successful answer, the admin password can then be changed.
It is strongly advised that the admin password, and hint answer
be recorded and stored in a secure location.
Notes:
(a) Password & hint fields are case sensitive and no spaces are allowed.
(b) Password & hint should be 6-32 characters in length.
(c) To avoid a ‘weak password’ warning when changing the password via
Telnet, it is required that passwords contain a mix of uppercase letters,
lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.
(d) Legal characters are: all alphanumerics, plus the following symbols:
@ (at sign) - (dash) . (period) ‘ (tick) _ (underscore)
18. Upgrading the Software
There may be newer software releases from Solectek periodically. The latest
version will be posted on Solectek’s website and available from Solectek
Technical Support.
The software is comprised of three sections: Firmware, Kernel and Bootloader.
However, only a single upgrade operation is required to bring all three up to the
latest revision.
Upgrading the software will not affect the system configuration, but does
require a short period of system downtime to complete the process.
NOTE: A PC based FTP server program running on a locally connected
PC is required to complete the following upgrade procedure. Solectek
recommends FileZilla, a free, open-source FTP server program available via
http://filezilla-project.org/
Once the FTP server is installed, the following procedure should be followed:
1. Copy .zip software release package from Solectek website or Technical
Support to FTP Server desktop.
2. Unzip / extract files to any convenient directory.
3. Navigate into the extracted fileset to reach the SetupFirmware.exe tool.
4. Launch tool by double-clicking on tool icon; the following screen will be
displayed:
5. Press the ‘Browse’ button and select the folder that has been configured as
Home Directory in the FTP server software.
6. Press the ‘Start’ button. This begins a file copy operation and ensures that
all upgrade files and folders are properly moved into the FTP directory.
Once complete, the resulting FTP file structure should appear as follows: