User Manual

VCom Inc.
AP5857 Manual; ml_ap5857_08 (Oct 2005)
Approved: R.B.
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6.7 Firmware Upgrades
6.7.1 TFTP
The most recent version of firmware may be made available by contacting [e-mail]
or by
registering with the VCom Technical Support page at http://www.vcom.com/support.htm.
MICROCONTROLLER FIRMWARE UPGRADE
To download a new firmware from a computer to the AP5857 microcontroller, it is necessary to have a TFTP
client capable of sending a binary file. The parameters to send the firmware are:
Target filename: APP
Transfer mode: binary (octet)
Target port: 70
 The file to be downloaded must be the .bin (binary) image, not the hex version! File
size should be 69,376 bytes.
ETHERNET CONTROLLER FIRMWARE UPGRADE
To download a new firmware from a computer to the AP5857 Ethernet interface controller, it is necessary to
have a TFTP client capable of sending a binary file. The parameters to send the firmware are:
Target filename: X1
Transfer mode: binary (octet)
Target port: 69
 The file to be downloaded must be the .ROM (binary) image, not the hex version!
File size should be 32768 or 65536 bytes.