User's Manual Part 2

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160 Vivato Wi-Fi AP/Bridge User Guide Copyright © 2004, Vivato, Inc.
Example TFTP Server Operation Using PumpKIN
Updating AP/Bridge Firmware
Example TFTP Server Operation Using PumpKIN
Several free TFTP server programs are available via the Internet. One example is called “PumpKIN
2
”,
and can be downloaded from www.klever.net/kin/pumpkin.html and installed in your computer. This is
a freely-distributed program, and can be used to download a binary firmware image (.bin) file into the
Vivato Wi-Fi Base Station or the Vivato AP/Bridge from a local PC.
This program is not associated with, and is not endorsed by, Vivato, Inc., and no guarantees concerning
its continued availability or operation are intended or implied.
NOTE: Be sure to download the new AP/Bridge firmware from the Vivato Customer Support website,
and save it in your computer, before running PumpKIN.
Configuring PumpKIN to “Put” a Firmware Image
Start PumpKIN on your computer. Select Options, and specify the directory path to the firmware
binary file.
Figure 6— Telling PumpKIN to “Give all Files” When Requested by the AP/Bridge
2. Developed by: Klever Group, Inc. (http://www.klever.net/). Author: Michael Krelin
(hacker@klever.net). Copyright 1997,1998 Klever Group, Inc.. Fan mail send to
gefilte@klever.net
Select “Options” and specify the directory where you saved the copy
of the firmware
binary (.bin) file
that you
downloaded
from the Vivato
website.
Selecting “Give
all files
eliminates the
need to
authorize the
file transfer
request when
the AP/Bridge
requests the
file.
Select “OK” to return to the main