User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Warranty
- Revision History
- About This Guide
- Quick Start
- Getting Started
- Installation and Communication
- Administrator Console
- Introduction
- Connecting to the Reader
- Administrator Console Login
- Reader Administrator Console
- Status
- Reader Statistics
- Configure Reader
- Read Tags
- Communication Settings
- System Time Management
- IPV6 IP Sec
- Change Password
- GPIO
- Applications
- Reader Profiles
- Firmware Version/Update
- Commit/Discard
- System Log
- Reader Diagnostics
- Shutdown
- Wi-Fi Configuration
- Application Development
- Firmware Upgrade
- Troubleshooting
- Technical Specifications
- Static IP Configuration
- RF Air Link Configuration
- Connecting Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Dongles
- Copying Files To and From the Reader
- Data Protection
CHAPTER 7 FIRMWARE UPGRADE
Introduction
This chapter provides reader firmware update information on using the web-based Administrator Console. The
following methods are available to update the firmware on the FX7500 reader.
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Update using a USB drive.
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File-based update that allows uploading the firmware files from the PC (or a network location) to the
reader and running the update.
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FTP / FTPS / SCP server-based update.
Use this procedure to update the following software components:
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uboot
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OS
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Reader Server Application (includes Radio API and Radio firmware)
Prerequisites
The following items are required to perform the update:
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Reader with power supply or POE connection
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Laptop (or other host computer)
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An Ethernet cable
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An FTP server
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Current firmware file examples:
• OSUpdate.elf
• response.txt
• u-boot_X.X.X.X.bin (uBoot, X.X.X.X is a filename version)
• uImage_ X.X.X.X (OS, X.X.X.X is a filename variable)
• rootfs_ X.X.X.X.jffs2 (Root FileSystem, X.X.X.X is a filename variable)
• platform_ X.X.X.X.tar.gz (Platform partition, X.X.X.X is a filename variable)
Refer to the release notes to determine which files were updated; not all of the files are updated in every
release.
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