Netopia 430 s Reference Guide
Utilities and Tests 10-17
To update Netopia’s firmware
Firmware updates may be available periodically from Farallon or
from a site maintained by your organization’s network administrator.
from a site maintained by your organization’s network administrator.
To update the Router’s firmware, follow these steps:
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Select TFTP Server Name and enter the DNS name or IP
address of the TFTP ser ver you will use. The DNS name or IP
address is available from the site where the ser ver is located.
address of the TFTP ser ver you will use. The DNS name or IP
address is available from the site where the ser ver is located.
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Select Firmware File Name and enter the name of the file you
will download. The name of the file is available from the site
where the ser ver is located. You may need to enter a file path
along with the file name (for example, bigroot/config/myfile).
will download. The name of the file is available from the site
where the ser ver is located. You may need to enter a file path
along with the file name (for example, bigroot/config/myfile).
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Select Read Firmware Now and press Return. You will see the
following dialog box:
following dialog box:
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Are you sure you want to read the firmware now?
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The device will reset when the transfer is complete.
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CONTINUE
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Select CANCEL to exit without downloading the file, or select
CONTINUE to download the file. The system will reset at the
end of the file transfer to put the new firmware into effect.
CONTINUE to download the file. The system will reset at the
end of the file transfer to put the new firmware into effect.
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If you choose to download the firmware, the TFTP Transfer
State item will change from Idle to Reading Firmware. The
TFTP Current Transfer Bytes item will reflect the number of
State item will change from Idle to Reading Firmware. The
TFTP Current Transfer Bytes item will reflect the number of