Symmetricom XLi IEEE 1588 User Manual

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Telnet to the XLi over the network. For example, at your workstations command line, type “telnet 
192.168.46.10”.

When prompted, log in to the unit using the operator’s username and password; the user name and 
password are usually “operator” and “janus”.

When issuing the firmware upgrade commands, use the following format:

F100 <command> <ftp_server_ip_address> <relative_path>/<file.ext>

If the FTP server is on your workstation, <ftp_server_ip_address> is the IP address of your 
workstation.

<relative_path>

 is a subdirectory inside the anonymous user’s home directory on the FTP server. If 

there is no subdirectory (i.e., if the upgrade files are sitting in anonymous user’s home directory), drop 
<relative_path>

 from the command line.

For example, if c:/ftpworkfiles is the anonymous user’s home directory, and the upgrade files are in c:/
ftpworkfiles/xli/, you would enter the command as follows:

On the other hand, if the files are in c:/ftpworkfiles, the anonymous user’s home directory, you would 
drop the <relative_path> and enter the command as follows:

Adapt the following examples as needed to match your system, such as differences in IP address, 
path, and filename).

Enter the following command:

For example:

XLi responds:

BURN HOST IS READY<CR><LF>

Then ‘burn’ the bootloader to the XLi’s flash memory by entering: