Sierra Wireless MP215 - Manual (Page 21)

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4. Installing MP215 Firmware and Utility
Software
The MP215 will be shipped with diskettes or CD-ROMs containing MP215
firmware, as well as the Wireless Expert and Watcher utilities. The latest
firmware release will be pre-loaded in the modem.
As new releases of firmware become available, they can be downloaded from the
Sierra Wireless website (www.sierrawireless.com), or can be shipped in diskette
form on request.
4.1. Installing MP215 Firmware
To reload or install new MP215 firmware, connect your PC to the MP215’s serial
port using a standard serial cable, and provide power to the MP215. Load the
MP215 firmware diskette or CD-ROM in your PC and run the setup.exe program.
The upgrade utility will request you power cycle the modem, but is otherwise
fully automated. The on-going progress of the installation will indicated in a
window similar to the one below.