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6 software upgrade, Introduction, System software upgrades availability – RCA SpeedTouch 716v5 (WL) User Manual

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Chapter 6

Software Upgrade

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6 Software Upgrade

Introduction

This chapter describes how to upgrade the SpeedTouch™ system software or
firmware.

System software

upgrades availability

For the availability of new system software version packages you can:

Click the SpeedTouch Maintenance link, available on the Setup CD menu.

Check for SpeedTouch™ upgrades at

http://www.speedtouch.com/upgrade.

System software

packages and security

All system software packages for the SpeedTouch™ are digitally signed and
encrypted. Packages that may have become corrupted, or been altered in any way,
will not be accepted by the SpeedTouch™.
This way the SpeedTouch™ or its service can never be corrupted or lost.

System software

upgrades

Depending on the Operating System your computer is running, you can upgrade your
SpeedTouch™ via:

The SpeedTouch™ Upgrade Wizard (Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X); see

“6.1 Upgrade Wizard on Setup CD” on page 118

for more information.

Preliminary steps

Before you start with upgrading the SpeedTouch™, always make sure:

To inform all people relying on the SpeedTouch™ services, that service may be
down for some short period.

The new system software file is stored on your local disk or another storage
device.

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It is NOT possible to upgrade your SpeedTouch™ over a wireless connection.