Extron Electronics MGP 462xi Series - Manual (Page 142)

Firmware Update Guide, cont’d
MGP Series • Firmware Update Guide B-8
PRELIMINAR
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Updating using the Firmware Loader
An alternative way to update the MGP’s firmware is to download and run the
Firmware Loader software.
1
. Download the Firmware Loader installer executable file to your computer.
a
. On the Extron Web page, click the Download tab.
b . On the Download Center page, click Software on the left sidebar menu.
c . Locate the “Firmware Loader” line and click the Download link at the far
right.
d . Follow the instructions on the download screens to save the installer file
to your computer.
2 . Locate the Firmware Loader executable file in your computer’s file system
and open it.
3 . Follow the instructions on the Installation Wizard screens to install the
Firmware Loader on your computer. The installer program places the
Firmware Loader file, “FWLoader.exe” at the following location:
c:\Program Files\Extron\FWLoader
(If the Extron and FWLoader folders do not yet exist in your Program Files
folder, the installer creates them.)
4 . Access the FWLoader.exe file via your desktop Start menu by making the
following selections:
Start > All Programs > Extron Electronics > Firmware Loader > Firmware
Loader
The Firmware Loader window opens to full screen size, with the Add Device
window displayed in front of it.
5 . On the Add Device window, select the tab for the desired connection type and
enter the parameters for your MGP.
Add Device window tabs