Extron Electronics MLC 226 IP Series Installation - Manual (Page 153)

B-5 MLC 226 IP Series • Firmware Updates
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3. Click on the Configuration tab, then select Firmware Upgrade from the list on
the left of the screen. A screen like the one shown below appears.
4. Click on the Browse button.
5. In the Choose fi le dialog box, locate and select the fi rmware fi le (*.s19) you
downloaded to C:\Program Files\Extron\Firmware\MLC_226_IP\xx, and
click the Open button.
6. Click on the Web page’s Upload button to upload the fi rmware into the
controller. It takes a while to load the fi le into the controller. You will not see
any on-screen indication when the upload has fi nished. Once the fi rmware
upload is completed, all the front panel buttons on the MLC and on any
connected optional SCPs light/fl ash as the controller performs a reset.
7. Follow the instructions in “Resetting the MLC and restoring its
confi guration,” later in this chapter.
Updating fi rmware via Extron Firmware Loader software
This method allows you to update one MLC at a time via either IP or RS-232
communication.
1. Download the fi rmware fi le.
2. Start the Firmware Loader (FWLoader) software on the connected PC.
3. Choose the communication type and settings.
a. For IP communication, select TCP/IP and set the communication settings.
Enter the unit’s IP address, verify or change the Telnet port number, and
enter an administrator password if a password has been set for the unit.
N Passwords must contain 4 to 12 alphanumeric characters. Symbols and spaces
are not allowed, and the passwords are case-sensitive.