Upgrade the radio software – Welch Allyn Connex Vital Signs Monitor, Radio Software Configuration - Installation Guide User Manual
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3.
Through the Welch Allyn Service Tool, select the device you want to upgrade.
4.
Select the Configure tab.
5.
Click Change in the Current Settings pane.
6.
Select the Radio tab.
7.
Copy the password from the prompt and click Configure.
8.
Logon as superadm, paste the password into the Password field, and click OK.
The radio configuration tool user interface is displayed.
Upgrade the radio software
To upgrade the device radio software, do the following:
1.
Connect to the radio configuration tool user interface. See
“Connecting to the radio
configuration tool web page”
on page 3.
2.
Click Radio Card Firmware upload.
3.
Click Browse and navigate to the directory containing the upgrade files and select
NK_*.bin. Information about the directory will be provided by Welch Allyn Technical
Support.
4.
Launch Windows Explorer and browse to the same location as the .bin file. Right-click
the .txt file and open it with Notepad. Make sure that the numbers preceding .bin and
.txt match.
5.
Select and copy all of the text characters up to – but not including – “*NK bin.”
6.
Paste the copied text into the SHA1 checksum box on the radio card firmware upload
page.
7.
Click Apply to start the upgrade. The process typically takes 10 to 20 minutes,
depending on your network speed. An information message appears on the device.
8.
When the files are transferred and the checksum is complete, the software writes to
the radio’s memory. An information message appears on the device.
9.
The task takes approximately 4 to 7 minutes to complete. When the flash process is
complete, the monitor returns to the Advanced Settings screen.
10. If after 10 minutes the Advanced Settings screen does not appear, do the following:
a.
Touch the power button to put the device in Standby mode.
b.
Touch the display to exit Standby mode.
Note
Before starting the upgrade, contact Welch Allyn Technical Support at 1-800-535-
6663 to receive the radio upgrade software files. See
Note
The name of the upgrade file is always a .bin file that starts with “NK_.” The
numbers following the NK_ may vary depending on the radio upgrade software
version you received from Welch Allyn.
Caution Do not shut down the PC, shut down the device or disconnect the
device from the PC during this procedure.