Comtech EF Data CDM-800 - Manual (Page 51)

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Chapter 4. UPDATING FIRMWARE
4.1 Updating Firmware via the Internet
TO ENSURE OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO OPERATE THE CDM‐800
WITH ITS LATEST AVAILABLE FIRMWARE.
The CDM‐800 Gateway Router is factory‐shipped with its latest version of operating firmware. If
a firmware update is needed, it can be acquired over satellite; by download from the Comtech
EF Data Web site (
www.comtechefdata.com ); or from Comtech EF Data Customer Support
during normal business hours via e‐mail or on CD by standard mail delivery.
The CDM‐800 Firmware Update process is as follows:
• Perform the update without opening the CDM‐800 – over satellite or by connecting the
rear panel ‘FE’ 10/100 Fast Ethernet port to the Ethernet port of a user‐supplied PC.
• Download the firmware update via the Internet to the user PC.
• Transfer the firmware update, via File Transfer Protocol (FTP), from the user PC to the
CDM‐800.