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Updating Firmware

Revision 2

CDM-760 Advanced High-Speed Trunking Modem

MN-CDM760

4–13

4.5 Select the Updated Firmware for Modem Operation

Do these steps:

1.

Use the CDM-760 Front Panel to make note of the current Active Image on the SELECT:

Utility → Firmware screen:

Firmware Images: ActiveImage: 2

Info Select (

)

Then, on the bottom line, use the ◄►arrow keys to select Select. Press ENTER to continue:

Current Active Image is #2

Next reboot, will use Image: #1 (

)

2.

In order to select the Image that was just updated to be ‘active’ the next time you reboot

the modem, you must set that firmware image as the Current Active Image. Use the ▲

arrow keys to select 1 or 2. (In this example, Image #1 was just updated so, therefore, 1 is

your required choice.) Press ENTER.

Alternately, click [Set Image1] or [SetImage2] in the Firmware Image Config section of the

HTTP Interface Admin | Upgrade page:

3.

The modem next verifies the checksums of all the files that are being updated:

Calculating checksums on selected Image.

Please Wait

This process takes several minutes. Do not turn off the modem during this time. When the

process is complete, this message displays:

Selected Image has been written.

Reboot Modem or to Continue.

Press ENTER to continue using the modem, or reboot the modem so that, once operations

resumes, the modem is running the Current Active (Firmware) Image.