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Updating Firmware
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4.3.2 Downloading and Extracting the Firmware Update
Step
Task
1
Download the correct firmware archive file to the user PC temporary folder.
A. Go online t
B. On the Main page – under Support Information or the Support tab, select the Software Downloads hyperlink.
C. On the Software Downloads page – click Download Flash and Software Update Files.
D. On the Flash & Software Update Files page – select the (Select a Product Line) Modems hyperlink.
E. On the Modems product page – select the CDM-625 product hyperlink.
F. Select the appropriate firmware EXE or ZIP download hyperlink (i.e. the CDM-625 Base Modem, or the CDM-
625 with IP Packet Processor without AES Encryption; otherwise, contact CEFD Network Product Customer
Support to obtain the firmware download for the IP Packet Processor with
AES Encryption).
Refer to the table in Sect. 4.2 About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, and Formats in this chapter for the
naming and availability of the firmware download hyperlinks, archive files, and downloaded image files.
G. Download the archive file to the temporary folder.
Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected, the ‘File Download’ window opens and prompts selection of
[Open] or [Save]:
•
Click [Open] to turn over file extraction to the user-supplied utility program. Be sure to extract the
firmware files to the “temp” folder created earlier.
•
Click [Save] to open the ‘Save As’ window. Be sure to select and [Save] the *.exe or *.zip archive file to
the “temp” folder created earlier.
•
Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download process.
2
Extract the firmware files from the downloaded *.exe or *.zip archive file with the user-supplied utility program (if not
already done with File Download > [Open]).
A. For the Base Modem update
, a minimum of two files should be extracted:
•
Fw12864*.bin or Fw-0020534*.bin – The base modem bulk image file (where ‘*’ is the revision letter).
•
CDM625_ReleaseNotes_v###.pdf (or a variation of this filename, where “###” is the firmware version).
B. For the IP Packet Processor update
, a minimum of two files should be extracted:
•
Without AES
– FW-0000342*.bin (where ‘*’ is the revision letter) – or –
•
With AES
– FW000438x.bin (where ‘*’ is the revision letter).
•
CDM625_ #.#.#_ReleaseNotes.pdf (or a variation of this filename, where “#.#.#” is the firmware
version).