Comtech EF Data CDM-625 User Manual
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CDM-625 Advanced Satellite Modem
Revision 15
Updating Firmware
MN-CDM625
4–9
Step
Task
8
Observe the file upload process:
A. The PC should report that the file transfer has occurred, and the display on the modem will report:
Packet Processor upgrading Bootrom
Please wait…
Followed by:
Packet Processor upgrading Image
Please wait…
B. The process will complete in less than a minute. When it has finished, the modem front panel will display:
Packet Processor upgrade complete
Press CLEAR to continue.
C. Type "bye" to terminate the FTP session, and then close the Command-line window.
D. Verify that the new file has loaded into its designated Image slot by viewing the Admin | Firmware | Packet
Processor web page (as per Step 2 in Sect. 4.3.1). Press the PC’s F5 key to ensure that the web page has
properly refreshed.
E. Change the desired image to boot using the Admin | Firmware | Packet Processor web page: Use the
Boot From drop-down menu to boot the system from Latest (or the Image slot that was automatically
selected for the FTP upload) then click [Submit] to save this change.
F. Use the Admin| Reboot web page to reboot the system to activate the new firmware:
Click [Reboot Now]. Both the web page and the CDM-625 front panel will display “Rebooting, Please wait...
If the Top Card Application has been changed, when booting into a new image an
additional step will occur as the modem downloads to a different flash memory. This
additional upload takes approximately two minutes. The following messages will appear
on the CDM-625 front panel display:
Programming Top-App to Top Card Flash.
Please wait…
Followed by:
Send packet xxx of yyy to Top Card.
Please wait…
Then:
Top Card programming was successfully
completed.