Comtech EF Data CDM-570A - Manual (Page 92)

CDM-570A/570AL Satellite Modem with Optional Packet Processor MN-CDM570A
Updating Firmware Revision 2
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d) On the Flash & Software Update Files page – select the (Select a Product Line) Satellite
Modems hyperlink.
e) On the Satellite Modems product page – select the CDM-570A & CDM-570AL products
hyperlink.
f) Select the appropriate firmware archive EXE or ZIP file download hyperlink.
Sect. 4.1.1 About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, and Formats
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]:
o 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.
o Click [Save] to open the ‘Save As’ window. Be sure to select and [Save] the
archive *.exe or *.zip file to the “temp” folder created earlier.
o Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download process.
2. Next, extract the firmware files from the archive file.
• (If not already done with File Download > [Open]) Extract the firmware files from the
downloaded *.exe or *.zip archive file with the user-supplied utility program:
o Double-click on the archive file name, and then follow the prompts provided by the
user-supplied utility program. Extract, at a minimum, two files:
For the Base Modem firmware update (where ‘*’ is the revision letter and ‘#.#.#’ is
the firmware version number):
 FW-0020683*_#.#.#.bin – the Firmware Bulk image file, and
 CDM-570A_FW-0020683*_ReleaseNotes_v#.#.#.pdf – the Firmware Release
Notes PDF file.