Comtech EF Data SPOD PS 1, PS 1.5, and PS 2 C-, X-, or Ku-Band - Manual (Page 55)

SPOD C-, X-, or Ku-Band Outdoor Amplifier MN-SPODPSX
Updating Firmware Revision 1
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3.3 Download and Extract the Firmware Update
1) First, download the firmware update file from the Comtech EF Data Web site:
A. Go online to www.comtechefdata.com .
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 Updates Index page – Select the (Select a Product Line) Amplifiers
hyperlink.
E. On the Amplifiers product page – Select the LPOD product hyperlink.
F. Select the appropriate firmware archive EXE or ZIP file download hyperlink.
• About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, and Formats: The Comtech EF Data
Web site catalogues its firmware update files by product type (e.g., router,
modem, etc.), the specific model, and optional hardware configurations.
The firmware download hyperlink appears as F0000078X_V###, where ‘X’
denotes the revision letter, and ‘###’ represents the firmware version
number (e.g., V151 = Version 1.5.1).
• About File Archive Formats: Comtech EF Data provides its downloadable
files in two compressed archive formats: *.exe (self-extracting) and *.zip
(compressed).
The *.exe file does not require a file archiver and compression utility
program such as PKZIP for Windows, WinZip, ZipCentral, etc. (PKZIP for DOS
is not supported due to file naming conventions). Comtech EF Data does
not provide this utility program.
Some firewalls do not allow the download of *.exe files. Download the *.zip
file instead, and extract the firmware files from the archive download with
a user-supplied utility program. For detailed information on handling
archived files, refer to the utility program Help documentation.
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]:
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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.