Comtech EF Data MBT-5000 - Manual (Page 47)

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Chapter 4. UPGRADING
FIRMWARE
4.1 Overview
Make sure to operate the MBT-5000 with its latest available firmware.
The MBT-5000 L-Band Up/Down Converter System is factory-shipped with its latest version of
operating firmware. If you need to update the converter firmware, you may download the
update from the Comtech EF Data Web site ( www.comtechefdata.com ). You may also receive
the firmware update archive file via e-mail from Comtech EF Data Product Support.
You may perform the firmware update, without opening the MBT-5000, remotely over satellite,
or by directly connecting a user-supplied Microsoft Windows-based PC to the ‘J9 | 10/100
ETHERNET’ port and the 9-pin serial ‘J1 | COM 1’ port located on the MBT-5000 rear panel.
Do these steps:
• Download the firmware update archive file via the Internet to the User PC.
• Use Windows Command-line to transfer, via File Transfer Protocol (FTP), the extracted
firmware files from the User PC to the MBT-5000 standby firmware image.
• Use the MBT-5000 HTTP (Web Server) Interface to configure the converter to operate using
the updated firmware image.
4.1.1 About F irmware F iles Naming, Vers ions , and F ormats
Comtech EF Data’s Web site catalogues its firmware update files
by product type (e.g., modem, converter, etc.) and specific
model/optional configuration. The hyperlinks appear as per the
example to the right. In this example, the F0000098X_V###
firmware download hyperlink is depicted, where ‘X’ denotes the
revision letter, and ### represents the firmware version.
The firmware download files are available from Comtech EF Data in two archive file formats:
*.exe (self-extracting) and *.zip (compressed). Some firewalls will not allow downloading of