Comtech EF Data MDX420 SkyWire Manual - Manual (Page 87)

MDX420 SkyWire™ Satellite Network Gateway SkyWire Controller (GUI)
MN-MDX420 Revision 6 7–31
7.5.2 Firmware Status
The Firmware Status page gives a brief overview of the Firmware that is available to each MDX-
420 in the share group.
NOTE: The proper FTP User ID and Password must be entered into the Options control
screen (see Figure 7.5.1) in order to see the firmware status for each MDX420.
This information tells the user what firmare versions are in the “archive” and “accepted” folders of
the MDX-420. This doe NOT tell you what version of firmware is actually running on the MDX-
420, only what is available. To know what version is currently running click on the main tab
“Configure” and “System” (see section 7.4.5). For more information on how to update firmware
over satellite or boot from a specific firmware version please read the white paper:
AN/SKYWIRE_FTP Rev. –“SKYWIRE™ GATEWAY M&C UPDATE PROCEDURE USING FTP
UTILITY PROGRAM”