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3.4 Firmware Upgrade
Please follow the following procedures:
1.
Power off the KVM switch.
2.
Prepare the DC2.5M/DB9F cable, plug the DC2.5 end to the KVM switch’s phone jack (marked Flash)
and the DB9F end to PC serial DB9 port.
3.
Power on the KVM unit. The KVM unit now will be in Flash mode, waiting for firmware download.
4.
Run “Firmware Upgrade Utility.exe”
5.
Click Browse to select the FW upgrade file. Please make sure you select the correct FW upgrade file.
6.
Click Write Flash to start to upgrade. The upgrade process takes about 6 seconds, then display WRITE
OK if complete the upgrade successfully.
7.
Disconnect the DC2.5M/DB9F cable from the KVM unit and PC. Now the KVM unit should be running
on the new firmware. The FW version can be seen on the bottom-right corner of the PORT NAME OSD
window.