3Com Baseline 2226-PWR Plus User Manual

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Performing Firmware Upgrade 494 If a firmware update is available, download theupdate files to the computer on which you installedthe 3Com TFTP Server.5 Copy the upgrade files to the Upload/DownloadDirectory you specified in step 3 of “Setting Up the3Com TFTP Server”.Performing Firmware UpgradeAfter you copy the upgrade files to the upload/down-load directory of the computer where the 3Com TFTPServer is installed, you are ready to perform the firm-ware upgrade.Before continuing, take note of the IP address of thecomputer on which the 3Com TFTP Server is installedand the file name of the .HEX file. You will need thisinformation to point the Switch to the 3Com TFTPServer and to the correct upgrade file.To perform the firmware upgrade:1 Start the 3Com TFTP Server. For the Switch to fetchthe upgrade files successfully, this program needs tobe running.2 On the same computer, access and log on to the Webinterface.3 On the menu, click Upgrade. The System Upgradescreen appears.4 Take note of the version number in Current FirmwareVersion. You will need this information to verify thatthe upgrade was successfully completed.5 In TFTP Server IP, type the IP address of the 3ComTFTP Server.6 In Filename, type the full file name of the upgrade file(including the .HEX extension).7 Click Apply.The Switch connects to the 3Com TFTP Server, andthen downloads and installs the upgrade files. Toview progress of the upgrade, check the 3Com TFTPServer interface. The Status column shows the mes-sage, “Connection resumed at...”CAUTION: DO NOT interrupt the firmware upgradeprocess once it has started.Figure 27 3Com TFTP Server Interface Shows UpgradeProgressWhen the upgrade process is complete, the Statuscolumn shows the message, “Success”, as illustratedin Figure 28.