3Com OfficeConnect 3CRWE554G72 User Manual

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78 CHAPTER 5: GATEWAY C ONFIGURATIONUpgrade Figure 60 Upgrade ScreenThe Upgrade facility allows you to install on the Gateway any newreleases of system software that 3Com may make available. To installnew software, you first need to download the software from the 3Comsupport web site to a folder on your computer. Once you have done this,select Browse to tell your web browser where this file is on yourcomputer, and then click Apply. The file will be copied to the Gateway,and once this has completed, the Gateway will restart. Although theupgrade process has been designed to preserve your configurationsettings, it is recommended that you make a backup of the configurationbeforehand, in case the upgrade process fails for any reason (forexample, the connection between the computer and the Gateway is lostwhile the new software is being copied to the Gateway).The upgrade procedure can take up to two minutes, and is completewhen the Alert LED has stopped flashing and is permanently off. Makesure that you do not interrupt power to the Gateway during the upgradeprocedure; if you do, the software may be corrupted and the Gatewaymay not start up properly afterwards. If the Alert LED comes oncontinuously after a failed upgrade, refer to Chapter 6,“Troubleshooting”.Status and Logs Selecting Status and Logs from the main menu displays the Status, Usage,and Logs screens in your Web browser window.