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VOICE FRAD SOFTWARE UPLOAD

PROCEDURE FOR THE VOICE FRAD F9301/Q301 SOFTWARE UPGRADE

Prerequisites

A PC running communications software at 9600 bps
The communication port configured for 9600 bps, 8 data bits, No parity, and 1 stop bit (9.6 k, 8,N,1)
Familiarity with the XModem upload format

Connections

The first step in upgrading software on the FRAD is to connect the communications port of a PC running terminal emulation software to the FRAD's supervisory port. An RJ-45 cable and an RJ-45 to DB-9 adapter are provided with each FRAD for this purpose. From the command prompt, use the SHOW SOFT command.

ALARM WARNING NODE 100 Wed 1-Jan-70 14:31:10

NODE 100 : NETWORK SOFTWARE STATUS [1]
NODE NAME MODEL IN USE STORAGE
N100 F9301 A3.01 -----, A3.01

Use FORWARD, BACK, TOP to page this display

"COMMAND> show soft

Use the SOFT LOCAL LOAD ENABLE command.

Xmodem Download Mode

Press Return now to abort the LOAD operation or unplug the screen and connect the F1's management port to the host PC's serial port. Set the PC's serial port to 9600 baud and commence xmodem binary file transfer. There is a 4 minute timeout to commence the LOAD operation.

NOTE: LBRV software will not load over the trunk to a remote F1 node. After the download is complete, reconnect the management screen and press CTRL_R to refresh the display.

LD#>

Using Hyperterminal for Windows, select Transfer. Select the Send File option from the pull-down menu. In the Send File window, navigate to the F1.bin file you want to send to the voice FRAD, and select Xmodem as the transfer protocol. Double-click the Send button. A file transfer status window will open to show the data transfer progress. When the transfer is complete, this window will close. Press Ctrl+R to refresh the terminal display of the voice FRAD.

WARNING Wed 1-Jan-70 14:47:53 NODE 100: SOFTWARE LOAD
DISABLED

No Configurable Parameters

Specify ENABLE to enable the Load.

Use the SHOW SOFT command to verify that the file transfer was successful.

ALARM WARNING NODE 100 Wed 1-Jan-70 14:31:10

NODE 100 : NETWORK SOFTWARE STATUS [1]
NODE NAME MODEL IN USE STORAGE
N100 F9301 A3.00 A3.01, A3.00

Use FORWARD, BACK,& TOP to page this display

COMMAND> show soft