Prepare The Service Laptop; Connect The Service Laptop To The Unity Network Ix Network - GE ApexPro Service Manual

Upgrading ATS software

Prepare the service laptop

Connect the service laptop to the Unity Network IX network

Set up the service laptop's network properties
Windows 2000
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NOTE
The software installation process does not require the ATS to be
disconnected from the Unity Network IX or MC networks. Do not stop the
active monitoring of patients via the ATS. The software upgrade files remain
inactive on the target ATSs until you are ready to activate them.
the software on the target ATSs on page B-7.
To activate the software package files on a target ATS, you must use the
local Webmin service interface tool to activate the software. The ATS
automatically reboots and begins to run the updated software.
Rebooting an ATS stops active patient monitoring. You will need to plan for
and establish alternate patient monitoring while you are activating the
software upgrade files on the target ATSs.
packages on page B-8.
This section describes the procedures required to prepare the service laptop for
installing software packages to networked ATSs:
Connect the service laptop to the Unity Network IX network on page
Set up the service laptop's network properties on page
Start the software transfer utility on page
Enter the Unity Network IX network addresses of ATSs to be updated on page B-
6.
WARNING
LOSS OF ALARMS —When using a service laptop to install or
reload software onto the ATS, do not connect the Ethernet cable
from the service laptop to the ATS's Unity Network MC network
port. You must use the Unity Network IX network to install or reload
software.
Connect an Ethernet cable from the service laptop's Ethernet port to the facility's
Unity Network IX network.
1. From the Windows taskbar, select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network
and Dial-up Connections. The Network and Dial-up Connections window
displays.
2. Right-click on the network port connected to the Unity Network IX network, and
select Properties. The Local Area Connection Properties window displays.
ApexPro™ Telemetry
See Activate the software
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See Install
B-4.