Upgrading The Radio's Firmware (Local Method) - GE MDS SD Series Reference Manual

98 SD Series Ref. Manual (Packet & Transparent Mode)
A complete explanation of remote diagnostics can be found in the Net-
work-Wide Diagnostics System Handbook (Part No. 05-3467A01). See
the Handbook for more information about the basic diagnostic proce-
dures outlined below.
1. Program one radio in the network as the root radio as described
above.
2. At the root radio, set the
nostic link protocol for the
3. Set the for all other radios in the network to
Dlink Type
4. Use the COM1 Port Settings Menu to place
the root radio. (Nodes do not need
they are serially chained to other radios.)
NOTE: Any radio using DLINK on the
DLINK mode using the Diagnostic Settings Menu, entering Q
(quit) on the menu, or allowing the user interface to time out
after 10 minutes of no keyboard activity.
5. Connect radios located at the same site (if any) using a null-modem
cable between the radios' diagnostic ports.
6. Connect a PC running the management software (i.e., MDS InSite
or NETview MS to the root radio, or to one of the nodes, using the
radio's port. (This PC may also be the PC being used to col-
COM1
lect payload data, as shown in Figure 78.)
7. Launch the management application at the PC. (See the associated
User's Guide for instructions—InSite: Part No. 05-3696A01;
NETview MS: 05-2973A01.)
8.2 Upgrading the Radio's Firmware
(Local Method)
NOTE: Once reprogramming is initiated, it must be allowed to
complete or be cancelled before another reprogramming task
is allowed. Only over-the-air reprogramming may be manually
cancelled by the user prior to completion.
From time to time, GE MDS releases updated firmware files for its prod-
ucts. These files can be installed in existing units to take advantage of
engineering improvements or additional features that have been added.
Two methods may be used to load new firmware into the radio: TFTP
and Serial Transfer.
to . This configures the diag-
Dlink Status ON
management port.
COM1
COM1
in DLINK mode unless
COM1
port has to be put into
COM1
MDS 05-4846A01, Rev. C
.
Node
into data mode on