1. STARTING POINT

Make sure you have:

 Radio connections established in the

radio network

 IP level connections already configured

from the PC to remote modem

 PC directly connected to the first

SATELLAR, by using Ethernet cable or

USB WLAN adapter or other already

existent connection

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REMOTE UPDATE FOR SATELLAR

Remote update provides mechanism to

update the firmware (FW) of modems that are

behind one ore more radio links in the

network. SATELLAR smart radio modem

family has a built-in support for the remote

update for both, SATELLAR Central Unit (CU)

and Radio Unit (RU).

However, primary update mechanism should

be the local update with a direct access to the

modem.

SATELLAR REMOTE UPDATE

2. FILES NEEDED

 satellar_xxxxyyyy.update

CU pdate file from version xxxx to yyyy

 satellar_rmu-W.X.Y.Z.update

RU update file to install version W.X.Y.Z

Update the

furthest

modem rst.

3rd

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All radio and IP

connecons

established.

Update the locally

connected modem last.

2nd

Update the locally

connected modem last.

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3. CONNECT

 Connect with the web browser to the last

modem in the topology, which is not up-

graded yet.

 Chrome browser recommended because

it shows the file transfer progress.

 Enter the IP address of the remote mo-

dem to the browser.

 Login: admin / Satel456

Select

Firmware

Updater

SATELLAR REMOTE UPDATE

CU UPDATE

4. THE CU UPDATE STARTED

Now you are connected to the remote

modem with the web browser. Select the

remote modem Firmware Updater

functionality: The Firmware Updater tab is

used to transfer the update file from the PC

to the remote modem.

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Select to proceed to choosing

the le to send.

Select to proceed to choosing

the le to send.

CU update le selected

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5. TRANSFER FILES

The next step copies the file to the remote

modem. If the update is done over radio

interface, the next step may take more than

1 hour per radio hop. For example chain of

4 modems:

 4th modem (3 hops): 3 hours

 3rd modem (2 hops): 2 hours

 2nd modem (1 hop):1 hour

 1st modem (no radio hops): 5 min

Uploading process can

be monitored in some

browsers

Select Send to start uploading

the rmware le

6. INSTALL UPLOADED FIRMWARE

When sending is successfully finished you

will see CU firmware listed on the Firmware

Updater page. The actual installation is

started by opening the link Select for

update. In the next screen device 0 must be

selected and the update installation is

started by selecting Start transfer as

illustrated in the following pictures.

In case of transmission problems or timeouts

or browser reporting error, repeat the

sending step.

Select only device 0!

(local device, the one

the web browser is

currently connected to)

Select Start transfer to

actually begin the

update le installaon.

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CU UPDATE

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7. MONITOR UPDATE PROCESS

During the actual update installation, you

can monitor the process by viewing the

number of blocks sent.

8. INSTALLATION READY

When you see the text Transfer

Completed, the updating is finished.

Select Reboot to finalize the update by

rebooting the CU.

9. WAIT FOR THE FINALIZATIONS

When the text below is displayed, the device is rebooting. Do not press browser ”refresh” but-

ton or F5 key, or the modem will reboot again. Wait until the STAT-led of the modem starts

blinking and then stops, or at least 10 minutes, before proceeding.

10. CU UPDATE DONE

Now the CU update is done, and you can

the IP address of the remote SATELLAR

again. The credentials are admin /

Satel456.

SATELLAR REMOTE UPDATE

CU UPDATE

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Select

Firmware

Updater

SATELLAR REMOTE UPDATE

RU UPDATE

12. SEND THE FILE

The firmware file is sent from your PC to the

remote modem when the Send button is

selected.

11. THE RU UPDATE STARTED

The procedure for the RU update is similar

to the CU update: The Firmware Updater

tab is used to transfer the update file from

the PC to the remote modem. Then the up-

date is started at the remote modem over

the web browser connection.

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Select to proceed to choosing

the le to send.

CU update le selected

RU update le selected

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SATELLAR REMOTE UPDATE

RU UPDATE

Select only device 0!

(local device, the one

the web browser is

currently connected to)

Select Start transfer to

actually begin the

update le installaon.

13. INSTALL UPLOADED FIRMWARE

When sending is successfully finished you

will see CU and RU firmware listed on the

Firmware Updater page. The actual installa-

tion is started by opening the link Select for

update. In the next screen device 0 must be

selected and the update installation is start-

ed by selecting Start transfer as illustrated in

the following pictures.

14. RADIO CONNECTION LOST

If the new RU firmware is not compatible

with the previous version, the radio

connection will be lost at this point. Radio

connections will be established again, when

all modems in the network are updated.

15. CONTINUE THE UPDATE PROCESS

Now that the current modem is updated, the

process continues by updating the next

modem in the topology. The next update is

carried out with the same procedure as

before, by following the steps starting from the

step 3 at page 2.

Update the

second

furthest

modem next.

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