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Schedule Automatic Firmware Updates
Mitel
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5000 CP IP DECT Stand Configuration and Administration Guide – Issue 1.0, May 2010 Page 39
Schedule Automatic Firmware Updates
1. Log into the Mitel IP DECT Stand - Configurator web interface.
2. Click Management Settings.
3. Under Management Settings, set the Management Transfer Protocol field to TFTP.
4. Under Firmware Update Settings, complete the fields as described in the following
table.
5. Click Save Changes.
6. Click Reboot. The next time that the stand polls the TFTP server it will detect the new
firmware update and download it to the handsets.
Table 4. Firmware Update Settings
Firmware Update
Settings
Description Values Notes
Firmware update
server address
Enter the DNS name or IP address of the TFTP
server that contains firmware update files.
String (max 31
characters) or IP
address
Firmware path Enter the path to the directory on the TFTP
server that contains the firmware update files.
The path may contain multiple directories. The
path must start with a slash and must end with
a slash. Backslashes are not allowed.
String (max 31
characters)
If you place the files
at the root of the
TFTP server, you can
leave this field blank.
Scheduled firmware
update
If enabled, the IP DECT Stand automatically
checks your TFTP site for new firmware
updates based on the polling schedule and
automatically downloads new files. If this field is
set to disabled, no checking is done and
firmware update files are not downloaded.
Enable or Disable Enable
Polling method Used to configure the polling method. You can
configure the stand to poll (check) for a
firmware update on your TFTP site at a specific
time each day (Absolute), or to poll at a regular
time interval (Relative).
Absolute or
Relative
Recommended
setting is Absolute
Frequency for
relative searching
for new software
If you select the Relative polling method, this is
the time interval in seconds between each poll.
Seconds 3600 (every hour)
Hour for absolute
searching for new
software
If you select the Absolute polling method, enter
the time of day in hours and minutes when you
want the poll to occur. Enter the hour using a
24-hour clock
0-23 [Hour] 2 (2 am)
Minute for absolute
searching for new
software
0-59 [Min] 00
NOTE
The duration of a firmware update is about 15 minutes per handset. The handsets
are updated serially (one handset at a time) with the firmware. All handsets that
are associated with an IP DECT Stand will not be operable until they are all
updated with the new firmware.