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Room Alert Signal Tower Advanced Topics
Advanced Topics
Upgrading Firmware
The Room Alert Signal Tower rmware is upgraded using the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility and
Room Alert Signal Tower Firmware Update le. The latest version of these les can be obtained from
the ‘Downloads’ section of the AVTECH.com website. If the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility is
already installed on the computer that will be used for the upgrade, check for an updated version before
downloading the Room Alert Signal Tower Firmware Update le.
NOTE: When saving the Room Alert Signal Tower Firmware Update le to the computer, it may be saved with either a ‘.zip’ or
‘.upd’ le extension. If the extension is ‘.zip’, DO NOT EXTRACT the Room Alert Signal Tower Firmware Update le.
After obtaining the most current version of the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility and the Room Alert
Signal Tower Firmware Update le, be sure to install the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility on the
system that will be used to upgrade the Room Alert Signal Tower rmware (if it is not already installed).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure that there are NO WEB BROWSERS ACCESSING the Room Alert Signal Tower unit from
anywhere on your network before uploading the rmware as this could cause the rmware update to be incomplete or become
corrupted.
When completed, open the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility and click the ‘Search’ button. When
the Room Alert Signal Tower unit is located, select it and click the ‘Upgrade’ button. If the unit can
not be located although is accessible via a web browser, skip to the ‘Unit Accessible Although Not
Discoverable’ section below. Navigate to the location where the Room Alert Signal Tower Firmware
Update le was saved, select it and click the ‘Upload’ button. A dialog will then load asking for
conrmation of the rmware upload. Click ‘Ok’ to upload the Room Alert Signal Tower Firmware
Update le to the Room Alert Signal Tower unit.
Unit Accessible Although Not Discoverable
In the event that the network blocks UDP broadcast packets on port 30718, the AVTECH Device
Discovery Utility will not be able to locate the Room Alert Signal Tower unit even though it is
accessible via a web browser. As long as the Room Alert Signal Tower unit can be accessed via a web
browser, the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility should still be able to update the rmware on it. To do
so, click the ‘Upgrade’ button in the AVTECH Device Discovery Utility without anything selected. Enter
the IP address of the Room Alert Signal Tower unit to be upgraded and click the ‘Ok’ button. Navigate to
the location where the Room Alert Signal Tower Firmware Update le was saved, select it and then click
the ‘Upload’ button. A dialog will then load asking for conrmation of the rmware upload. Click ‘Ok’ to
upload the Room Alert Signal Tower Firmware Update le to the selected Room Alert Signal Tower unit(s).
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