Comtech EF Data cdm-570a - Getting Started: Prepare for the Firmware Download

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Re‐FlashingYourCDM‐570A/570ALSatelliteModem 2 FLG‐CDM570ARevision1
II. GettingStarted:PreparefortheFirmwareDownload
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If you have already completed this procedure using CEFD document “Re‐Flashing Your
Comtech EF Data Product” (CEFD P/N FLG‐FLASHINTRO_rx.pdf, where ‘x’ is the document
revisionnumber),continuetoSectionIII.DownloadingandExtractingtheFirmwareUpdate
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1) First,identifytheCDM‐570A/Lfirmware(number/revisionletter/versionnumber)andtheassigned
EthernetTrafficIPAddress .
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User‐supplieditemsneeded:
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 AMicrosoftWindows‐basedPC,equippedwithavailableserialandEthernetports;acompatible
Webbrowser(e.g.,InternetExplorer);andaterminalemulatorprogram(e.g.,TeraTerm
or
HyperTerminal).
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 A9‐pinserialcableandastandardCAT5EthernetcabletoconnecttheCDM‐570A/LtotheUserPC.
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A. Usethe9‐pinserialcabletoconnecttheCDM‐570A/L
‘RemoteControl’porttoaserialportontheUserPC.
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UseanEthernet
hub,switch,oradirectCAT5Ether n et
cableconnectiontoconnecttheUserPCtotheCDM‐
570A/L‘M&C100’10/100Ethernetport(forunits
withouttheoptionalIPPacketProcessor)orthe‘Traffic
100’10/100Ethernetport(forunitsequippedwiththe
optionalIPPacketProcessor).
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B. Onthe
PC–Opentheterminalemulatorprogram.
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RefertoyourterminalemulatorprogramHELPfeatureoruserguide
foroperatingandconfigurationinstructions.
Configuretheutilityprogramserialportcommunica tionandterminaldisplayoperation:
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 38400 bps (Baud Rate)  8 Data Bits  1 Stop Bit
 Parity=NO  Port Flow Control=NONE  Display New line Rx/Tx: CR
 Local Echo=ON
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C. OntheCDM‐570A/L–Turnon/connectthepowersource.
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(LEFT) Standard CDM-570A/L AC Unit
(RIGHT) Optional CDM-570A/L -48V DC Unit
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D. IdentifythefirmwareinformationandEthernetTraffic(M&C)IPAddressusingoneofthe
followingmethods:
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