5-4 
Task  Remarks 
Restart the switch to make the updated Boot 
ROM file effective 
Required 
 
1)  Enter the Boot ROM update menu on the switch 
Enter the Boot ROM menu, and then enter 6 or press Ctrl + U after the system displays “Enter your 
choice(0-9):” to enter the Boot ROM update menu. 
Bootrom update menu: 
1. Set TFTP protocol parameter 
2. Set FTP protocol parameter 
3. Set XMODEM protocol parameter 
0. Return to boot menu   
 
Enter your choice(0-3): 
2)  Configure the switch to download files using XMODEM 
Enter 3 in the above menu to load the Boot ROM and host software using XMODEM protocol. The 
system displays the following download baud rate setting menu:  
Please select your download baudrate:  
1.* 9600 
2. 19200 
3. 38400 
4. 57600 
5. 115200 
0. Return  
 
Enter your choice (0-5): 
3)  Set the download rate of the console port on the switch 
Select an appropriate download rate. For example, if you select 115200 bps, that is, enter 5, the 
following information is displayed: 
Download baudrate is 115200 bps  
Please change the terminal's baudrate to 115200 bps and select XMODEM protocol  
Press enter key when ready  
Now that the console communication baud rate of the switch has been changed to 115200 bps while 
that of the terminal is still 9600 bps, the two sides cannot communicate with each other. According to the 
prompt, you need to change the baud rate of the terminal to 115200 bps. 
 
 
If you have chosen 9,600 bps, you do not need to modify the HyperTerminal’s baud rate, and therefore 
you can skip step 4) below and proceed to step 5) directly.  
 
4)  Change the rate of the serial port on the terminal