Updating the firmware
The router firmware can be updated from the Firmware page in the Advanced group.
Note: The router firmware can also be updated with KMC Connect, TotalControl, or the Firmware
Upgrade Tool. For instructions, see the help and other documentation for those programs.
Illustration 5–1 Firmware update page
To update the firmware, do the following:
1 Download the new firmware from the KMC partner portal. The file is a self extracting
executable file that will install the firmware in the correct location.
2 Run the downloaded file. This will place a .zip file in the folder at
C:\ProgramData\KMC Controls\Firmware Upgrade
Manager\BACnet Family\BAC-5051E. Do not unzip this file.
3 Use an Internet browser to log in to the router.
4 From the Advanced group, choose Firmware.
5 Click Choose File and browse to the following location: C:\ProgramData\KMC
Controls\Firmware Upgrade Manager\BACnet Family\BAC-
5051E.
6 Locate and open the folder with the correct version of firmware and then select the
.zip file.
7 When the Proceed with Download dialog opens, click OK.
8 When the download is finished, click Commit. The router will restart.
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