THOMSON SpeedTouch 545 - Speedtouch System Software Upgrade

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7.3 SpeedTouch™ System Software Upgrade
Introduction This chapter describes how to upgrade the SpeedTouch™ system software.
System software
updates (all OSs)
For new system software packages, you can:
• Click the link, available on the SpeedTouch™ CD Browser.
See “7.3.1 Checking for new System Software via the SpeedTouch™ CD
Browser” on page 78 for more information.
• Click the link, available on the SpeedTouch™ Upgrade web page.
See “7.3.2 Checking for System Software via the SpeedTouch™ Web Pages (all
OSs)” on page 80 for more information.
• Contact your Network Administrator or your Service Provider
• Visit the SpeedTouch™ support pages at:
• http://www.speedtouch.com
System software
packages and security
All system software packages for the SpeedTouch™ are digitally signed and encrypted.
Packages that may have come corrupted, or been altered in any way, will not be
accepted by the SpeedTouch™.
This way, the SpeedTouch™, or its service can never be corrupted or lost.
System software
upgrades
Depending on the operating system your computer is running, you can upgrade your
SpeedTouch™ via:
• The SpeedTouch™ Upgrade Wizard (Microsoft Windows).
See “7.3.3 Upgrade via the SpeedTouch™ Upgrade Wizard” on page 81 for more
information.
• The SpeedTouch™ web pages (all operating systems).
See “7.3.4 Upgrade via the SpeedTouch™ Web Pages” on page 86 for more infor-
mation.
Preliminary steps Before you start with upgrading the SpeedTouch™, always make sure:
• To inform all people relying on the SpeedTouch™ services, that service may be
down for some short period.
• That the new system software file is stored on your local disk or another storage
device.