UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
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The firmware can be upgraded using AXIS Camera Management, HTTP or FTP.


AXIS Camera Management
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1.  Download and install AXIS Camera Management on your computer. 

2.  Download the upgrade file to a directory that is accessible from your
    local computer if the upgrade file is not to be downloaded via 
    Internet connection from the Axis Support pages.
 
3.  Run AXIS Camera Management. All the Axis devices found on the local 
    subnet (or on subnets with routers that support multicasting) are shown 
    in the list. 

4.  Select the devices that you want to upgrade with new firmware (you can 
    even select different models) and click the Upgrade icon. 
    Note: A dialog will open if some of the devices can not be configured, 
    e.g. if the devices are not accessible. 

5.  The Upgrade Firmware dialog shows a list of camera models.

6.  Click to locate the new firmware versions stored on your hard drive, 
    select among already downloaded files or select to download official 
    firmware file from Axis Support Pages (marked with Download). 
    This needs to be done for each Axis network camera or video encoder 
    model. 

7.  Click OK to start upgrading the devices. 
 
For more information see help in AXIS Camera Management.


HTTP
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1.  Download the upgrade firmware file to a directory that is accessible 
    from the local computer.

2.  Go to the product's start page (e.g. http://192.168.0.90).

3.  Open Settings and make sure you are logged in as a user that 
    has Administrator rights (ex: "root" or any other user set as an 
    Administrator). 
    Note: This is a requirement for being able to upgrade the unit.

4.  Select System tab -> Maintenance -> Choose File button.

5.  Select the upgrade firmare file downloaded from Axis site and then 
    click on Open button.
    Note: This file is typically named after the product name and firmware version.

6.  Click on Upgrade button.

7.  Wait for the upgrade process to complete, which may take 1-10 minutes.The
    upgrade process consists of five steps:
    Step 1, Shut down:
      Running applications are shut down and active connections are terminated.
    Step 2, Firmware upload:
      The old firmware is erased and the new firmware is saved.
      The Web browser starts displaying the progress of the upgrade process.
    Step 3, Reboot:
      The product's system restarts automatically.   
    Step 4, Reconfiguration:
      The previous product configuration is automatically copied to the new
      firmware configuration.  
    Step 5, System initiation:
      The product's system is automatically initiated.
      
    Note:Depending on which step runs at a time, the LED status has a 
    continuous or blinking amber/red light.

8.  When Status LED becomes green,the system is ready for use, so please 
    connect to the unit again to confirm the finalization of
    the upgrade process.

FTP
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1.  You must be at the command prompt and in the directory that contains the
    upgrade file.
    Example: C:\Axis\Product\Firmware

2.  From the command prompt, open an FTP connection to the unit you wish to
    upgrade. (Do not use a Windows based FTP-program to do this, use only
    command line FTP programs!)

3.  Log in as root. You must be logged in as the root user to upgrade the unit.

4.  Change to binary transfer mode by typing bin and press enter.

5.  Type hash and press enter. (This will allow you to see how the upgrade
    progresses)

6.  Type the command put XXX.bin flash where XXX.bin is the name of the
    upgrade file you downloaded (and maybe decompressed) from our site. This
    file is typically named after the product and Firmware version.

7.  Wait for the flash load to complete, which may take 1-10 minutes. The
    upgrade procedure is in four steps:
    Step 1, Shut down:
      Running applications are shut down and active connections are terminated.
    Step 2, Uploading firmware:
      The old firmware will be erased and the new firmware will be saved.
      During this step, the Power LED will blink green/amber. After a while
      the progress of the upgrade will be displayed in the command prompt.
    Step 3, Reboot:
      The FTP session terminates and the system restarts automatically.
    Step 4, Reconfiguration:
      The new firmware settings are configured to match the previous settings.
      The Status LED will be amber during this step.

8.  After the upgrade has completed, the unit will automatically initiate the
    system, during which the Status LED blinks amber. When initiation is
    complete and the system is ready for use, the Status LED will be green.