UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS
====================

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


AXIS Camera Management
======================

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
====

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

2.  Go to the product's start page (e.g. http://192.168.0.254).

3.  Log in as "root" (or any other user with
    Administrator privileges). You must be logged in as an Administrator to 
    upgrade the unit.

4.  Click Advanced tab in the menu to the left.

5.  Click Maintenance.

6.  Click Firmware

7.  Click Firmware Upgrade

8.  Click the Choose file button in the Firmware upgrade section.

9.  Select the upgrade file you downloaded (and maybe decompressed) from our
    site. This file is typically named after the product and Firmware version.

10. Click the Open button.

11. Click the upgrade button in the Firmware upgrade section.

12. Wait for the flash load to complete, which may take 1-10 minutes.

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