Network flash load
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The AXIS products enables you to upgrade it's firmware via the network.

You need the following for firmware upgrade:
1) The file with the new firmware.
   The name of this file is on the form PROD_VER.BIN

2) A computer on the network with TCP/IP and a FTP 
   (File Transfer Protocol) program.

How to upgrade:
1) The unit must be installed on the network with TCP/IP,
   see User's manual or Quick Reference Guide.
2) Open a ftp connection to the unit you want to upgrade.
3) Login as root, default password is "pass", could be 
   edited in config file.
4) Change to binary transfer mode.
5) Print the command "put <firmware file> flash".
6) Wait for the flash load to finnish, this may take 1-4 minutes.
7) Your unit will automatically restart, using the new firmware.

Example:
# ftp salesdept
Connected to salesdept.
220 AXIS FTP Server ready.
Name: root
331 User name ok, need password
Password: pass
230 User logged in
ftp> binary
200 TYPE set to I.
ftp> put 560_306.BIN flash
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening data connection for flash.
421-Transfer complete, flash programming finished OK.
    Starting new software...
421 Reset, closing connection.
local: 560_306.BIN remote: flash
1177062 bytes sent in  42 seconds (39 Kbytes/s)
ftp> quit
#

In case of failure:
If flash loading should fail:
i)  Restart the unit.
ii) If the unit won't start you must load the firmware via 
    the parallel port of the unit. Contact your distributor
    for more information.