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

NOTE: If in an A1001 controller cluster make sure to upgrade all controllers. 
Either all at a time using ACM or straight after each other using web interface 
or FTP. The entire cluster always needs to be on the same Firmware!


Axis Device Manager (formerly Axis Camera Management) 
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1.  Download and install Axis Device Manager on your computer.

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

3.  Run Axis Device Manager. 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 and, if you
    expand the list, you can see the current firmware version installed in
    each device.

6.  Click to locate the new firmware versions stored on your hard drive. This
    needs to be done for each Axis network camera or video server model.

7.  Click OK to start upgrading the devices.

For more information see help in Axis Device Manager.


HTTP
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NOTE: The procedure to update firmware differs slighty depending on the
      version of the installed web interface (before and after 7.10.1).
      For Q1659 the new web interface was introduced in 6.55.1.

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

2.  Open the product's start page (e.g. http://192.168.0.90) in a web browser.


Upgrade instructions when using the old web interface:

3.1  Click the Setup link and log in as "root" (or any other user with
     Administrator privileges). You must be logged in as an Administrator to
     upgrade the unit.

4.1  Click System Options in the menu to the left.

5.1  Click Maintenance.

6.1  Click the Browse button in the Upgrade Server section.


Upgrade instructions when using the new web interface:

3.2  Log in as "root" (or any other user with Administrator privileges).

4.2  Click Settings to the right

5.2  Click System-tab

6.2  Click Maintenance


Instructions for both versions of the web interface:

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

8.  Click the Open button.

9.  Click the Upgrade button in the Upgrade Server section.

10. 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 Web browser.
    Step 3, Reboot:
      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.

11. 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.


FTP
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NOTE1: Starting with firmware version 7.30.1 and onwards the FTP-server is 
disabled by default. In order to use the instructions below it first needs 
to be enabled via the web interface:

Settings->System->PlainConfig->Network->NetworkFTP

NOTE2: This is not applicable for the AXIS Companion Line cameras

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.