
CDM-800 Gateway Router Revision 1
Updating Firmware MN-CDM800
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4.3 Downloading and Extracting the Firmware Update
1. First,downloadthefirmwareupdatearchivefilefromtheComtechEFDataWebsite:
A. Goonlinetowww.comtechefdata.com
.
B. OntheMainpage–underSupportInformationortheSupporttab,selecttheSoftware
Downloadshyperlink.
C. OntheSoftwareDownloadspage–clickDownloadFlashandSoftwareUpdateFiles.
D. On the Flash Updates Index page – select the (Select a Product Line) Advanced VSAT
Serieshyperlink.
E. OntheAdvancedVSATSolut
ionsproductpage–selecttheCDM‐800producthyperlink.
F. SelecttheappropriatefirmwarearchiveEXEorZIPfiledownloadhyperlink.
• About Firmware Numbers, File Version s, and Formats:The Comtech EF
DataWebsitecataloguesitsfirmware update files byproductty
pe(e.g.,
router, modem, etc.), the specific model, and optional hardware
configurations.
TheCDM‐800firmwaredownloadhyperlinkappearsasF0000430X_V###,
where ‘X’ denotes the revision letter, and ‘###’ represents the firmware
version(e.g.,V132=Version1.3.2).
• AboutFileArchiveFormats:ComtechEFDataprovid
esitsdownlo
adable
filesintwocompressedarchive formats:*.exe(self‐extracting)and*.zip
(compressed).
The *.exe file does not require a file archiver and compression utility
program such as PKZIP for Windows, WinZip, ZipCentral, etc. (PKZIP for
DOSisnotsupported due tofile naming conventions). ComtechEF Data
doesno
tprovidethisutilityprogram.
Some firewalls do not allow the download of *.exe files. Download the
*.zip file instead, and extract the firmware files from the archive
download with a user‐supplied utility program. For detailed information
on handling archived files, refer to the utility program Help
documentati
on.
G. Downloadthearchivefiletothetemporaryfolder.
• Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected the ‘File Download’ window opens and
promptsselectionof[Open]or[Save]:
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