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Tarheel98
Feb 07, 2020Aspirant
RBS50 warranty replacement FW upgrade
I have a RBR50 with two RBS50 satellites with FW v2.5.1.8. I just received a warranty replacement for one of the satellites and it came with v2.1.4.16. I am trying to upgrade the FW manually because ...
CrimpOn
Feb 07, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Just checking... (like, I used to ask people who called Tech Support (me), "Is it plugged in?" After crawling under the desk, sometimes they would say, 'duh, no' and I would say, "Maybe that's the problem")
The RBS50 firmware file for 2.2.1.212 was downloaded and the .img file extracted from the zip file?
The PC not only connected to the satellite with ethernet, but also opened the satellite web home page, and selected the menu item "Firmware Update"?
Tarheel98
Feb 08, 2020Aspirant
Thank you, CrimpOn. The answer to all is "yes". Zip file is extracted to img. The browers navigates to the satellilte's home page both directly via IP and through the router. No success with the execution of the img file, though.