82Upgrade the firmware [Upgrade]Click the [Upgrade] tab of the "Maintenance" page. ( pages 20 and 21: How to display/operate the setup menu)The current firmware can be checked and upgraded to the latest version on this page. Contact the dealer for furtherinformation about the firmware upgrade.[Model no.], [MAC address], [Serial no.], [Firmwareversion], [IPL version], [HTML version], [IP address(IPv6)], [Viewer software installation counter]Information of each item will be displayed.Step1Contact the dealer and download the latest firmwareonto a PC.Important:• A blank (space) cannot be used for the name of thedirectory where the downloaded firmware to besaved.Step 2Click the [Browse...] button and designate the down-loaded firmware.Step 3Click the radio button respective to the desired option todetermine whether or not to initialize the settings aftercompleting the firmware upgrade.Note:• Read the "Readme" file provided with the firmwarefirst and determine whether or not to reset the set-tings to the defaults after the firmware upgrade.Step 4Click the [Execute] button.→ The confirmation window will be displayed. When"Do not reset the settings to the default after theupgrade." is selected, the confirmation window willnot be displayed.After completing the upgrade, delete temporary internetfiles. ( page 91)Important:• Upgrade the firmware using a PC in the same sub-net as the camera.• Follow the instructions from the dealer when upgrad-ing the firmware.• Use the designated file (extension: img) for thefirmware upgrade.• The name of the firmware to be used for theupgrade should be "np502_xxxxx.img". (The sameholds true for WV-NW502S.)* ("xxxxx" indicates the version of the firmware.)• Do not turn off the power of the camera during theupgrade process.• Do not perform any operation during upgrading andwait until it completes.• The following network settings will not be reset whenupgrading the firmware after selecting "Reset thesettings to the default after completing the upgrade.(Except the network settings)".On/Off for DHCP, IP address, subnet mask, defaultgateway, HTTP port, line speed, bandwidth control(bit rate), time & date• The viewer software used on each PC should belicensed individually. Refer to your dealer for thesoftware licensing.
