Firmware

Firmware is where you configure the image file and the firmware update procedure.

Firmware settings

The Firmware section offers the following settings:

Firmware settings

Setting Type Description
Protocol Dropdown HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, or FTPS.
Server Text field Address of the update server.
Path Text field Directory on the server that contains the firmware packages and Image Definition Files.
Image definition file Text field Name of the Image Definition File (.idf) that describes the software packages to install.
Proxy Text field Proxy server to use for the update connection, if required.
Username Text field User name for the update server, if authentication is required.
Password Text field Password for the update server, if authentication is required. Click the eye icon next to the field to show or hide the entered password.
Check for new image version on start Toggle Checks for a new firmware version when the device starts.
Check for new image version on shutdown Toggle Checks for a new firmware version when the device shuts down.
Check IDF signatures before update Toggle Verifies the signature of the Image Definition File before installing an update.
Check eLux® software packages signatures before update Toggle Verifies the signature of the eLux software packages before installing an update.

Enabling Check for new image version on start reveals an additional User must confirm update toggle:

Check for new image version on start enabled

Setting Type Description
User must confirm update Toggle Requires the user to confirm before an update is installed.

Clicking the eye icon next to the Password field shows the entered password as plain text:

Password field with visible text

Firmware