PoLRE Firmware Upgrade

Required:

• A PC with serial and network ports, Chrome or Firefox, IIS, apache or FTP server software
• Download the software package: PoLRE-3_5_0.zip, unzip, and copy to the servers root directory
  UPDATE: Version PoLRE-3_5_3.zip - several enhancements and fixes (eg, IGMP), adds HTTPS certs

Laptop hookup:

• Connect the Gigabit Uplink port (or Management port) to the PC hosting the (unzipped) package files
• Connect the serial console port: 115200/8n1, and login (default: admin/admin) using a cisco cable
  - use pal-show-sys-ip to display the IP address if unknown, ping <IPAddress> is also useful.

1Back-up the switch configuration:

1. Open the PoLRE web GUI using Chrome or Firefox
2. From the top menu bar, click ADMIN
3. Click the SETUP tab.
4. In the Export Configuration from the Switch panel, click EXPORT

2Connect to the file server from the console:

1. Via FTP:   pal-pkg configure ftp://username:password@<IPAddress>
   Via HTTP: pal-pkg configure http://<IPAddress>

2. Test the connection: pal-pkg show_remote lists the packages on the server.
   - if there's no response, check the server IP, firewall, path, authentication, etc.
   - should the connection fail, it will continue to retry until you exit with CTRL+C

3Install new software packages:

1. pal-pkg install_all - when complete, you will be returned to the command prompt
2. pal-set-sys-reboot - a reboot is required for all changes to take effect
3. pal-version - it should respond 'version 3.5'.

Notes:

• FTP username/password cannot be anonymous, nor can it contain any special characters
• Anti-virus and firewall should be disabled on the computer downloading and hosting the files

Command sequence:

pal-show-sys-ip	Display management port IP address
pal-pkg	Overview of upgrade commands
pal-version	Display current version
pal-pkg configure ftp://username:password@10.10.1.2	or: pal-pkg configure http://10.10.1.2
pal-pkg show_remote	List packages (if connection successful)
pal-pkg install_all	Install new packages
pal-set-sys-reboot	Switch will restart, login when back up
pal-version	Confirm the new version

FTP Server:

Configure an FTP server, supporting authentication:

• Windows: Xlight FTP Server.
• Mac: Quick FTP Server (App Store, free).

Example:

Mac's and Apache:

Apache is included with macOS, use the following commands in the Terminal to run it:

• httpd -v - display version installed
• sudo apachectl start|stop|restart

The default root directory is /Library/WebServer/Documents/

After starting, check Apache is running by browsing to http://localhost, or http://<IPAddress>

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