Step 1 If your DFE-2624iX/DFE-2624i has no IPaddress or an IP address on a different subnet than your PC, youwill need to assign an IP address to the hub in same subnet as yourPC.

Note: The IP addresses of your PC and hub should be in thesame subnet because TFTP uses the TCP/IP protocol. Otherwise, aDHCP enabled router or switch is needed.

Step 2 After configuring the IP addresssettings, restart the hub. After the hub is booted up, check thatyour PC and the hub can communicate by pinging it from your PC. Ifthe replies time out, check your IP address settings.

Step 3 Download

Step 4 Extract the file you downloaded in Step3.

Step 5 Navigate to the location where youextracted the files in Step 4. Open 2600.CFG in a texteditor program such as Notepad and edit the following line ofcode:

2600h-image c:\dlink\2600.img
Change c:\dlink\2600.img to the location of the2600.img file. Be sure to include 2600.img in thefile path.

Step 6 Open D-View in TFTP server mode(Application > TFTP Server). If you do not have D-View, downloadand install D-Link TFTP Server.

Step 7 Go to Start > Programs (or AllPrograms if you are not using the Classic Start Menu in Windows XP)> Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal.

Step 8 In the Connection Description windowenter a name below Name. This will be used to identify theconnection.

 Step 9 Click OK.

 Step 10 In the Connect To window selectthe COM port that your DFE-2624iX/DFE-2624i is connected to (COM1or COM2) using the drop-down list next to Connect using.

 Step 11 Click OK.

 Step 12 In the COMX Properties window(where X represents the COM port number) configure the followingparameters using the drop-down lists:

Bits per second - 9600
Data bits - 8
Parity - None
Stop bits - 1
Flow control - Hardware 

Step 13 Click OK.

 Step 14 Once HyperTerminal is connectedto the hub select the Out of Band/Console Configuration menu andset Serial Port Type to Console.

Step 15 Save the settings.

Note: Out-of-band uses SLIP protocol for the firmwareupgrade process. The process for this type of firmware upgrade ismore complicated and will not be described in this FAQ. Instead ofusing the console port and HyperTerminal the firmware is upgradedusing Telnet and the upgrade progress cannot be viewed.

Step 16 Select the Software Update menu andconfigure the below settings:

Software Update - Enable
Software Update Mode - Network
Boot Protocol - TFTP ONLY
Boot Server IP Address - The LAN IP address of your PC (i.e.192.168.0.105)
Boot File Name - C:\dlink\2600.cfg, where C represents the driveletter of your hard drive and dlink represents the directory wherethe 2600.cfg file is located

Step 17 Save the settings.

Step 18 Select Menu > System Reset. SelectYES and then press Enter to reboot the hub.

Step 19 The firmware update progress will bedisplayed in HyperTerminal. When the firmware upgrade is completeselect the System Configuration menu and check the SoftwareVersion. It should match the version of firmware you just upgradedto. If not, repeat Steps 14-18.