System Update and Recovery¶
xPico 200 series provides a range of system update and recovery functions that include secure bootloading, secure firmware upgrades, device management actions, and device recovery.
Dual Boot Bank Architecture¶
The xPico 200 series gateway has a dual boot bank architecture, which means there is a second partition on the gateway's internal flash. The secondary bank provides a safeguard during firmware upgrade so that you can upgrade while running the gateway. If an upgrade to one bank fails, the xPico gateway will reboot to the previous firmware on the second boot bank.
Secure Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) Update¶
The xPico 200 series gateway supports Firmware Over the Air (FOTA) update capability through the Device feature in Web Manager or through the firmware update Web API.
Updating firmware with the Web Manager uses the existing WLAN configuration and preserves the device configuration through the update process. Updates are protected against failure so that the device remains operable through potential interruptions. FOTA updates are stored on the device's internal flash and the system configuration is preserved.
Firmware Upgrade Using Web Manager¶
To upgrade firmware in the Web Manager, go to Device > Firmware Upgrade.
Select a valid firmware image to upload. You can obtain the latest firmware and release notes for the xPico 200 series gateway from the Lantronix Web site.
Be careful not to power off or reset the device while uploading the new firmware. Do not refresh the page or navigate to another page until the upload has completed.
Once the upload has completed and the new firmware has been verified and written, the device will automatically be rebooted.
Firmware Upgrade Using the Web API¶
You can use a client like cURL as part of a scriptable firmware upgrade.
For an example, see Firmware Upgrade API in the Web API reference.
Device Management Operations¶
You can perform the following device maintenance:
- Save the current device configuration
- Reboot the gateway
- Restore the gateway to factory defaults
Save the Configuration¶
The configuration settings are stored in Flash memory. You must save the configuration changes so that they will apply after a reboot.
In most cases, when you submit a change in the Web Manager, the changes are written to Flash and are applied immediately. In a few cases, you need to reboot the gateway in order for the change to take effect. These exceptions are noted in the Web Manager UI help text.
In the CLI, you need to "write" the change to Flash after performing an action. The CLI also provides informational messages to indicate what followup actions are required for the changes to take effect.
The "save" command, in both the Web Manager and the CLI, accomplishes the same task as "write;" it commits any cached configuration changes so that they will apply after a reboot.
To save configuration changes:
In Web Manager, go to Device and click Save.
In the CLI, navigate to the "status Device" level and run Save.
status Device > Save
Changes were saved.
If there are no cached changes, the message reads:
WARNING: There was nothing to save.
Reboot the gateway¶
Reboot powers down the device and restarts it. Before rebooting the device, save the configuration to ensure that any cached configuration changes are retained after reboot.
To reboot:
In Web Manager, go to Device and click Reboot. At the prompt, confirm that you want to reboot the device.
In the CLI, navigate to the "status Device" level and run Reboot.
status Device>reboot
CONFIRM: Reboot this device? (okay/cancel)okay
WARNING: Rebooting...
Command Line started.
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Restore the gateway to factory defaults¶
Restoring to factory defaults resets the device configuration to factory default settings. Any user changes to the configuration are lost.
To reset the gateway to factory default settings:
In the Web Manager, go to Device and click Factory Defaults. Confirm that you want to reload factory default settings.
The configuration will be set to factory defaults and xPico 200 will reboot. Reload the IP address in the browser and log in.
In the CLI, navigate to the "status Device" level and run Factory Defaults. Confirm that you want to reload factory default settings.
The configuration will be set to factory defaults and xPico 200 will reboot.
status Device>Factory Defaults
CONFIRM: Reload factory default settings? (okay/cancel)Okay
WARNING: Rebooting for factory defaults...
Command Line started.
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Device Recovery¶
If you are not able to boot the xPico 200 series gateway using the usual methods, Lantronix Device Installer can be used to recover the firmware. Use the Recover Firmware option to install firmware to recover the device using the serial port instead of the network.
Lantronix DeviceInstaller is a Windows-based application that provides installation and configuration options for Lantronix devices.
To download DeviceInstaller v4.4.0.5 or higher, go to https://www.lantronix.com/products/deviceinstaller/.