You can upgrade the firmware or perform maintenance updates to one or more fixed ALPR units directly from Config Tool.
Before you begin
- Config Tool is running on the same system that hosts the ALPR manager role.
- Your Security Center user has the Upgrade ALPR units privilege.
- The unit you want to upgrade has a supported upgrade path to the new version.
- The SharpV units support upgrades using Config Tool. This requires the units to have a SharpOS 13.3 or later, depending on the unit you want to upgrade.
- Download a supported firmware version for the unit from GTAP.NOTE: You need to manually download the firmware file only if the Recommended option is not available.
IMPORTANT: It is recommended to schedule upgrades outside of core business
hours.
What you should know
NOTE: You can schedule multiple consecutive upgrades for the same SharpV unit. However, it is
recommended that a sufficient interval is maintained between the upgrades to ensure that
every upgrade is successful.
You can also update individual SharpV units from the respective Sharp Portal.
Procedure
After you finish
- When the update is complete, generate another Hardware inventory report and the Proposed firmware version column should display the next version that the unit needs to be upgraded to or up to date. You can also view the status of the upgrade from the report.
- You can view, modify, or delete the upgrade task in the following way:
- From the Config Tool homepage, open .
- From the left-hand pane, click the required scheduled task.NOTE: You can only modify details such as selected units, file path, and so on, until the firmware upgrade begins. To modify details after upgrade has started, you need to cancel the task and create a task with the correct details.