Appendix A. Uploading Procedures

Revision History
Revision 2.01 2003-12-14 mrb
v2.01 release

This appendix will teach you

  • How to access embedded content for testing

  • How to upload new content

  • How to update the operating system

The MOB-IP-SIM™ includes FTP and HTTP content servers to which custom content may be uploaded. The operating system of the MOB-IP-SIM™ may also, if required, be updated by FTP.

The user has complete read/write access to the embedded FTP server. The user account is accessible with a user name of test and password of ftp. To view the files using a web browser, ftp to the simulator using the format ftp://test:ftp@ipaddress/. The server ships with the following five binary test files:

  • 200k 204800 bytes of random data

  • 200k10 200000 bytes of random data

  • 50k 51200 bytes of random data

  • 50k10 50000 bytes of random data

  • MD5.txt MD5 checksums of the above four files

You can install more files with any standard FTP client. To update the operating system, FTP the binary file (instructions) into the root directory of the MOB-IP-SIM™, naming it upgrade.bin. After the transfer is complete, click on the Restart button at the bottom of the Configuration menu. The ERROR LED will blink once, then remain on during the the reset process, which will take five to seven minutes following the firmware upload. Normal operation will be possible when the ERROR light has gone off.

The embedded HTTP server reads the following files or directories from the web directory that is also accessible by FTP:

  • index.htm : The front page for the MOB-IP-SIM

  • mobipdemo.htm : The menu page for the demo files

  • mobipdemo_files : Directory for the demo files

  • config : Directory for the built-in configuration forms

  • copyright : Directory for the terms of use, copyright information, and acknowledgments

  • logs : MOB-IP-SIM™ generated logs

  • docs : Directory for the embedded documentation

Of the above HTML files, only the index.htm file is modifiable by the user, though custom HTML pages may be installed to provide content for mobile access testing. To view the files using a web browser, ftp to the simulator using the format ftp://test:ftp@ipaddress/web/.