Upgrade the 3ComImpact External Digital Modem to Firmware Version 2.02 on a Macintosh Computer

(For 3ComImpacts with the 2.x platform which are 3C876 and 3C877. Upgrade paths for the 3C875 are no longer available)

Upgrading your 3ComImpact digital modem requires two main steps.

Install the latest software
Upgrade the firmware

Note the difference between the terms firmware and software. Software is the program that runs on your computer and is used to communicate with the digital modem. Firmware resides in the digital modem and controls the behavior of the digital modem.

There is a README.TXT included which has the 2.02 Release notes that cover the new features and fixes for 2.02. Besure to upgrade the 3Com software first, then follow the procedures to upgrade the 3ComImpact firmware to 2.02.

Procedures:

Remove the current 3ComImpact folder. (If you do not already have that version of firmware and software on diskette, you may want to make a copy.)
Downloaded the latest software from our FTP site and then double click on Impct202 to extract the files.
Create a new folder for release 2.02 then drag the release 2.02 files to that folder.
Double click the installer icon to install the latest 3ComImpact digital modem firmware.
From the 3ComImpact Installer window, click Update Firmware.
From the list box, select QA-2-02.BIN. Click Open.
NOTE: If the firmware file qa-2-02.bin does not appear, then it was not copied into the same folder as the release 2.02 software files.
A confirmation dialog box appears. Click OK. A message box provides the upgrade status. When the upgrade is complete, a message box indicates the upgrade was successful. Click OK.
The 3ComImpact Installer dialog box appears. Click Quit.