How to Use USB Devices for Loading Patterns, Configurations and Firmwares
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How to Use USB Devices for Loading Patterns, Configurations and Firmwares
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TXOne Edge series products, including EdgeIPS, EdgeIPS Pro, EdgeIPS LE and EdgeFire, support using supported USB devices to load patterns, configurations and firmwares. To ensure optimal operation, only the USB devices listed below are currently Supported.
After a supported USB device is plugged in, you can perform the following tasks.
- Back up configuration
- Load pattern from USB disk
- Load configuration from USB disk
- Load firmware from USB disk
Given that this feature allows anyone with a supported USB disk to perform the above tasks, the physical security of your Edge series device must be considered carefully.
Applicable Version
All versions of EdgeIPS, EdgeIPS Pro, EdgeIPS LE & EdgeFire
Details
1. Backing Up Configuration
- Plug a supported USB disk device into the USB port on the front panel of your Edge series device.
- Upon successful detection of the USB disk device, the corresponding LED as listed below will change to a steady green (EdgeIPS, EdgeIPS Pro & EdgeIPS LE) / amber (EdgeFire). Relevant system logs can also be checked to confirm that a supported USB disk device was detected when inserted. This state is referred to as the “Default Action” state.
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED | LED Color/State |
| Default State – USB Disk Plugged in | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Steady |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | ||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | ||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | ||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Amber – Steady |
If an unsupported USB device is plugged in, it will simply be ignored, and no further action will be taken.
- The function of the reset button will also change until the USB device is unplugged. When a USB device is plugged in, the reset button will not serve as the reboot/factory reset button. It will instead serve as a button to cycle through a set of possible actions that may be taken during this time.
- Press the reset button for more than 10 seconds to back up configuration. The corresponding LED as listed below will blink.
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED | LED Color/State |
| Back Up Configuration | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Blinking once every 0.5 seconds |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | ||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | ||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | ||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Amber – Blinking once every 0.5 seconds |
- Once the reset button is released, the LED will be restored to the default state (as shown in the table in step 2).
- If any error occurs, the corresponding LED as listed below will indicate it.
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED | LED Color/State |
| Error | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green & Red – Alternating once every second |
| EdgeIPS 103 | FAULT | Red – Blinking once every second | |
| EdgeIPS Pro 1048/2096/2008 | FAIL | ||
| EdgeIPS Pro 216 | FAULT | ||
| EdgeIPS LE | FAULT | ||
| EdgeFire | FAULT |
An error can only be cleared if:
1. The reset button is pressed once more (LEDs return to default states with no action selected), or
2. The USB disk is unplugged.
- Relevant system logs can be checked to verify if the configuration backup was completed successfully or not.
- Unplug the USB disk, after which the LEDs will return to their states prior to the USB disk device being plugged in (USB / USB/F (EdgeIPS 102) / IPS/IDS (EdgeFire) LED off), and relevant system logs will show that the USB disk has been unplugged.
Since configuration files are usually not very large, this process may finish quickly.
2. Loading Pattern from USB Device
- Create a folder “TXOne” and a subfolder “pattern“ in the TXOne folder on a supported USB disk.
- Save a pattern file you would like to load onto your Edge series device on your USB disk under the path “/TXOne/pattern/“. Assuming the filename of the pattern file is “pattern.acf”, the file path on the USB disk would be “/TXOne/pattern/pattern.acf”.
Saving pattern files under other paths or incorrect folder names will cause the file to not be detected during the pattern load process.
Folder names are case-insensitive. If multiple pattern files exist in the folder, the newest one will be used.
- Plug your USB disk into the USB port on the front panel of your Edge series device.
- Upon successful detection of the USB disk, the corresponding LED as listed below will change to a steady green (EdgeIPS, EdgeIPS Pro & EdgeIPS LE) / amber (EdgeFire). Relevant system logs can also be checked to confirm that a supported USB disk was detected when inserted. This state is referred to as the “Default Action” state.
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED | LED Color/State |
| Default State – USB Disk Plugged in | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Steady |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | ||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | ||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | ||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Amber – Steady |
If an unsupported USB device is plugged in, it will simply be ignored, and no further action will be taken.
- The function of the reset button will also change until the USB disk is unplugged. When a USB disk is plugged in, the reset button will not serve as the reboot/factory reset button. It will instead serve as a button to cycle through a set of possible actions that may be taken during this time.
- Give the reset button one short press to toggle to the “Load Pattern from USB Disk” action. The LEDs will change to the following colors/states.
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED 1 | LED 1 Color/State | LED 2 | LED 2 Color/State |
| Toggle to Pattern Load | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Steady | IPS/IDS | Green –Blinking once every second |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | STATUS | |||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | STATE | |||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | STATE | |||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Green & Amber – Alternating once every second | ––– | ||
- The action must be confirmed within 10 seconds by holding down the reset button for more than 3 seconds. After the reset button is pressed more than 3 seconds, the LEDs will change to the following colors/states.
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED 1 | LED 1 Color/State | LED 2 | LED 2 Color/State |
| Pattern Load Action Confirmed | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Steady | IPS/IDS | Green –Blinking once every 0.5 seconds |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | STATUS | |||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | STATE | |||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | STATE | |||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Green & Amber – Alternating once every 0.5 seconds | ––– | ||
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED 1 | LED 1 Color/State | LED 2 | LED 2 Color/State |
| Pattern Load in Progress | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Blinking once every 0.5 seconds | IPS/IDS | Green –Blinking once every 0.5 seconds |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | STATUS | |||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | STATE | |||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | STATE | |||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Green or Amber – Steady | ––– | ||
When the pattern load is in progress on EdgeFire, the color of the IPS/IDS LED stays the same as it was before the reset button was released. For example, if the IPS/IDS LED was green when the reset button was released, it will remain green during the pattern load. The same is true for an amber IPS/ID LED; it will remain amber throughout the pattern load.
9. If any error occurs, the corresponding LED as listed below will indicate it.| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED | LED Color/State |
| Error | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green & Red – Alternating once every second |
| EdgeIPS 103 | FAULT | Red – Blinking once every second | |
| EdgeIPS Pro 1048/2096/2008 | FAIL | ||
| EdgeIPS Pro 216 | FAULT | ||
| EdgeIPS LE | FAULT | ||
| EdgeFire | FAULT |
An error can only be cleared if:
1. The reset button is pressed once more (LEDs return to default states with no action selected), or
2. The USB disk is unplugged.
- Relevant system logs can be checked to verify if the pattern load was completed successfully or not. If so, the LEDs will be restored to the default state (as shown in the table in step 4).
- Unplug the USB disk, after which the LEDs will return to their states prior to the USB disk being plugged in (USB / USB/F (EdgeIPS 102) / IPS/IDS (EdgeFire) LED off), and relevant system logs will show that the USB disk has been unplugged.
3. Loading Configuration from USB Device
- Create a folder “TXOne” and a subfolder “config“ in the TXOne folder on a supported USB disk.
- Save a configuration file you would like to load onto your Edge series device on your USB disk under the path “/TXOne/config/“. Assuming the filename of the configuration file is “config.acf”, the file path on the USB disk would be “/TXOne/config/config.acf”.
Saving configuration files under other paths or incorrect folder names will cause the file to not be detected during the configuration load process.
Folder names are case-insensitive. If multiple configuration files exist in the folder, the newest one will be used.
- Plug your USB disk into the USB port on the front panel of your Edge series device.
- Upon successful detection of the USB disk, the corresponding LED as listed below will change to a steady green (EdgeIPS, EdgeIPS Pro & EdgeIPS LE) / amber (EdgeFire). Relevant system logs can also be checked to confirm that a supported USB disk was detected when inserted. This state is referred to as the “Default Action” state.
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED | LED Color/State |
| Default State – USB Disk Plugged in | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Steady |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | ||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | ||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | ||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Amber – Steady |
If an unsupported USB device is plugged in, it will simply be ignored, and no further action will be taken.
- The function of the reset button will also change until the USB disk is unplugged. When a USB disk is plugged in, the reset button will not serve as the reboot/factory reset button. It will instead serve as a button to cycle through a set of possible actions that may be taken during this time.
- Give the reset button two short presses to toggle to the “Load Configuration from USB Disk” action. The LEDs will change to the following colors/states.
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED 1 | LED 1 Color/State | LED 2 | LED 2 Color/State |
| Toggle to Configuration Load | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Steady | MANAGED | Green –Blinking once every second |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | MGMT | |||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | MGMT | |||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | MGMT | |||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Amber – Steady | MGMT |
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED 1 | LED 1 Color/State | LED 2 | LED 2 Color/State |
| Configuration Load Action Confirmed | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Steady | MANAGED | Green –Blinking once every 0.5 seconds |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | MGMT | |||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | MGMT | |||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | MGMT | |||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Amber – Steady | MGMT |
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED 1 | LED 1 Color/State | LED 2 | LED 2 Color/State |
| Configuration Load in Progress | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Blinking once every 0.5 seconds | MANAGED | Green –Blinking once every 0.5 seconds |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | MGMT | |||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | MGMT | |||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | MGMT | |||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Amber – Blinking once every 0.5 seconds | MGMT |
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED | LED Color/State |
| Error | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green & Red – Alternating once every second |
| EdgeIPS 103 | FAULT | Red – Blinking once every second | |
| EdgeIPS Pro 1048/2096/2008 | FAIL | ||
| EdgeIPS Pro 216 | FAULT | ||
| EdgeIPS LE | FAULT | ||
| EdgeFire | FAULT |
An error can only be cleared if:
1. The reset button is pressed once more (LEDs return to default states with no action selected), or
2. The USB disk is unplugged.
- Relevant system logs can be checked to verify if the configuration load was completed successfully or not. If so, the LEDs will be restored to the default state (as shown in the table in step 4).
- Unplug the USB disk, after which the LEDs will return to their states prior to the USB disk being plugged in (USB / USB/F (EdgeIPS 102) / IPS/IDS (EdgeFire) LED off), and relevant system logs will show that the USB disk has been unplugged.
4. Loading Firmware from USB Device
- Create a folder “TXOne” and a subfolder “firmware“ in the TXOne folder on a supported USB disk.
- Save a firmware file you would like to load onto your Edge series device on your USB disk under the path “/TXOne/firmware/“. Assuming the filename of the firmware file is “firmware.acf”, the file path on the USB disk would be “/TXOne/firmware/firmware.acf”.
Saving firmware files under other paths or incorrect folder names will cause the file to not be detected during the firmware load process.
- Folder names are case-insensitive. If multiple firmware files exist in the folder, the newest one will be used.
- Various versions of the firmware files can be downloaded at the TXOne Download Center at https://download-center.cs.txone.com/.
- Plug your USB disk into the USB port on the front panel of your Edge series device.
- Upon successful detection of the USB disk, the corresponding LED as listed below will change to a steady green (EdgeIPS, EdgeIPS Pro & EdgeIPS LE) / amber (EdgeFire). Relevant system logs can also be checked to confirm that a supported USB disk was detected when inserted. This state is referred to as the “Default Action” state.
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED | LED Color/State |
| Default State – USB Disk Plugged in | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Steady |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | ||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | ||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | ||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Amber – Steady |
If an unsupported USB device is plugged in, it will simply be ignored, and no further action will be taken.
- The function of the reset button will also change until the USB disk is unplugged. When a USB disk is plugged in, the reset button will not serve as the reboot/factory reset button. It will instead serve as a button to cycle through a set of possible actions that may be taken during this time.
- Give the reset button three short presses to toggle to the “Load Firmware from USB Disk” action. The LEDs will change to the following colors/states.
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED 1 | LED 1 Color/State | LED 2 | LED 2 Color/State | LED 3 | LED 3 Color/State |
| Toggle to Firmware Load | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Steady | IPS/IDS | Green – Blinking once every second | MANAGED | Green – Blinking once every second |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | STATUS | MGMT | ||||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | STATE | MGMT | ||||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | STATE | MGMT | ||||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Green & Amber – Alternating once every second | ––– | MGMT | |||
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED 1 | LED 1 Color/State | LED 2 | LED 2 Color/State | LED 3 | LED 3 Color/State |
| Firmware Load Action Confirmed | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Steady | IPS/IDS | Green – Blinking once every 0.5 seconds | MANAGED | Green – Blinking once every 0.5 seconds |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | STATUS | MGMT | ||||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | STATE | MGMT | ||||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | STATE | MGMT | ||||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Green & Amber – Alternating once every 0.5 seconds | ––– | MGMT | |||
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED 1 | LED 1 Color/State | LED 2 | LED 2 Color/State | LED 3 | LED 3 Color/State |
| Firmware Load in Progress | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green – Blinking once every 0.5 seconds | IPS/IDS | Green – Blinking once every 0.5 seconds | MANAGED | Green – Blinking once every 0.5 seconds |
| EdgeIPS 103 | USB | STATUS | MGMT | ||||
| EdgeIPS Pro | USB | STATE | MGMT | ||||
| EdgeIPS LE | USB | STATE | MGMT | ||||
| EdgeFire | IPS/IDS | Green or Amber – Steady | ––– | MGMT | Green – Steady or off | ||
- When the firmware load is in progress on EdgeFire, the color of the IPS/IDS LED stays the same as it was before the reset button was released. For example, if the IPS/IDS LED was green when the reset button was released, it will remain green
during the firmware load. The same is true for an amber IPS/ID LED; it will remain amber throughout the firmware load. - When the firmware load is in progress on EdgeFire, the state of the MGMT LED stays the same as it was before the reset button was released. For example, if the MGMT LED was on when the reset button was released, it will remain a steady
green during the firmware load. The same is true for an off status; it will remain off throughout the firmware load.
| State/Action | Edge Series Device | LED | LED Color/State |
| Error | EdgeIPS 102 | USB/F | Green & Red – Alternating once every second |
| EdgeIPS 103 | FAULT | Red – Blinking once every second | |
| EdgeIPS Pro 1048/2096/2008 | FAIL | ||
| EdgeIPS Pro 216 | FAULT | ||
| EdgeIPS LE | FAULT | ||
| EdgeFire | FAULT |
An error can only be cleared if:
1. The reset button is pressed once more (LEDs return to default states with no action selected), or
2. The USB disk is unplugged.
- Relevant system logs can be checked to verify if the firmware load was completed successfully or not. If so, the LEDs will be restored to the default state (as shown in the table in step 4).
- Unplug the USB disk, after which the LEDs will return to their states prior to the USB disk being plugged in (USB / USB/F (EdgeIPS 102) / IPS/IDS (EdgeFire) LED off), and relevant system logs will show that the USB disk has been unplugged.
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