Note Number: CTN0014

Product Line: 1500P

Date Issued: Dec 2007

Subject: Capacity License Upgrade Procedure

General
This Technical Note describes the procedure that should be used in order to upgrade the capacity of
Ceragon's license-based products.
Applicable products:
Fast Ethernet IDMs
Capacity options: 50 Mbps, 100 Mbps and 150/200 Mbps
Upgrade options: 50
100 Mbps and 100
150/200 Mbps
FibeAir 640P
Capacity options: 32 E1s, 48 E1s and 64 E1s, or 28 T1s, 40 T1s and 64 T1s.
Upgrade options: 32 E1s
48 E1s and 48 E1s
64 E1s, or 28 T1s
40 T1s and 40 T1s
64 T1s.
Gigabit Ethernet IDMs
Capacity options: 150 Mbps, 300 Mbps and 400 Mbps
Upgrade options: 150
300 Mbps and 300
400 Mbps
New Gigabit Ethernet (IP-MAX2) IDMs
Capacity options: 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps, 300 Mbps and 400 Mbps
ACM (Adaptive Code modulation) mode options: Disabled, Enabled
Upgrade options: 100
200/300/400 Mbps, 200
300/400 Mbps and 300
400 Mbps
ACM mode upgrade options: Disabled
Enabled
To upgrade FE, 640P and GbE systems, a license code (string) must be uploaded to the IDU using an
external application (FlexibleIP). Capacity license is based on MUX card serial number (as displayed in
CeraView).
To upgrade the new GbE (IP-MAX2) systems, a license file must be downloaded to the IDC using the
software download mechanism. Capacity license is based on MUX card serial number (as displayed in
CeraView). ACM mode license is based on MODEM card serial number (as displayed in CeraView).
License codes and license files are provided by support@ceragon.com using the Capacity Upgrade
License Request (Rev1.1) form (see link below).

Capacity License Upgrade Procedure

Capacity Upgrade using the FlexibleIP Application

Applicable for FE, 640P, and GbE systems (but not for IP-MAX2).
To upgrade your system to a higher capacity, make sure you have the following:
New license code (string)
Upgrade procedure
FlexibleIP software version 0.0.0.10 (in a zip file)
The FlexibleIP application (and the license request form) can be downloaded from Ceragon's Technical
Support FTP site (browse to Tech Support
FibeAir Family
Tech Notes
Capacity License
Upgrade):
http://ftp1.ceragon.com/remote_access.php?UID=tech@a.com&Key=44E9q1OkcNqC2&FACE=en&Fri
=10

Note that the FlexibleIP application runs only on a Windows OS.

Upgrade Procedure:
1.

Extract the FlexibleIP.zip file to a folder on your PC.

2.

Power on the IDU.

3.

Connect your PC to the Ethernet management port of the IDC (for direct connection, use an
Ethernet crossover cable).
Note: Connecting to the system from a remote site is possible, but may not work due to Firewall
configurations.

4.

Launch the FlexibleIP application.

5.

Enter the IDC IP address and click Connect.

Capacity License Upgrade Procedure

6.

Select the drawer (IDM) you want to upgrade first (left or right) and enter the MUX Serial
Number and the Max Bit Rate (Mbps), as they appear in your upgrade license request (see
options below). Then enter the License Key.
Note: The License Key is case-sensitive. Make sure no spaces are added after the key.

7.

Click Update.

8.

Reboot the IDM and verify the max bit rate using CeraView.

9.

Restart the application if you want to upgrade the other drawer or another unit.

Max Bit Rate Options:

FE IDMs: 50, 100, 200 (for 150, select 200)

640P IDMs: 45 (for 28 T1s), 69 (for 32 E1s or 40 T1s), 116 (for 48 E1s), 155 (for 64 E1s or 64
T1s)

GbE IDMs: 150, 300, 400

GbE (IP-MAX2) IDMs: 100, 200, 300, 400

IP-MAX2 Capacity Upgrade using CeraView

Capacity upgrade for GigaBit IDMs (IP-MAX2) can be upgraded by downloading the license file.
Ceragon's software download mechanism is used to download the license files (max rate and ACM) to
the IDC using the same procedure as that for a standard software download (see appendix A for the
detailed software download procedure).
See Appendix B for license file examples and explanations.
To upgrade your system to a higher capacity or for ACM mode, make sure you have the following:
New license file(s)
Upgrade procedure
IP-MAX2 IDMs and IDCs with software that supports the IDMs (GbE SW package IDC5.10d4 or
above).
CeraView2.21 or later
CeraView can be downloaded from Ceragon's Technical Support FTP site (browse to Tech Support

FibeAir Family
CeraView):
http://ftp1.ceragon.com/remote_access.php?UID=tech@a.com&Key=44E9q1OkcNqC2&FACE=en&Fri
=10

Capacity License Upgrade Procedure

Upgrade Steps:
1.

Obtain license file(s) from support@ceragon.com and store them on your PC.

2.

Configure CeraView software download TFTP parameters.

3.

Launch CeraView and download license files to the IDC (in the IDC file location).

4.

Restart the IDM.

5.

Launch CeraView, and verify that you can select the requested bit rate and ACM adaptive mode.

For additional information, please contact us at support@ceragon.com.

Capacity License Upgrade Procedure

Appendix A: Software Download Procedure

This appendix provides the recommended software upgrade steps.

1.

Preliminary Steps

Record the Existing Software Versions

a. Launch CeraView.
b. Record the current software versions in File
System Information
Versions, or check them
using the Configuration Report.
c. Contact Ceragon support to verify that the software upgrade is possible for your current
configuration.

2.

Configure CeraView TFTP Parameters

TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is used for software download. Its parameters should be
configured using CeraView.
a. Close all open sessions in CeraView.
b. Create a new folder in drive C called dwld (C:\dwld) and store all download files in the folder.
c. Select Start
Programs
CeraView
CeraView Configuration. The CeraView
Configuration screen appears.

d. Select the File Transfer Configuration tab.

e. In the TFTP Server Address field, enter the IP address of the PC.

Capacity License Upgrade Procedure

f.

In the TFTP Files Location field, browse to the folder path where the download files are located
(C:\dwld).
g. Leave the default settings in the TFTP Timeout and TFTP Retries fields (90 seconds and 4
respectively).
h. In the Use Internal TFTP Server field, select True.
i. Click Apply, and then Close.

3.

File Download using CeraView

a. Launch CeraView.
b. Select File
Software Download.
The Software Download screen appears.

c. Verify that the File Location and the TFTP Server IP Address are displayed correctly.
Click Select in the IDC field to browse through the different IDC software versions and license
files (only files stored in the File Location with the corresponding file extensions will be available
for selection).
d. Download the license file(s) to the IDC.
e. Click Apply to start the download.
The download status will appear in the Download Log.

Capacity License Upgrade Procedure

Appendix B: IP-MAX2 License File Explanations

This appendix provides IP-MAX2 license file explanations and examples.
Max Bit Rate (Capacity) License
This license is used to determine the maximum capacity (bit rate) of the system.
The license file name is "B" (for "Bit Rate") and the last five digits of the MUX serial number.
For example: 400 Mbps for MUX s/n FC123456 - B23456_.s.lic.
To know the max bit rate supported by this license, open the license file using Notepad and check the
second line.

Note: You can tell which capacity license your IDM has based on the options displayed in CeraView's
Multi-Rate-Multi-Constellation window.

ACM Mode License

This license is used to allow the system to operate in Adaptive Modulation mode.
The license filename is "A" (for "ACM") and the last five digits of the MODEM serial number.
For example: ACM Adaptive mode MODEM s/n FC123456 - A23456_.s.lic.
To know if ACM Adaptive mode is supported by this license, open the license file using Notepad and
check the second line: "BR:0:0;" means ACM Adaptive mode is supported.

Capacity License Upgrade Procedure

Note: You can tell if the IDM supports ACM adaptive mode by checking if it is displayed in
CeraView's Adaptive Code Modulation window.
ACM Adaptive Mode supported

Capacity License Upgrade Procedure

ACM Fixed Mode (Adaptive not supported)