Updating the firmware is essential for maintaining the reliability, security, and performance of your XBee Hive for Wi-SUN module. It ensures the device runs the latest software, which may include bug fixes, performance improvements, and new features.

Depending on your use case or status in the development cycle, you can update the firmware of your XBee Hive for Wi-SUN device with either of the following approaches:

Through the web UI

Using the Web UI to update the firmware is best suited for when the device is already deployed on the network.

  1. Download the firmware from the Digi Support FTP site to your local machine.

  2. Log in to the device’s WebUI as a user with full Admin access rights.

  3. On the main menu, select System.

  4. Under Administration, select Firmware Update.

  5. Select Choose file.

  6. Browse to the location of the firmware on your local file system and select the file.

  7. Select Update Firmware.

Through the CLI

Using the CLI to update firmware is best suited for quick tests or via automated processes.

  1. Download the firmware from the Digi Support FTP site to your local machine.

  2. Select the device in Remote Manager.

  3. Navigate to Actions, then select Open Console.

    1. You can also log in to the device’s local command line as a user with full Admin access rights.

  4. Load the firmware image onto the device into the /tmp directory.

  5. Run the following command: system firmware update file /tmp/<filename>.bin

  6. Reboot the device to run the new firmware image using the reboot command.