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RTU‐4000RackmountChassis
SoftwareReleaseNotes
RTU‐4000Firmware/SoftwareUpdates
TheRTU‐4000testplatformanditsfactory‐installedmodules(RTU‐4100)constantlyevolvetokeepupwithnewapplicationsand
advancedcapabilities.Gotowww.veexinc.comtodownloadthefullupgradepackagestokeepthemuptodate.Pleaserefertosoftware
upgradeprocedureattheendofthisdocument.
Softwareversion: 01.00.0009 November16,2021
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
Note: ProbeConfigurationTool1.4.8orlaterisrequiredforthisversiontoinstall/upgradeallRTUsoftware.The
Serial‐to‐USBdriverwillneedtobeinstalledonPCifconnectingviaserialinterface.Alltestmodules(RTU‐
4100)mustbeupgradedtotheirrespective01.02.0040versionstoassurecompatibility.
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSionwhich
requires:
VesionServerversion:4.2.2.24646
VesionRTU410Server:version4.2.2.24659
VeSionHTML5Web:version7.0.6441
VeSionGIS:version1.0.0.282
Generalfeatures:
1.
ChangedthebootupordertostartRTUservicesaftertheplatformstartupbinary.
Softwareversion: 01.00.0008 June10,2021
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
Note: ProbeConfigurationTool1.4.7orlaterisrequiredforthisversiontoinstall/upgradeallRTUsoftware.The
Serial‐to‐USBdriverwillneedtobeinstalledonPCifconnectingviaserialinterface.Alltestmodules(RTU‐
4100)mustbeupgradedtotheirrespective01.02.0036versionstoassurecompatibility.
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSionwhich
requires:
VesionServerversion:4.2.1.24193
VesionRTU410Server:version4.2.0.24193
VeSionHTML5Web:version7.0.5978
VeSionGIS:version1.0.0.232
Generalfeatures:
2.
EEPROMisusedtostoreIP/DNS/VeSionserversettingsinsteadofFLASH
3.
AdditionalFlashprotectionsadded

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RTU‐4000RackmountChassis
SoftwareReleaseNotes
Softwareversion: 01.00.0005 March16,2021
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
Note: ProbeConfigurationTool1.4.3orlaterisrequiredforthisversiontoinstall/upgradeallRTUsoftware.The
Serial‐to‐USBdriverwillneedtobeinstalledonPCifconnectingviaserialinterface.Alltestmodules(RTU‐
4100)mustbeupgradedtotheirrespective01.02.0033versionstoassurecompatibility.
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSionwhich
requires:
VesionServerversion:4.2.1.24193
VesionRTU410Server:version4.2.0.24193
VeSionHTML5Web:version7.0.5978
VeSionGIS:version1.0.0.232
Generalfeatures:
4.
Addressedthefileoverwritingissue.
5.
AddedsupportforHuaweiDatacard.
6.
Addedselftesttooltocheckplatform/systemenvironmentduringsystembootup.
7.
WhennoSDcarddetected,theformatcommandwillnotbeinitiated.
8.
NowallowsRTUtoworkevenwhennoSDcarddetected.
Softwareversion: 01.00.0003 May11,2020
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
Note: ProbeConfigurationTool1.4.0orlaterisrequiredforthisversiontoinstall/upgradeallRTUsoftware.The
RTUUSBdriverwillneedtobeinstalledonPCifconnectingviaserialinterface.Alltestmodules(RTU‐4100)
mustbeupgradedtotheirrespective01.02.0013versionstoassurecompatibility.
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSion:
VeSionServerversion:4.1.3.21851
VeSionHTML5version5.1.4860
VeSionRTU410Serverversion:3.1.7.21923
Generalfeatures:
1.
AddedDNSsupportinProbeConfigurationtool(coupledwithnewProbeConfigurationtool)

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RTU‐4000RackmountChassis
SoftwareReleaseNotes
Softwareversion: 01.00.0002‐LTE2 March26,2020
ReleaseScope:
FormalRelease.Generalavailability
Note:ProbeConfigurationTool1.4.0orlaterisrequiredforthisversiontoinstall/upgradeallRTUsoftware.TheRTU
USBdriverwillneedtobeinstalledonPCifconnectingviaserialinterface.Alltestmodules(RTU‐4100)mustbe
upgradedtotheirrespective01.02.0012versionstoassurecompatibility.
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSion:
VeSionServerversion:4.1.3.21851
VeSionHTML5version5.1.4860
VeSionRTU410Serverversion:3.1.7.21923
Generalfeatures:
1.
AddedVeSionsupportforLTEdongle.
Softwareversion: 01.00.0001 March20,2019
ReleaseScope:
InitialRelease.Generalavailability
Note:ProbeConfigurationTool1.3.3orlaterisrequiredforthisversiontoinstall/upgradeallRTUsoftware.TheRTU
USBdriverwillneedtobeinstalledonPCifconnectingviaserialinterface.Alltestmodules(RTU‐4100)mustbe
upgradedtotheirrespective01.01.0001versionstoassurecompatibility.
RTU‐4000/4100isdesignedtooperateinStandalonemodeorinacentralizedmonitoringsystemsuchasVeSion:
VeSionHTML5version5.0.3498
VeSionServerversion:4.0.7.19579
VeSionRTU410Serverversion:3.0.9.19579
Generalfeatures:
1.
ThenewRTU‐4000offersmodularityandimprovedsoftwarearchitecturetopotentiallysupportavarietyofother
feature‐richtestmodulesbuiltbyVeEX,likeOTDRs,RXT‐3000ComboandRXTOSAs.
2.
NewChassisSoftwarereleasetosupportthereleaseofthenewRTU‐4100OTDRmodule.
3.
AddedpowercommunicationsupportwiththeOXA4000OpticalSwitchorFWDMSwitchviaDB25interface.
4.
AddedsupporttheOX4000OpticalSwitchviaEthernetinterface.
5.
AddedsupportfortheLTEmodemoption.

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RTU‐4000RackmountChassis
SoftwareReleaseNotes
References 
UpdatingtheRTU4000/4100SystemSoftwareusingtheProbeConfigurationTool
Warning: Thesystemupdateprocedurereformatstheplatform’sinternalstorageandallresultsandprofilesareerased.Pleasefollow
theSection6.0proceduredocumentedintheRTU4000/4100Usermanual.Remembertosaveallimportantfilespriorto
updatingthesystemsoftware.
Onceyouhaveobtainedanduncompressedtheupdatepackagefiles(install_rtu4000_platform.shforthePlatformand
install_rtu4100_otdr.shfortheOTDRmodule),thesoftwareupdateprocedurecanbeperformedusingtheProbe
ConfigurationToolapplication.VeEX,Inc.willprovideVeSionupgradesoftwaretoanycustomerwithacurrent,active
softwaremaintenancelicense.ContactVeEXCustomerCaretorenewyourlicenseifithasexpiredandtogetthelatest
VeSionsystemsoftware.
Note: If installed in your PC, some file compression agents (applications) may show the resultingfileasacompressedSH
file,butthereisnoneedtoexpandthefileanymore.Keepitasis.
TheRTU‐4000mustbeconnectedtopower(AC/DCor‐48VDC)atalltimesduringtheentireupgradeprocess.DONOT
turnitoffatanytimeduringtheupgradeprocess.
i.
OpentheProbeConfigurationToolapplication.
ii.
ConnectthetestsettopowerandfollowthenormalprocedureinRTU4000/4100UserManualSection6.0.
iii.
First,installtheplatformsoftware.
Warning: Thesystemupdateprocedurereformatstheplatform’sinternalstorageandallresultsandprofilesareerased.
Pleasesaveallimportantfilespriortoupdatingthesystemsoftware.
iv.
Nextinstallthemodulesoftware.
Note: Themodulesoftwaremustbere‐installedafteranyPlatformsoftwareupgradehasoccurredevenif
noupgradeisrequiredforthemodule.
v.
TurnthetestsetOFFforseveralminutes,andthencheckusingProbeConfigurationToolthatthesoftware
wasproperlyinstalled.
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