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Where To Find The Firmware Version Of A Room Alert Monitor

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AVTECH recommends regularly checking that your Room Alert Monitors are running the most recent firmware version.

Your Room Alert Monitor’s current firmware version appears in several places:

* Room Alert ‘S’ models are not compatible with the Device Discovery utility.

In the Room Alert’s web interface

The best place to view your unit’s firmware version is directly on the unit’s web interface. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Open your Room Alert Monitor’s web interface. For instructions, please see our FAQ, How To Open Your Room Alert Monitor’s Built-in Web Interface.

2. You’ll see the firmware version displayed on the left side of the Status page header.

– Note that the green check mark check next to the firmware version indicates that your unit is running the most recent firmware.

– If your unit is not running the most recent firmware version, you will see a red circle-backslash symbol with the latest version number: NewFW .

In your Room Alert Account

Your Room Alert Account displays the firmware version the device was running when it last pushed data to the site, in both the Inventory list and in each unit’s Device Details page. To view your firmware version in your Room Alert Account, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your account at RoomAlert.com.

2. Select Devices from the navigation bar to the left.

3. You’ll see the Inventory tab, where you may find the version for each of your devices in the Firmware Version column.

4. You may also select a device from the Inventory list to view the firmware version on the left side of the Device Details page.

In Room Alert Manager

To view your firmware version in Room Alert Manager, follow these steps:

1.Open Room Alert Manager in your web browser. You may open it by entering ‘localhost:9393’ or ‘<IP address of host system>:9393’ in your browser’s address bar. For more information, please see our FAQ, How to Open Room Alert Manager’s Web Interface.

2. Select Devices  in the navigation bar to the left of the screen.

3. A list of discovered devices appears. Each list entry includes a Firmware Version.

4. You may also select a unit from the list to see the firmware version in its Device Details page.

In the Device Discovery utility

To view your firmware version in Device Discovery, follow these steps:

1. Open AVTECH Device Discovery. You may find it in your Windows system typically through the default path, C:\Program Files\AVTECH Device Discovery Utility or C:\Program Files (x86)\AVTECH Device Discovery Utility.

2. Select Search to bring up a list of discovered devices.

3. You’ll see the firmware version of all units in the fourth column under Version.

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If your unit is not running the most current firmware version, you can update the firmware by following these instructions: How To Update Firmware On AVTECH Devices.

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You may find Windows Command Prompt at the following path:

  • Windows 7 & 8
    Start--> All Programs--> Accessories--> Command Prompt
  • Windows 10
    Start--> All Apps--> Windows System--> Command Prompt

To run Windows Command Prompt as an administrator:

  • Windows 7 & 8
    Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
  • Windows 10
    Right-click on Command Prompt, select More and then select Run as administrator.

Example Polling Method Properties saved in Orion SolarWinds:

If you are using this client, you should configure the general SNMPv3 Credentials, but leave the Read / Write SNMPv3 Credentials section blank.

Room Alert Link- Supported Firmware Updates



Current S modelsCurrent E models
Room Alert 32SRoom Alert 32E
Room Alert 12SRoom Alert 12E
Room Alert 4E
Room Alert 3E

Room Alert Manager - Compatible Devices

The latest version of Room Alert Manager supports only the devices below.

It does not support any legacy Room Alert or TemPageR models.

Current S modelsCurrent E models
Room Alert 32SRoom Alert 32E
Room Alert 12SRoom Alert 12E
Room Alert 3SRoom Alert 4E
Room Alert 3E
Room Alert 3W