Upgrading HASP HL Key Firmware

The Firmware for older HASP HL keys has been modified to support future planned security enhancements in Sentinel LDK. Sentinel LDK automatically upgrades the Firmware on HASP HL keys from v.3.21 to the latest version (v.3.25). This occurs:

>when a HASP HL key with v.3.21 Firmware is connected to a computer where the Run-time Environment is being updated to v.1.15.

>when a customer connects a HASP HL key with v.3.21 Firmware to a computer where the Run-time Environment v.1.15 has been previously installed.

(You can determine the Firmware version of your HL key by viewing the key on the Sentinel Keys page of the Admin Control Center.)

For HL keys with Firmware earlier than version 3.21, the upgrade does not occur automatically. Customers can upgrade the Firmware to version 3.25 by applying the Firmware Update V2C. This is located on the machine where Sentinel LDK Vendor Suite is installed, in the directory:

%ProgramFiles(x86)\Thales\Sentinel LDK\Redistribute\Firmware Update\HASP HL\

During the Firmware upgrade, the relevant key will start to blink. Do not remove the key while it is blinking. If you remove the key too soon, the key may no longer be visible in Admin Control Center.

NOTE In the event the key is no longer visible using the Linux Run-time Environment, do the following on a Windows computer:

1.Install Sentinel LDK Run-time Environment.

2.Connect the HL key.

3.Run the application FirmwareUpdate.exe. This is located in the directory described above.

The HL key is upgraded to v.3.25 Firmware and will now be visible in the Linux Admin Control Center.