Updating Ion Classic Windows 7 from 2.4.0

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Hello all. 
 New to the community! 
 I am a parent volunteer (former lighting guy from the dark ages of the Express 48/96 days) at my kids high school and getting their technical side of things in order. According to the pics of how to identify which version of the condole we have, We appear to have an ETC Ion Classic Windows 7. It is currently operating on 2.4.0 and has not been updated in quite some time. 
 Any issues with going straight from 2.4.0 to the most recent 3.2? It will be quite a jump, just want to make sure that there won't be any issues. 
 
 Thank You

eos moderator · Accepted Answer

That means, your console looks like this? 
 Speaking from a software point of view updating directly is certainly possible. 
 There are some things to consider, some might be irrelevant depending on your venue and workflows. 
 
 Starting with 3.2 you can't use the EDMX (ETC Net2) network protocol anymore. It was one of the legacy DMX-over-network protocols. 
 Starting with 3.2 you can't use the aRFR/iRFR classic apps anymore. The newer (non-classic) apps aRFR/iRFR still work. 
 Because all connected Eos devices need to use the same software version make sure also your backup console (if any) or designer client or classroom computers where they use the same software can also update 
 
 And of course when doing such a big step (2.4 is over 7 years old) it's important to allow for time to re-learn or re-train.

Updating Ion Classic Windows 7 from 2.4.0

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