Netgear ME101 ME101 User Manual - Page 11

Changing the Password for the Bridge, Upgrading the Bridge - firmware

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Changing the Password for the Bridge You can use the configuration utility to change the password for the bridge. To do so, you must have the bridge directly connected to a computer. See Installing the ME101 on page 4 and Installing the Configuration Utility on page 7. Note: If you reset the bridge by pressing the Default button on the bridge, the password reverts to the default password: password. 1. Choose Programs>NETGEAR ME101 Bridge>ME101 Configuration Utility from the Start menu. 2. If the bridge's name doesn't appear in the Bridge Name list, select Browse to have the utility search for an active bridge. 3. Type password as the password. 4. Click Login. 5. Click the Configuration tab. 6. Type the old password in the Old Password box. 7. Type a new password in the New Password box. 8. Re-type the new password in the Confirm Password box. 9. Click Apply. 10. If you are through making changes, click Exit. Upgrading the Bridge If there's a firmware upgrade, download the software from www.NETGEAR.com to your computer and then use the configuration utility to upgrade the bridge. 1. Choose Programs>NETGEAR ME101 Bridge>ME101 Configuration Utility from the Start menu. 2. If the bridge's name doesn't appear in the Bridge Name list, select Browse to have the utility search for the bridge. 3. Type the bridge's password. (password is the default.) 4. Click Login. 5. Click the Upgrade tab. 6. Click Browse and locate the downloaded software. 7. Click Upgrade. 8. If you are through making changes, click Exit. 9

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Changing the Password for the Bridge
You can use the configuration utility to change the password for the bridge. To do so, you must
have the bridge directly connected to a computer. See
Installing the ME101
on page 4 and
Installing the Configuration Utility
on page 7.
Note:
If you reset the bridge by pressing the
Default
button on the bridge, the password reverts
to the default password:
password
.
1.
Choose
Programs>NETGEAR ME101 Bridge>ME101
Configuration Utility
from the
Start
menu.
2.
If the bridge
s name doesn
t appear in the
Bridge Name
list, select
Browse
to have the utility search for an active
bridge.
3.
Type
password
as the password.
4.
Click
Login
.
5.
Click the
Configuration
tab.
6.
Type the old password in the
Old Password
box.
7.
Type a new password in the
New Password
box.
8.
Re-type the new password in the
Confirm Password
box.
9.
Click
Apply
.
10.
If you are through making changes, click
Exit
.
Upgrading the Bridge
If there
s a firmware upgrade, download the software from
www.NETGEAR.com to your computer and then use the
configuration utility to upgrade the bridge.
1.
Choose
Programs>NETGEAR ME101 Bridge>ME101
Configuration Utility
from the
Start
menu.
2.
If the bridge
s name doesn
t appear in the
Bridge Name
list, select
Browse
to have the utility search for the bridge.
3.
Type the bridge
s password. (
password
is the default.)
4.
Click
Login
.
5.
Click the
Upgrade
tab.
6.
Click
Browse
and locate the downloaded software.
7.
Click
Upgrade
.
8.
If you are through making changes, click
Exit
.
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