Netgear UTM9S UTM9S User Manual - Page 410
Update the Scan Signatures and Scan Engine Firmware, Reboot without Changing the Firmware
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ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) Appliance 3. Click Install Uploaded Firmware. (If you decide that you do not want to install the uploaded firmware, you can click Remove to remove the uploaded firmware.) Note: The license is verified during the firmware installation process, and the Install status bar shows the progress of the installation process. 4. After the firmware installation process is complete, the newly installed firmware is the secondary firmware and not the active firmware. Ensure that the Activation radio button for the secondary firmware is selected (it should have been selected automatically). 5. Click the Reboot button at the bottom of the screen to start the reboot process. A counter at the top of the screen displays the remaining time before the UTM actually reboots. 6. Log back in to the UTM. The System Status screen displays. 7. In the System Information section of the System Status screen, verify that the newly installed firmware is the active firmware and that the old firmware is now the secondary firmware. Note: In some cases, such as a major upgrade, it might be necessary to erase the configuration and manually reconfigure your UTM after upgrading it. Refer to the firmware release notes that NETGEAR makes available. Reboot without Changing the Firmware To reboot the UTM without changing the firmware: 1. In the Firmware Reboot section of the Firmware screen (see the previous figure), select the active firmware version by selecting the Activation radio button for the firmware that is shown as active in the Type column. 2. Click Reboot. The UTM reboots. During the reboot process, the Firmware screen remains visible. The reboot process is complete after several minutes when the Test LED on the front panel goes off and the Firmware screen disappears. 3. Log back in to the UTM. Update the Scan Signatures and Scan Engine Firmware To scan and detect viruses, spyware, and other malware threats, the UTM's scan engine requires two components: • A pattern file that contains the virus signature files and virus database • Firmware that functions in conjunction with the pattern file Network and System Management 410