Netgear WGE101 WGE101 Reference Manual - Page 17

Upgrading the Bridge - firmware

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7. Select Open System or Shared as the Authentication Type. 8. Select 64 bits or 128 bits as the Key Length. 9. If the key is determined through software, type the phrase in the Passphrase box and click Generate. OR If you entered a key manually for your wireless router or access point, select a Key and type the hexadecimal values that are used with the wireless router or access point. 10. Click Apply. 11. If you are through making changes, click Logout. Upgrading the Bridge If there's a firmware upgrade, download the software from www.NETGEAR.com to your computer and then use the browser-based configuration software to upgrade the bridge. 1. Start your browser software. 2. Type http:// followed by the IP address for the bridge as the web address and press Enter (or Return). Note: The default value is 192.168.0.201. If you've set the bridge to use DHCP, check the router table to find out what the current address is for the bridge. 3. Type admin as the User ID and type the current password. (password is the default.) 4. Click OK. You'll see the Status page. 5. To upgrade the bridge, click Upgrade Firmware. 6. Click Browse and locate the downloaded software. 7. Click Upload. 8. If you are through making changes, click Logout. 15

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7.
Select
Open System
or
Shared
as the Authentication Type.
8.
Select
64 bits
or
128 bits
as the Key Length.
9.
If the key is determined through software, type the phrase in the Passphrase box and click
Generate
.
OR
If you entered a key manually for your wireless router or access point, select a Key and
type the hexadecimal values that are used with the wireless router or access point.
10. Click
Apply
.
11.
If you are through making changes, click
Logout
.
Upgrading the Bridge
If there
s a firmware upgrade, download the software from www.NETGEAR.com to your
computer and then use the browser-based configuration software to upgrade the bridge.
1.
Start your browser software.
2.
Type
http://
followed by the IP address for the bridge as the web address and press
Enter
(or
Return
).
Note:
The default value is
192.168.0.201
. If you
ve set the bridge to use DHCP, check the
router table to find out what the current address is for the bridge.
3.
Type
admin
as the User ID and
type the current password.
(
password
is the default.)
4.
Click
OK
.
You
ll see the Status page.
5.
To upgrade the bridge, click
Upgrade Firmware
.
6.
Click
Browse
and locate the
downloaded software.
7.
Click
Upload
.
8.
If you are through making changes,
click
Logout
.
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