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Checking for New Firmware in the Router Upgrade Screen, Check for and update your firmware manually

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N150 Wireless Router WNR1000 User Manual • Check for and update your firmware manually. You can compare versions, obtain new firmware from NETGEAR's website, and then upload it. See "Updating Manually to New Router Firmware" on page 6-9. Note: Before updating the router software, NETGEAR recommends that you save your configuration settings (see "Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration" on page 6-6). A firmware update might cause the router settings to revert to the factory defaults. If this happens, after completing the update, you can restore your settings from the backup. Checking for New Firmware in the Router Upgrade Screen To check for new firmware and allow the router to automatically install it: 1. Select Router Upgrade under Maintenance in the main menu. The Router Upgrade screen displays. Figure 6-6 2. Check for new software versions by clicking the Check button. • If a new version is found, information about it appears. Figure 6-7 6-8 v1.0, January 2009 Using Network Monitoring Tools

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N150 Wireless Router WNR1000 User Manual
6-8
Using Network Monitoring Tools
v1.0, January 2009
•
Check for and update your firmware manually
. You can compare versions, obtain new
firmware from NETGEAR’s website, and then upload it. See
“Updating Manually to New
Router Firmware” on page 6-9
.
Checking for New Firmware in the Router Upgrade Screen
To check for new firmware and allow the router to automatically install it:
1.
Select
Router Upgrade
under Maintenance in the main menu. The Router Upgrade screen
displays.
2.
Check for new software versions by clicking the
Check
button.
•
If a new version is found, information about it appears.
Note:
Before updating the router software, NETGEAR recommends that you save your
configuration settings (see
“Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration” on
page 6-6
). A firmware update might cause the router settings to revert to the
factory defaults. If this happens, after completing the update, you can restore
your settings from the backup.
Figure 6-6
Figure 6-7