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Manually Checking for Firmware Upgrades, Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Your Settings

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Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 User Manual Manually Checking for Firmware Upgrades You can use the Router Upgrade screen to manually check the NETGEAR website for newer versions of firmware for your product. Note: You can also check for upgrades from the NETGEAR website at http://www.netgear.com/support. To manually check for new firmware and install it on your wireless router: 1. Under Maintenance on the wireless router main menu, select Router Upgrade. 2. Click Browse, and locate the firmware you downloaded (the file ends in .img or .chk). 3. Click Upload to send the firmware to the wireless router. WARNING! When uploading firmware to the wireless router, do not interrupt the Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. If the browser is interrupted, it could corrupt the firmware. When the upload is complete, your wireless router automatically restarts. The upgrade process typically takes about 1 minute. Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether you must reconfigure the wireless router after upgrading. Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Your Settings The configuration settings of the wireless router are stored in a configuration file. This file can be backed up to your computer, restored, or reverted to factory default settings. The following procedures explains how to do these tasks. Chapter 5: Maintenance | 45

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Chapter 5:
Maintenance
|
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Wireless-N 150 Router WNR612v2 User Manual
Manually Checking for Firmware Upgrades
You can use the Router Upgrade screen to manually check the NETGEAR website for newer
versions of firmware for your product.
Note:
You can also check for upgrades from the NETGEAR website at
.
To manually check for new firmware and install it on your wireless router:
1.
Under Maintenance on the wireless router main menu, select Router Upgrade.
2.
Click
Browse
, and locate the firmware you downloaded (the file ends in .img or .chk).
3.
Click
Upload
to send the firmware to the wireless router.
WARNING!
When uploading firmware to the wireless router,
do not
interrupt
the Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading
a new page. If the browser is interrupted, it could corrupt the
firmware.
When the upload is complete, your wireless router automatically restarts. The upgrade
process typically takes about 1 minute. Read the new firmware release notes to
determine whether you must reconfigure the wireless router after upgrading.
Backing Up, Restoring, and Erasing Your Settings
The configuration settings of the wireless router are stored in a configuration file. This file can
be backed up to your computer, restored, or reverted to factory default settings. The following
procedures explains how to do these tasks.