Check For New Firmware And Update The Extender; Manually Upload Firmware To The Extender - NETGEAR EX5000 User Manual

Check for New Firmware and Update the Extender

Unless you changed the settings in the Firmware Update page previously, the extender
is set up to check for new firmware automatically at login.
To check manually for new firmware and, if available, update the firmware:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your
extender network.
2. Log in to your extender:
• If your extender and router use different WiFi network names (SSIDs), enter
www.mywifiext.net.
• If your extender and router use the same WiFi network name (SSID), enter
http://<extender's IP address> (for example, http://192.168.1.3).
For more information about how to find your extender's IP address, see Find
Extender's IP Address on page 44.
A login page displays.
3. Enter your admin user name and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
4.
If your browser displays the Menu icon
The extender menu displays.
5. Select Firmware Update.
The Firmware Update page displays.
6. Click the CHECK ONLINE button.
7. If new firmware is available, follow the onscreen prompts to update the firmware.
Note: You might need to unzip the firmware file. The firmware update process takes
about two minutes.

Manually Upload Firmware to the Extender

If you want to upload a specific firmware version, follow these instructions.
To manually upload a firmware file to your extender:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to your extender network.
2. Download the firmware for your extender from the NETGEAR Download Center,
save it to your desktop, and unzip the file if needed.
Maintain and Monitor the
Extender
AC1200 WiFi Range Extender
, click it.
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