Manually Checking For New Firmware; Manually Upgrading Firmware - NETGEAR RangeMax WPN824v3 User Manual

Manually Checking for New Firmware

To manually check and upload new firmware:
Note: You cannot perform the following steps from a computer connected to the router
through a wireless link. You must use a computer connected to the router through
an Ethernet cable, and your Web browser must support HTTP uploads, such as
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator 4.78 or later.
1. Log in to the wireless router.
2. Select Wireless Extender Status on the main menu. When the Wireless Extender Status
screen displays, note the version number of your router firmware.
3. Go to http://www.NETGEAR.com/support, and select Downloads from the menu bar.
4. From the Product Selection drop-down list, select WPN824v3. The Product Support page for
your router displays.
5. Under Downloads, check the most recent firmware version offered against the firmware
version shown on your Wireless Extender Status screen.
6. If the version on the NETGEAR website is more recent, click the version number. Then, click
Right-click and Save to Download, and save the file to a location on your hard disk.

Manually Upgrading Firmware

After you have downloaded firmware as described in the previous section, follow these steps to
upgrade your wireless router:
1. Log in to the wireless router.
2. Select Firmware Update under Maintenance in the main menu.
3. Click Browse and locate the unzipped firmware image that you downloaded to your PC (the
file ends in .img or .chk).
4. Once you have selected the file, click Upload to send the software to the router. The upload
process takes several minutes. When the software upload process is complete, the router
restarts.
Warning: Do not try to go online, turn off the router, shut down the computer, or do
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anything else to the router until the router finishes restarting! When the
Test light stops blinking, wait a few seconds more before using the router.
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