Manually Checking For Firmware Upgrades; Backing Up, Restoring, And Erasing Your Settings - NETGEAR 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.
To manually check for new firmware and install it on your wireless router:
Under Maintenance on the main menu, select Router Status. Note the version number of
1.
your wireless router firmware.
Go to the WNR612v2 support page on the NETGEAR website at
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http://www.netgear.com/support.
If the firmware version on the NETGEAR website is newer than the firmware on your
3.
wireless router, download the file to your computer.
Under Maintenance on the wireless router main menu, select Router Upgrade.
4.
Click Browse, and locate the firmware you downloaded (the file ends in .img or .chk).
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Click Upload to send the firmware to the wireless router.
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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.
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