Firmware Upgrade; Chapter 34 Firmware Upgrade; Overview; The Firmware Screen - ZyXEL Communications eir F1000 User Manual

34.1 Overview

This chapter explains how to upload new firmware to your Device. You can download new firmware
releases from your nearest ZyXEL FTP site (or www.zyxel.com) to use to upgrade your device's
performance.
Only use firmware for your device's specific model. Refer to the label on
the bottom of your Device.

34.2 The Firmware Screen

Click Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade to open the following screen. The upload process uses
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the
system will reboot.
Do NOT turn off the Device while firmware upload is in progress!
Figure 158 Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 123 Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade
LABEL
Current
Firmware
Version
File Path
Browse...
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DESCRIPTION
This is the present Firmware version and the date created.
Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse ... to find it.
Click this to find the .bin file you want to upload. Remember that you must decompress
compressed (.zip) files before you can upload them.
Click this to begin the upload process. This process may take up to two minutes.

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