Update Firmware - Skoda Octavia III 2013 Workshop Manual

Octavia III 2013 ➤ , Octavia III 2014 ➤
Communication - Edition 04.2019
of the connected communications device. You will see a menu for
setting the parameters for the SmartGate WLAN connection.
Configuration options:
♦ SSID
♦ Chanel (1 to 10) – manual setting of the connection channel
♦ Security – setting the security level for the connection
Open – unencrypted connection, no password entry required
on the device to be connected; the connection is set up auto‐
matically
WPA or WPA2 – encrypted connection
♦ WPA/WPA2 key - password input
♦ Transmitting power in % - sets the signal strength in percent
♦ DHCP (lease time) - time for which the IP address remains
valid
♦ Web interface: port - web interface
If you change the connection encryption from unsecured (open)
to secured WPA or WPA2, you must enter a password on the
communications equipment to be connected.
If no PIN code (password) is available, then switch off the ignition
and, if necessary, disconnect the battery earth strap or the con‐
nector on the SmartGate unit for approx. 30 seconds. The Smart‐
Gate is reset to the factory default settings and transmission
encryption is set to WPA2.
After re-connecting the battery earth strap, switch on the ignition
and enter the vehicle identification number (in uppercase) as the
PIN code.
10.5

Update firmware

Note
The following description applies up to CW 05/2017. From CW
06/2017 (Facelift), see
To update the SmartGate firmware, you can use, e.g., ⇒ Vehicle
diagnostic tester mobile phones, tablets, laptops; referred to as
communications devices in the following.
Caution
Correct communication within the scope of the SmartGate sys‐
tem relies on the communications device functioning correctly,
and on the software applications being installed.
Not every cell phone/tablet is compatible within the scope of
the SmartGate system.
For details of mobile phone/tablet compatibility, and the avail‐
able applications, visit the ŠKODA website (www.skoda-
auto.com).
The firmware update function is not available in the Internet
Explorer web browser version 9 and older.
Update data from the ŠKODA website are needed for the firm‐
ware update.
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⇒ "10.1 General points", page 48 .