Update The Firmware - NETGEAR WN2500RPv2 User Manual

Update the Firmware

Unless you changed the settings in the Firmware Update screen previously, the extender is
set up to check for new firmware automatically at login.
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To check manually for new firmware and, if available, update the firmware:
1. On your computer, launch an Internet browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft
Internet Explorer.
2. In the address field of your browser, enter www.mywifiext.net.
You are prompted to enter a user name and password.
3. Type admin for the user name and type your password.
If you have not yet personalized your password, type password for the password.
4. Select Maintenance > Firmware Update.
5. Click the Check button.
6. If new firmware is available, follow the onscreen prompts to download it onto your computer.
Note: You might need to unzip the firmware file.
7. Click the Browse button.
8. Locate and select the new firmware file.
The firmware file has a .chk extension.
CAUTION:
After you click the Upload button, do not try to go online, turn off the
extender, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the extender
until it finishes restarting!
9. Click the Upload button.
The firmware update starts and the extender restarts. The firmware update process takes
a couple of minutes.
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