User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Getting to know the device
- 3 Computer configurations under different OS, to obtain IP address automatically
- 4 Utility CD execution
- 5 Getting Started with the Web pages
- 6 Overview
- 7 Status
- 8 Internet Access
- 9 Local Network Configuration
- 10 DHCP Settings
- 11 DHCP Static Configuration
- 12 LAN IPv6 Configuration
- 13 Wireless Network
- 14 Routing
- 15 DMZ
- 16 Virtual Server
- 17 NAT Forwarding
- 18 ALG
- 19 NAT Exclude IP
- 20 Port Trigger
- 21 FTP ALG Portl
- 22 Nat IP Mapping
- 23 IP QoS
- 24 CWMP Config
- 25 Port Mapping
- 26 Bridging
- 27 Client Limit
- 28 Tunnel Configuration
- 29 Others
- 30 IGMP Proxy
- 31 UPnP
- 32 SNMP
- 33 DNS Configuration
- 34 Dynamic DNS Configuration
- 35 MAC Filtering
- 36 IP/Port Filtering
- 37 URL Filter
- 38 ACL Configuration
- 39 DoS
- 40 Firmware Update
- 41 Backup/Restore
- 42 Password
- 43 Commit/Reboot
- 44 Time Zone
- 45 Log
- 46 Diagnostic
User’s Guide Configuring your Computers
40 Firmware Update
The Firmware Update page allows you to:
• manually download the latest firmware version from website
and manually update your firmware. See Manually updating
firmware.
About firmware versions
Firmware is a software program. It is stored as read-only
memory on your device.
Your device can check whether there are later firmware
versions available. If there is a later version, you can download
it via the Internet and install it on your device.
Note
If there is a firmware update available you are strongly advised to
install it on your device to ensure that you take full advantage of
any new feature developments.
Manually updating firmware
You can manually download the latest firmware version from
website to your PC’s file directory.
Once you have downloaded the latest firmware version to your
PC, you can manually select and install it as follows:
2. From the head Maintenance menu, click on Update. The
following page is displayed:
3. Click on the Browse… button.
Figure 7: Manual Update Installation section
(Note that if you are using certain browsers (such as Opera
7) the Browse button is labeled Choose.)
Use the Choose file box to navigate to the relevant directory
where the firmware version is saved.
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