User's Manual

Managing Your Network

Mobile Voice HSPA+ Broadband 11n Wireless Router MVBR1210C

From the main menu, under Maintenance,

select Diagnostics.

• Ping. Ping an IP address.

• Lookup. A Domain Name Server (DNS)

converts the Internet name such as

www.netgear.com to an IP address. If you

need the IP address of a server on the

Internet, you can do a DNS lookup to find

the IP address.

• Display. View the internal routing table.

Typically, this information is used only by

Technical Support.

• Reboot. Shut down and restart the router.

If you reboot the router you will lose your

connection. To access the router you will

need to log in again after it has finished rebooting.

• Save. Save diagnostic information.

Upgrading the Router Firmware

Note: This section deals with upgrading the router firmware. For

upgrading the mobile broadband modem firmware, see Upgrading

the Module Firmware.

The router firmware is stored in flash memory, and can be upgraded as new firmware is

released by NETGEAR. Upgrade files can be downloaded from the NETGEAR web site. If

the upgrade file is compressed (a .zip file), you must first extract the binary (.bin or .img) file

before uploading it to the router.

NETGEAR recommends that you back up your configuration before doing a router firmware

upgrade. After the upgrade is complete, you might need to restore your configuration

settings.

¾ To upgrade the router firmware:

1. Download and unzip the new router firmware file from NETGEAR.

The Web browser used to upload new router firmware into the router must support HTTP

uploads. NETGEAR recommends using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, or Mozilla

Firefox 2.0 or later.

2. Log in to the router. Type http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field of your Internet

browser. Enter admin for the user name and your password (or the default, password