Quick Reference Guide

ProSafe Wireless-N VPN Firewall SRXN3205 Reference Manual
9-16 VPN Firewall and Network Management
v1.0, January 2010
Upgrading the Firmware
You can install a different version of the VPN firewall firmware from the Settings Backup and
Firmware Upgrade screen. To view the current version of the firmware that your VPN firewall is
running, select Monitoring from the main menu. The Router Status screen is displayed, showing
all of the VPN firewall router statistics, including the firmware version. When you upgrade your
firmware, the new firmware version will be displayed.
To download a firmware version and upgrade the VPN firewall:
1. Go to the NETGEAR website at http://www.netgear.com/support and click Downloads.
2. From the Product Selection pull-down menu, choose the SRXN3205.
3. Click on the desired firmware version to reach the download page. Be sure to read the release
notes on the download page before upgrading the VPN firewall’s software.
4. Select Administration > Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade from the main/submenu.
The Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen is displayed.
5. In the Router Upgrade section, click browse.
6. Locate the downloaded file and click upload. This will start the software upgrade to your VPN
firewall. This may take some time. At the conclusion of the upgrade, your VPN firewall will
reboot.
7. After the VPN firewall has rebooted, click Monitoring and confirm the new firmware version
to verify that your VPN firewall now has the new software installed.
Warning: Do not try to go online, turn off the VPN firewall, shutdown the computer
or do anything else to the VPN firewall until the VPN firewall finishes the
upgrade! When the Test light turns off, wait a few more seconds before
doing anything.
Note: In some cases, such as a major upgrade, it may be necessary to erase the
configuration and manually reconfigure your VPN firewall after upgrading it.
Refer to the release notes included with the software to find out if this is
required.