Motorola WR850 manual Updating Firmware, Section, Configuration

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Updating Firmware

Section 3	Configuration

Field

Login Password

Login Password

Confirm

WAN Web Login

WAN Web Login Port

Login Idle Time

WAN Ping

Response

Apply

Cancel

Description

Use this option to change the Password used to log into the router’s Configuration Utility. It cannot be longer than 63 bytes. A blank password is not allowed. The default is motorola.

Enables you to log into the router from the Internet. Click to enable.

The default is disabled.

Enables you to specify different ports on the router to allow remote login. The default is 8080.

Sets the amount of idle time (no actions occur) that elapses before the router automatically logs off the user. The default is 10 minutes.

Enables a remote user to ping the router. Select to enable WAN Ping response. The default is disabled.

Click to save your settings.

Click to cancel any changes.

Updating Firmware

The Firmware Update screen allows you to update your router’s firmware (the mechanism that controls your router’s hardware).

To check for a firmware update, access this website www.motorola.com/broadband/networking. To update the firmware:

1Download the latest firmware file to your computer from the Motorola website.

2Click Control Panel > Firmware Update to access the Firmware Update screen:

3To locate the file you downloaded, type the path to the file or click Browse and navigate to it.

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