Motorola WE800G manual Updating Firmware, Click Control Panel Firmware Update

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Section 3	Configuration

Updating Firmware

The Firmware Update screen allows you to update your WE800G’s firmware (the mechanism that controls your router’s hardware).

Listed on this screen is the current version of the Model Number and Firmware Revision, which enables you to verify what version you are running.

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

To update the firmware:

1Download the latest file to your computer.

2 Click Control Panel > Firmware Update.

3Locate the file you downloaded, by typing the path to the file or clicking Browse and navigating to it.

4Click UPDATE to update the Wireless Ethernet Bridge with the selected firmware file. The Wireless Ethernet Bridge will inform you that you successfully updated the unit.

5Follow the prompts for restarting.

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