4. Administration
Maintenance
The Maintenance page allows the Administrator to upgrade the CN8000’s firmware, and to backup and restore the CN8000’s configuration settings and user profile information.
Firmware Upgrade
As new versions of the CN8000 firmware become available, they can be downloaded from our website. Check the website regularly to find the latest information and packages.
To upgrade the firmware, do the following:
1.Download the new firmware file to your computer.
2.Open your browser; log in to the CN8000; and click the Maintenance link to bring up the Firmware File dialog box:
3.Click Browse; navigate to the directory that the new firmware file is in and select the file.
4.Click Upgrade Firmware.
If Check Firmware Version is enabled, when you perform an upgrade the current firmware level is compared with that of the upgrade file. If the current version is higher than or equal to the upgrade version, a message appears informing you of the fact and the procedure stops.
Note: If you want to install an older firmware version, you must uncheck the Check Firmware Version checkbox before clicking Upgrade Firmware.
5.After the upload completes, a message appears on the screen to inform you that the operations succeeded. Click Logout at the bottom left of the Main web page.
6.In the screen that comes up click Yes to confirm that you want to exit and reset the CN8000.
Note: You will need to wait a bit before logging back in.
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