Reference Manual for th e Pr oSafe VPN F irewall 25 with 4 Gigabi t LAN a nd Dual WAN Por ts
Router and Network Management 8-31
202-10085-01, March 2005
Figure 8-19: Router Upgrade menu
To upload new firmware:
1. Download and unzip the new software file from NETGEAR.
2. In the Router Upgrade menu, click the Browse button and browse to the location of the binary
image (.IMG) upgrade file
3. Click Upload.
Note: When uploading software to the FVS124G VPN Firewall, it is important not to interrupt
the Web bro wser by closing the wind ow, clicking a link, or loadin g a new page. If the browser
is interrupted, it may corrupt the software. When the upload is complete, your firewall will
automatically restart. The upgrade process will typically take about one minute.
In some cases, you may need to reconfigure the firewall after upgrading.
Erasing the Configuration (Factory Defaults Reset)
It is sometimes desirable to restore the firewall to a know n blank condition. This can be done by
using the Erase function, which will restore all factory settings. After an erase, the firewall's
password will be password, the LAN IP address will be 192.168.1.1, and the firewall's DHCP
client will be enabled.
• To erase the configuration and reset the router to the original factory default settings, click the
Erase button (see Figure 8-18).
IMPORTANT! Do not try to go online, turn off the router, shutdown the computer or do
anything else to the router until the router finishes restarting! When the Test light turns off,
wait a few more seconds before doing anything with the router.
You need to manually restart the router to make the default settings effective.After rebooting,
the router's password will be password, the LAN IP address will be 192.168.1.1 and the router
will act as a DHCP server on the LAN and act as a DHCP client to the Internet.
Be careful how you use this!