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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
Update the Firmware
You can install a different version of the wireless VPN firewall firmware from the Settings
Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen. To view the current version of the firmware that the
wireless VPN firewall is running, from the main menu, select Monitoring. The Router Status
screen displays, showing the firmware version in the System Info section of the screen. After
you have updated the firmware, the new firmware version is displayed.
To download a firmware version and upgrade the firmware:
1. Go to the NETGEAR website at http://support.netgear.com.
2. Navigate to the FVS318N support page, and click the Downloads tab.
3. Click the desired firmware version to reach the download page. Be sure to read the release
notes on the download page before upgrading the wireless VPN firewall’s software.
4. On the Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen of the wireless VPN firewall (see the
previous figure), in the Router Upgrade section, click Browse.
5. Locate and select the downloaded firmware file.
6. Click Upload. The upgrade process starts.
During the upgrade process, the Settings Backup and Firmware Upgrade screen remains
visible and a status bar shows the progress of the upgrade process. The upgrade
process can take up to 10 minutes. When the status bar shows that the upgrade process
is complete, it can take another 10 minutes before the wireless VPN firewall reboots.
WARNING:
After you have started the firmware installation process, do not
interrupt the process. Do not try to go online, turn off the wireless
VPN firewall, or do anything else to the wireless VPN firewall until
the wireless VPN firewall has fully rebooted.
7. When the reboot process is complete, log in to the wireless VPN firewall again. (If you can
see the unit: The reboot process is complete when the Test LED on the front panel goes off.)
8. Select Monitoring. The Router Status screen displays, showing the new firmware
version in the System Info section of the screen.
Note: In some cases, such as a major upgrade, it might be necessary to
erase the configuration and manually reconfigure your wireless VPN
firewall after upgrading it. See the firmware release notes that
NETGEAR makes available.