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.

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