NETGEAR UTM50-100NAS, UTM5-100NAS manual Upgrading the Firmware and Rebooting the UTM

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3.To see which other firmware versions are available, click Query under the Firmware Download section to allow the UTM to connect to the NETGEAR update server. The Firmware Download section shows the available firmware versions, including any new versions, and the date when the current firmware version was downloaded to the UTM.

Upgrading the Firmware and Rebooting the UTM

To upgrade the UTM’s firmware and reboot the UTM:

1.In the Firmware Download section of the Firmware screen (see Figure 10-6 on page 10-19), click Query to display the available firmware versions.

2.Select the radio button that corresponds to the firmware version that you want to download onto the UTM.

3.Click Download. The Download Status bar shows the progress of the download.

4.When the firmware download process has completed, click Install Downloaded Firmware.

5.After the firmware installation process is complete, the newly installed firmware should be the secondary firmware and not the active firmware. Select the Activation radio button for he secondary firmware, that is, the newly installed firmware.

6.Click the Reboot button.

the UTM reboots automatically. During the reboot process, the Firmware screen remains visible. The reboot process is complete after several minutes when the Test LED on the front panel goes off.

Warning: Once you start the firmware installation process, do not interrupt the process. Do not try to go online, turn off the UTM, or do anything else to the UTM until the UTM has fully rebooted.

7.After the UTM has rebooted, check the firmware version in Firmware Reboot section of the Firmware screen to verify that the UTM now has the new firmware installed: the newly loaded firmware should be shown as the active firmware and the Activation radio button should be automatically selected. The previously loaded firmware should be shown as the secondary firmware and the Activation radio button should be automatically deselected.

Note: In some cases, such as a major upgrade, it might be necessary to erase the configuration and manually reconfigure your UTM after upgrading it. Refer to the firmware release notes that NETGEAR makes available.

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v1.0, January 2010