User Guide

Westell (Models 6000, 6100, 6110)

13.5 Update Device

The following screen will be displayed if you click on Update Device from the Maintenance menu. This screen is used to update the firmware that controls the operation of the DSL Router. The updated firmware may be loaded from either a file that is located on your PCs hard drive or from update files stored on an Internet server.

Click on the check for web update button in the Update Device screen to check the web for possible software updates. This screen will retrieve the software update file and display any available update information. You must be connected to the Internet to use this option.

NOTE: If you click on check for web update and the page returns a “page not found” message, this indicates that the software update file is not available. Go back to the previous screen to continue.

Click on the web update now button in the Update Device screen to download the software update file and automatically update the modem firmware if an update is available and applicable. You must be connected to the Internet to use this option.

If you click on the settings button in the Update Device screen, the following screen will appear. This screen displays the location of the software update file.

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Westell Technologies 6110, 6000, 6100 manual Update Device

6110, 6100, 6000 specifications

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