Follow the steps to upgrade the firmware on the Netgear router.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO UPGRADE THE FIRMWARE WITH A WIRELESS COMPUTER.
- Make a note of the settings that are done on the router.
- Log in to the Router's Setup page using a Web broswer. The URL is http://192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 ( if you did not change the router’s IP address ).
- Click Maintenance > Router Upgrade
- Click Browse and find the file you just downloaded.
- Click Upload. Do not interrupt the upgrade while the router does this step. The router reboots when the upgrade is done.
- After the router boots up, log in the router again.
- You MUST Reset the router to default settings after upgrading the firmware
- Click Maintenance > Backup Settings
- Click Erase. The router reboots when the Erase operation is done.
- If you would like to check that the upgrade was successful, log in to the router again at http://192.168.1.1, and check the firmware version.
- Re-configure the router with the settings.
