ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL ZyAIR NWA-3500 - Manual (Page 209)

Chapter 17 Maintenance
ZyXEL NWA-3500 User’s Guide
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17.5 F/W Upload Screen
Find firmware at www.zyxel.com in a file that (usually) uses the system model name with a
"*.bin" extension, for example "NWA-3100.bin". The upload process uses HTTP (Hypertext
Transfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the system will
reboot. See the Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance chapter for upgrading firmware
using FTP/TFTP commands.
Click MAINTENANCE > F/W Upload. Follow the instructions in this screen to upload
firmware to your ZyXEL Device.
Figure 134 Firmware Upload
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
1
Do not turn off the ZyXEL Device while firmware upload is in progress!
Channel This is the index number of the channel currently used by the associated AP in
an Infrastructure wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless
network.
Signal This field displays the strength of the AP’s signal. If you must choose a channel
that’s currently in use, choose one with low signal strength for minimum
interference.
Network Mode “Network mode” in this screen refers to your wireless LAN infrastructure (refer
to the Wireless LAN chapter) and security setup.
Refresh Click Refresh to reload the screen.
Table 75 Channel Usage
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 76 Firmware Upload
LABEL DESCRIPTION
File Path Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse ...
to find it.
Browse... Click Browse... to find the .bin file you want to upload. Remember that you must
decompress compressed (.zip) files before you can upload them.
Upload Click Upload to begin the upload process. This process may take up to two
minutes.