Upgrading the router’s firmware, How to upgrade the router, Upgrading the router’s firmware -13 – NETGEAR Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall FR328S User Manual

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FR328S ProSafe Firewall with Dial Back-Up Reference Manual v2

Managing Your Network

6-13

M-10207-01, Reference Manual v2

When accessing your router from the Internet, you will type your router's WAN IP address into
your browser's Address (in IE) or Location (in Netscape) box, followed by a colon (:) and the
custom port number. For example, if your external address is 134.177.0.123 and you use port
number 8080, enter in your browser:

https://134.177.0.123:8080

Upgrading the Router’s Firmware

The software of the FR328S Firewall is stored in FLASH memory, and can be upgraded as new
software is released by NETGEAR.

Upgrade files can be downloaded from NETGEAR's website. If the upgrade file is compressed
(.ZIP file), you must first extract the binary (.IMG) file before uploading it to the firewall.

Note: The Web browser used to upload new firmware into the firewall must support HTTP
uploads. NETGEAR recommends using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape Navigator
4.7 and above.

How to Upgrade the Router

1.

Download and unzip the new software file from the NETGEAR web site.

2.

Log in to the firewall at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User
Name of

admin

, default password of

password

, or using whatever password and LAN

address you have chosen for the firewall.

3.

From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the
Router Upgrade heading to display the menu shown in

Figure 6-10

.

Figure 6-10: Router Upgrade menu

4.

In the Router Upgrade menu, click Browse to locate the binary (.IMG) upgrade file.

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