NETGEAR GS308E 8-Port Gigabit Managed Switch - Manual (Page 60)

7. Launch a web browser.
8. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Access the Switch Using a Web
Browser on page 16.
The login window opens.
9. Enter the switch password.
The default password is
password
. The password is case-sensitive.
The Switch Information page displays.
10. Select System > Maintenance > Firmware Update
.
The Firmware Update page displays.
The firmware update method depends on the current firmware and boot loader
versions on your switch.
11. If the page displays the Enter Loader Mode
button, click the
Enter Loader Mode
button.
The switch reboots and enters into the loader mode. The Firmware Upgrade page
that displays varies, depending on the firmware boot loader version that is already
on your switch.
Follow either Step 12 or Step 13, depending on which prompts you are presented
with.
12. If you are prompted to update the firmware from a file, click the Browse
button and
locate and select the new firmware image file.
13. If you are prompted to provide both the TFTP server IP address and the image file
name, do the following:
a. Complete the TFTP Server IP
address field.
Note:
This method requires that TFTP server software is installed on your
computer to use the assigned TFTP server address from the TFTP server software
application. If TFTP server software is not installed on your computer or if you
are unsure how to do this, we recommend that you use the ProSAFE Plus Utility
to update the firmware. For more information, see the
ProSAFE Plus Utility User
Manual
, which you can download by visiting netgear.com/support/download/.
b. Complete the Image File Name
field.
c. Make sure that the TFTP server launches the TFTP server application.
14. Click the
Apply
button.
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