Linksys BEFDSR41W User Manual

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ADSL Gateway with Modem / Router / 4-Port Switch / Wireless-Ready

To upgrade the Gateway’s firmware:

1. Select

the

Help tab (see Figure 6-16).

2. Click

Upgrade Firmware to display a new window (see Figure 6-17).

3. Click

the

Browse button to find the firmware upgrade file that you down-

loaded from the Linksys website and then extracted.

4. Double-click

the firmware file you downloaded and extracted. Click the

Upgrade button, and follow the instructions there.

Instant Broadband

™

Series

Under the Help tab, you’ll find links to all of the Gateway’s internal support
documentation, including the application that upgrades the Gateway’s
firmware.

New firmware versions are posted at www.linksys.com and can be downloaded
for free. If the Gateway can access the Internet already, there’s no need to
download a newer firmware version, unless that version has a new feature that
you want to use. Loading new firmware onto the Gateway does not enhance
the speed or the quality of your connection speed.

Help

Figure 6-16

Figure 6-17

Note: By upgrading the Gateway’s firmware, you may lose the Gateway’s
configuration settings.