Chapter 15 Maintenance
NBG6817 User’s Guide
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15.6
Firmware Upgrade Screen
Find firmware at
www.zyxel.com
in a file that uses the version number and project code with a
“*.bin” extension, e.g., “V1.00(ABCS.0)C0.bin”. The upload process uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer
Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the system will reboot.
Click
Expert
Mode
>
Maintenance
>
Firmware Upgrade
. Follow the instructions in this screen
to upload firmware to your NBG6817.
Figure 101
Expert Mode > Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Note: Do not turn off the NBG6817 while firmware upload is in progress!
After you see the
Firmware Upload In Process
screen, wait two minutes before logging into the
NBG6817 again.
The NBG6817 automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. In some
operating systems, you may see the following icon on your desktop.
Figure 102
Network Temporarily Disconnected
After several minutes, log in again and check your new firmware version in the
Status
screen.
If the upload was not successful, an error message appears. Click
Return
to go back to the
Firmware Upgrade
screen.
Table 56
Expert Mode > Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
File Path
Click
Choose File
to find the location of the file you want to upload in this field.
Choose File
Click
Choose File
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.
Check for Latest
Firmware Now
Click this to check for the latest updated firmware.