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Chapter 2

The Administration Tab > Firmware

Upgrade

The Firmware Upgrade screen allows you to upgrade the

Gateway's firmware. Do not upgrade the firmware unless

you are experiencing problems with the Gateway or the

new firmware has a feature you want to use.

Administration > Firmware Upgrade

Before upgrading the firmware, download the Gateway's

firmware upgrade file from the Linksys Website,

www.linksys.com. Then extract the file.

Upgrade From LAN

File Path

Enter the name of the extracted firmware

upgrade file, or click Browse to locate the file.

Upgrade

After you have selected the appropriate file,

click this button, and follow the on-screen instructions.

The Administration Tab > Reboot

The Reboot screen allows you to do a soft or hard reboot

of your Gateway.

Administration > Reboot

Reboot Mode

To reboot your Gateway, select Hard or

Soft. Choose Hard to power cycle (i.e., turn off and turn

on) the Gateway; choose Soft to restart it without a power

cycle.

To begin the reboot process, click Save Settings. A dialog

box will ask if you really want to reboot the device. Click

OK.

Click Cancel Changes if you want to undo your changes.

SubProduct

The Status Tab > Gateway

The Router screen displays information about your

Gateway and its WAN (Internet) Connections.

Status > Gateway

Gateway Information

Firmware Version

This is the version number of the

Gateway's current firmware.

MAC Address

This is the Gateway's MAC address, as seen

by your ISP.

Current Time

This shows the time set on the Gateway.

Internet Connection

After you selectithe Internet connection number from

the Connection drop-down menu, the following Internet

connections are displayed:

This indicates the type of Internet connection

you are using.

IP Address

The Gateway's Internet IP address is displayed

here.

Subnet Mask

The Gateway's Subnet Mask is displayed

here.

Default Gateway

The Gateway's Default Gateway

address is displayed here.

DNS1-3

Shown here are the DNS (Domain Name System)

IP addresses currently used by the Gateway.

DHCP Renew

Click DHCP Renew to replace your

Gateway's current IP address with a new IP address.

DHCP Release

Click DHCP Release to delete your

Gateway's current IP address.

Click Refresh to update the on-screen information.

Configuration