How to upgrade the firmware on the Edimax router?
How to upgrade the firmware on the Edimax router?
How to upgrade the firmware on the Edimax router?
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Author: L<strong>on</strong>gcent<br />
(2006-12-8)<br />
This FAQ is applied <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> following models:<br />
All series of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>Edimax</strong> Broadband Routers.<br />
Introducti<strong>on</strong>:<br />
Firmware is a software that is embedded in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>router</strong>. It’s a binary<br />
image file that can be <str<strong>on</strong>g>upgrade</str<strong>on</strong>g>d in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>router</strong> by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> end user using a web<br />
browser (Windows IE, Firefox, mozilla, netscape etc. <strong>Edimax</strong> will publish<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> latest <str<strong>on</strong>g>firmware</str<strong>on</strong>g> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> web site periodically. It’s suggested not <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
c<strong>on</strong>duct <str<strong>on</strong>g>firmware</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>upgrade</str<strong>on</strong>g> unless <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re is a severe bug in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> current<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>firmware</str<strong>on</strong>g> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>router</strong>.<br />
Steps by Steps:<br />
Step 1 : Download <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> latest <str<strong>on</strong>g>firmware</str<strong>on</strong>g> from <strong>Edimax</strong> web site at<br />
www.edimax.com.tw, and s<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>re it <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Desk<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>p<br />
of your PC.<br />
Step 2 : Download <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> latest <str<strong>on</strong>g>firmware</str<strong>on</strong>g> from <strong>Edimax</strong> web site at<br />
Step 3 : Click “Firmware Upgrade” .<br />
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Step 4 : Click “Next” .<br />
Step 5 : Click “Browse” .<br />
• Step 6 : Click <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>firmware</str<strong>on</strong>g> file in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Desk<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>p and click<br />
“Open”.<br />
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Step 7 : Click “Apply”.<br />
Step 8 : Click “OK”.<br />
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The operati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>firmware</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>upgrade</str<strong>on</strong>g> is finished at this stage. Please<br />
wait about 1 minute for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> au<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>matic reboot of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>router</strong> and not <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
power off or disc<strong>on</strong>nect <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>router</strong>, o<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rwise <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>router</strong> may be faulty.<br />
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