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How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station

This How-To manual will answer the following questions:

1.Why should I upgrade my ADSL 515 wireless base station firmware?

2.How do I know which firmware version I have now?

3.How do I know what the latest firmware is?

4.How do I upgrade my ADSL 515 wireless base station with the new firmware?

5.How do I secure my ADSL 515 wireless network?

5.1 How do I set the network security of my wireless base station?

5.2 How do I set the security of my wireless accessories?

1. Why should I upgrade my ADSL 515 wireless base station firmware?

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To fix bugs

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To add new functions

Summary of Contents for ADSL 515

Page 1: ...e version I have now 3 How do I know what the latest firmware is 4 How do I upgrade my ADSL 515 wireless base station with the new firmware 5 How do I secure my ADSL 515 wireless network 5 1 How do I set the network security of my wireless base station 5 2 How do I set the security of my wireless accessories 1 Why should I upgrade my ADSL 515 wireless base station firmware To fix bugs To add new f...

Page 2: ... Wireless Base Station with your Internet browser The default IP address of the base station is http 192 168 2 1 If you don t know the IP address of you base station refer to chapter 4 Configuring the ADSL Router of the Base station manual The login screen will appear as shown below Fill in the password if necessary by default no password is needed and click with the mouse arrow on Login ...

Page 3: ...e Station Then click with the mouse arrow on Status in the left bottom part of the screen The status screen of the ADSL 515 will be shown as below Here you can see the current firmware Runtime Code version of your ADSL 515 In this example it is 0 33 ...

Page 4: ...n be found on the Philips support site http www philips com support Enter the Wireless Base Station model number ADSL 515 in this example and click with the mouse arrow on the right arrow button The model number can be found on the bottom of the ADSL 515 Base Station Select the Product On the left hand side select Software ...

Page 5: ...re for your ADSL 515 You can download the file by clicking with the mouse arrow on the file name English Zip file in the example The following window will appear Click the Save button to save the new firmware A Windows Save As window will open allowing you to save the firmware in a particular place ...

Page 6: ...nd then click on Close If the Close this dialog box when download completes is check marked the window will close automatically The next chapter explains how to upgrade you Wireless Base Station with the new firmware Note You will need to have an archive extractor software like WinZip or WinRAR installed on your computer to open the firmware file downloaded ...

Page 7: ...n Access the Wireless Base Station with your Internet browser The default IP address of the base station is http 192 168 2 1 If you don t know the IP address of you base station refer to chapter 4 Configuring the ADSL Router of the Base station manual The login screen will appear as shown below Fill in the password if necessary by default no password is needed and click with the mouse arrow on Log...

Page 8: ...n The Tools Settings screen of the ADSL 515 will be shown Click with the mouse arrow on Firmware Upgrade Now click with the mouse arrow on the Browse button and access the place where you ve downloaded the latest firmware Make sure you ve unzipped the firmware from the zip file Select the new firmware file and click on the open button ...

Page 9: ...eless Base Station will reboot to make the new firmware affective During the reboot the ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station will not be accessible The upgrade process will start and will take as long as 1 to 2 minutes A progress bar will be visible at the bottom of the browser After an upgrade the ADSL 515 will show the Login Screen You will need to set your ADSL 515 again with your Internet Provider p...

Page 10: ...sing the Ethernet cable To set your wireless security access the Wireless Base Station with your Internet browser The default IP address of the base station is http 192 168 2 1 If you don t know the IP address of you base station refer to chapter 4 Configuring the ADSL Router of the Base station manual The login screen will appear as shown below Fill in the password if necessary by default no pass...

Page 11: ... PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Then click with the mouse arrow on Wireless in the left middle part of the screen The Wireless Settings screen of the ADSL 515 will be shown Click with the mouse arrow on Security ...

Page 12: ...15 Wireless Base Station Click on the arrow button to select the Allowed Client Type and choose WEP Only Then click on SAVE SETTINGS A progress bar will be visible at the bottom of the browser The WEP screen will appear as shown below ...

Page 13: ...k with the mouse arrow on 128 bit for WEP Mode Enter your own words in the Passphare field to generate your WEP encryption key Then click on SAVE SETTINGS A progress bar will be visible at the bottom of the browser Your WEP key will be generated during this step ...

Page 14: ...tation Click on the WEP menu on the left side to turn back on the WEP screen and read your WEP key Read and note down carefully the WEP key you will need this key to set up your wireless accessories In this example the key is 09144CEB12B255DB9086BE5D1A ...

Page 15: ...p 192 168 2 1 If you don t know the IP address of you base station refer to chapter 4 Configuring the ADSL Router of the Base station manual The login screen will appear as shown below Fill in the password if necessary by default no password is needed and click with the mouse arrow on Login Then click with the mouse arrow on Wireless in the left middle part of the screen The Wireless Settings scre...

Page 16: ...How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Click with the mouse arrow on WEP menu on the left side of the screen ...

Page 17: ...How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station The WEP screen will appear as shown below Click with the mouse arrow on 128 bit for WEP Mode ...

Page 18: ...the Passphare field to generate your WEP encryption key Then click on SAVE SETTINGS A progress bar will be visible at the bottom of the browser Your WEP key will be generated during this step Click on the WEP menu on the left side to turn back on the WEP screen to read your WEP key ...

Page 19: ...eed this key to set up your wireless accessories In this example the key is 09144CEB12B255DB9086BE5D1A Click with the mouse arrow on Security Click on the arrow button to select the Allowed Client Type and choose WEP Only Then click on SAVE SETTINGS A progress bar will be visible at the bottom of the browser ...

Page 20: ...y of my wireless accessories Note If your are not using the Philips WiFi accessory provided with your ADSL 515 please refer to the user manual of this accessory Connect your WiFi USB or PC Card to your computer the Wireless Network Config Utility will start automatically If not click on Start choose Run and type WlanMon exe Then double click with the mouse arrow on the Wireless Network Config Util...

Page 21: ...reen below will be displayed Set the Data Encryption field to WEP Set the Key length field to 128 bits 104 24 Hexadecimal digits Then fill in the Key 1 field with the WEP key noted above See chapter 5 1 How do I set the security of my wireless base station network ...

Page 22: ...DSL 515 Wireless Base Station Apply the setting by clicking on OK The Utility Software is now displayed as shown below Apply the settings by clicking on the Apply button Your wireless network is now secured with a WEP encryption ...

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