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Upgrading the firmware
The latest fi rmware is available on
www.dovado.com/fi rmware
Warning!
Do not remove the power or the USB modem during upgrading as this
will break your router!
Express Upgrader:
The simplest recommended method of fi rmware upgrade is to visit www.dovado.
com/fi rmware and download the latest version of Express Upgrader. The Express
Upgrader allows you to quickly establish contact with the router, type in the
router’s password, and perform the upgrade with the click of a button. Please note
that this method only works with Windows operating systems.
There are also two other ways to upgrade the firmware: you can either upgrade the
router via HTTP or via FTP. HTTP is used for conducting the upgrade process
locally from a computer attached to the router, whereas the FTP method is used
when the source of the upgrade file is on a server located in a remote location.
HTTP Method:
Point a web browser to
www.dovado.com
and download the upgrade fi le to
your computer. Remember where you store the file. Log in to the configuration
pages from your computer as described in section
Configuring the router.
Go to
Upgrade->Upgrade HTTP.
Click on the
Browse
button and select the upgrade
file you just downloaded, and then click on
Open.
Click on
Start HTTP Upload
to start the upgrade process.
When the upgrade is done, the router will automatically restart and a login but-
ton will appear in the web browser.The router is ready to use once it has been
restarted.
FTP Method:
If you have an FTP server you have the choice to upgrade the router via FTP.
Once the upgrade file is on the FTP server in the root directory, log in to
the configuration pages as described in section Confi guring the router. Go to
Upgrade->Upgrade FTP.
Then, type in the IP address of the FTP server
under FTP Server IP and the filename under Filename, then click on
Start FTP
Download
to start the upgrade process.The text “Restarting…” will appear in
your web browser when the upgrade has fi nished.
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