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| To see if there is any new firmware available for your specific unit click on **Check for newer** at lower left on the [[:web GUI:Login page]] of your unit, or **Get latest firmware** on the [[:web GUI:Upgrade page]]. | To see if there is any new firmware available for your specific unit click on **Check for newer** at lower left on the [[:web GUI:Login page]] of your unit, or **Get latest firmware** on the [[:web GUI:Upgrade page]]. | ||
| - | :!: There are different firmwares suitable for different models of Internet Gate. It is therefore important that you use the above described links, as they always automatically link to the proper firmware version suitable for your unit. | + | :!: There are different firmwares suitable for different models of Internet Gate. It is therefore important that you use the above described links, as they always automatically link to the proper firmware version suitable for your unit.\\ |
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| + | Or you can select suitable firmware version manually on the [[firmware: | ||
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| New firmware is delivered in a [[wp>tar (file format)|tar]] file. | New firmware is delivered in a [[wp>tar (file format)|tar]] file. | ||
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| New firmware versions are usually backwards compatible, meaning they understand and can use most configurations of previous firmwares, but there are exceptions. Some firmwares **demand** reset to [[:settings and administration: | New firmware versions are usually backwards compatible, meaning they understand and can use most configurations of previous firmwares, but there are exceptions. Some firmwares **demand** reset to [[:settings and administration: | ||
| - | Thus even though most upgrades can be performed while keeping the configuration unchanged, you should | + | Thus even though most upgrades can be performed while keeping the configuration unchanged, you should |
| Suggested steps for performing an upgrade: | Suggested steps for performing an upgrade: | ||
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| - Download a [[: | - Download a [[: | ||
| - Using the **Get latest firmware** link on the [[:web GUI:Upgrade page]] locate and download latest firmware tar-file available for your unit to your PC | - Using the **Get latest firmware** link on the [[:web GUI:Upgrade page]] locate and download latest firmware tar-file available for your unit to your PC | ||
| - | - Click on **Prepare for upgrade** on the [[:web GUI:Upgrade page]] | + | - Click on **Prepare for upgrade** on the [[:web GUI:Upgrade page]] |
| - Load the tar-file containing the firmware and burn it into the flash memory of your unit using the page that appears | - Load the tar-file containing the firmware and burn it into the flash memory of your unit using the page that appears | ||
| - After unit has finished burning firmware (99 reached on front panel display) it reboots and now runs the new firmware | - After unit has finished burning firmware (99 reached on front panel display) it reboots and now runs the new firmware | ||
