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Belkin F5D8231-4 v4 firmware 4.00.16 Wireless Upgrade Documentation
INTRODUCTION:
This document discusses the procedures for performing a wireless upgrade
of a Belkin F5D8231-4 v4 running firmware version 4.00.16.
NEW FOR THIS RELEASE:
Wireless upgrade status should NOT be checked by refreshing the
device's "Home" page. Once an upgrade is started (by clicking the
"Check Firmware" button), a small "chkfw" browser window will appear
which will report status.
If all goes well, the chkfw browser window will display "Success"
in 60-70 seconds. The device will then reboot in 4-8 seconds.
See the "OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES" section for more information on checking
status.
SETUP:
To perform the upgrade, you will need the following:
1. Windows XP Laptop with a 802.11 wireless card (Belkin F5D8011 or
newer 802.11n card preferred, but any standards conforming 802.11b/g
card should work).
2. Laptop must have cygwin installed with full "Base", "Devel", and
"Editors" packages installed. To install cygwin:
a. go to http://www.cygwin.com/
b. click the "Install or update now" icon.
c. A dialog will popup -- click "Run".
d. Another dialog will popup. Click "Next" until you reach the
"Select Packages" dialog. Note you may have to select a different
mirror site on the "Choose Download Site" dialog.
e. On the "Select Packages" dialog, on the line that starts with
"Base", click the circular arrow icon until the line shows
"Base () Install".
f. On the "Select Packages" dialog, on the line that starts with
"Devel", click the circular arrow icon until the line shows
"Devel () Install".
g. On the "Select Packages" dialog, on the line that starts with
"Editors", click the circular arrow icon until the line shows
"Editors () Install".
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