3Com 3CRWE50194 - Home Wireless Gateway User Manual - page 44
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5 Advanced Features and System Tools
Reset Home Wireless Gateway
If your gateway is not operating correctly, you can choose this option to
display the Reset Gateway screen. Clicking the Reset button resets the
gateway, with all of your settings remaining intact.
If you don’t want to reset the gateway, click on the Cancel button, which
sends you back to the Tools screen.
Restore Factory Settings
Selecting Restore Factory Settings generates the Restore Factory Settings
screen. If you want to reset the settings on your gateway to those that were
loaded at the factory, click Restore. If you don’t want to restore factory
settings, click Cancel.
Update Firmware
Selecting Update Firmware generates the Update Firmware screen. The
firmware provides the intelligence needed for the gateway to perform its
many operations. This firmware is updated on a regular basis and is available
for you to download.
1 Note the current firmware version and date on the Update
Firmware screen.
2 Click Click here for upgrade on 3Com website.
This will take you to the 3Com support web site.
3 Choose your product name and check the latest firmware.
If the firmware on the 3Com Web site has the same version number and
date as the version you noted in step 1, your gateway is running the
latest firmware. If the firmware on the 3Com Web site has a higher
version number, continue with this procedure.
4 Download the firmware.
You can choose where on your hard drive you want to download your
firmware. Note the location of the downloaded firmware.
5 Return to the Update Firmware screen and click Enter.
6 In the next screen , enter the location of the downloaded
firmware.
You can either enter the directory path in the text box (“C:\download,”
for example) or search for the location by clicking Browse….