Don’t Be Scared to Update Your Firmware
This last installment of our four-part series will help you update the firmware on your network devices to make sure your network is secure and up to date.
Firmware is embedded software that is stored in a device to help it run correctly. For this reason, it is important to make sure you always have the latest firmware in order for your wireless router, network adapter, or any other device to perform at top level.
It’s easy to update the firmware. These are the 4 steps you have to perform. First, go to our support site and enter your router model number. There, you will download the firmware for your specific router. Next, install the firmware on to the router and finally restart the router. Following these steps completes the process.
Click here to see details for every step, for both Mac and PC users.
Remember; don’t be scared to update any network device’s firmware. It can help prevent malicious attacks to your wireless network from hackers or externals users and can also make your wireless router run properly.
If you’ve read all four parts of the “Don’t be scared to…” series, then you should already have a wireless network set up, a password for your wireless router, multiple devices on your wireless network and the latest firmware on your devices.
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You can always go to our knowledge base page to get your questions answered.
We hope that you’ve enjoyed making your wireless network better and not being scared to make changes. Have a safe and spooky Halloween, knowing that you’ve now de-mystified your wireless network.
Posted by Brenna Karr at 02:11PM PST
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