Every router is different, but there’s usually a similar process for making upgrades.
Check your router manufacturer’s website for a user manual that includes specific instructions for your make and model.
Download the firmware file from a trusted source.
Ideally, you’d get the firmware directly from the manufacturer’s website.
enter to the router’s administrative console.
These are common default IP addresses for some of the more popular wireless router brands.
After you reach the router’s login page, enter the password and username for the admin user.
Review these lists of default login information for these router brands:NETGEAR,Cisco,Linksys,D-Link.
Locate the firmware section in the router’s configs.
Verify that the router firmware version you downloaded is newer than the one your router currently uses.
Look for a firmware version number that you might compare to the one you downloaded.
Transfer the firmware file to the router.
Do not interrupt the firmware installation.
Avoid updating the router firmware if the power might suddenly go out, like during a storm.
Never shut off the router during the upgrade.
Reboot the routerafter the firmware patch applies.
Your router may reboot itself during the update process.
Why Upgrade the Router Firmware?
Your routers firmware controls theoperating systemthat’s specifically designed to run on your make and model of router.
Your router manufacturer may release a firmware update to fix a vulnerability that was detected in the current firmware.
When bugs are found and corrected, updated firmware is released so that users can implement those fixes.
Other upgrades might include adding new security mechanisms that weren’t in previous versions of the firmware.
