on the help screen, you will find links to all of the utility's internal support documentation, as well as the application that upgrades the router's firmware.

    clicking on any of the topics in the bar on the left will give you help information about that topic.

    clicking on the linksys website link in the center area will take you to linksys's website, provided you are connected to the internet. if the link does not take you to the linksys website, you may alternately type www.linksys.com in the address bar at the top of the screen.

    clicking on the online manual in pdf format link will take you to the latest version of the manual for this product. the manual will be in adobe acrobat portable document file (.pdf) format. you will need the adobe acrobat reader to view this version of the manual. if you do not have the acrobat reader, click on the adobe website link to get it.

    for instructions on upgrading the router's firmware, see the next page.

    to upgrade the router's firmware:

    1. download the latest firmware version from the linksys website (www.linksys.com).

    2. go to the help screen.

    3. click upgrade firmware. the page shown in figure 6-28 will appear.

   

    5. click the browse button to find the firmware upgrade file that you downloaded from the linksys website.

    6. double-click the firmware file you downloaded. click the upgrade button, and follow the instructions there.

    to back up the router's configuration file:

    1. go to the help screen.

    2. click the backup button and follow the instructions there.

    currently, the backup & restore configuration feature supports only internet explorer 5.0 or higher.

   

    to restore the router's configuration file:

    1. go to the help screen.

    2. click the browse button to find the configuration file that you want to restore.

    3. double-click the configuration file. click the restore button, and follow the instructions there.