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  • Page 1

    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station This How-To manual will answer the following questions: 1.Why should I upgrade my ADSL 515 wireless base station firmware? 2.How do I know which firmware version I have now? 3.How do I know what the latest firmware is? 4.How do I upgrade my ADSL 515 wirele ss base station with the new firmwar[...]

  • Page 2

    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station 2. How do I know which firm ware version I h ave now? The current firmware version can be found in the Wireless Base Station. Access the Wireless Base Station with your Internet browser. The default IP address of the base station is http://192.168.2.1 . If you don’t know the IP address of y[...]

  • Page 3

    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Then click with the mouse arrow on ‘Statu s’ in the left bottom part of the screen. The status screen of the ADSL 515 will be shown as below. Here you can see the current fi rmware (Runtime Code) version of your ADSL 515. In this example it is 0.33.[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station 3.How do I know what th e latest firmware is? The latest firmware can be found on the Philips support site http://www.philips.com/support . Enter the Wireless Base Station model number (ADSL 515 in this example) and click with the mouse arrow on the right arrow button. Th e model number can b[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Here you can see the downloadab le firmware for your ADSL 515 You can download the file by clicking with th e m ouse arrow on the file name (English, Zip file in the example). The following window will appe ar. Click the ‘Save’ button to sa ve the new firmware. A Windows ‘Save As’ win[...]

  • Page 6

    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station In this example the new firmware will be saved on the desktop. Wait until the download has finished and then c lick on Close. (If the ‘Close this dialog box when download completes’ is check-mar ked, the window will close automatically). The next chapter explains how to upgrade you Wirele[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station 4.How do I upgrade my ADSL 515 wireless base station with the new firmware? The current firmware version can be found in the Wireless Base Station. Access the Wireless Base Station with your Internet browser. The default IP address of the base station is http://192.168.2.1 . If you don’t kn[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Then click with the mouse arrow on ‘Tools’ in the left bottom part of the screen. The Tools Settings screen of the ADSL 5 15 will be shown. Click with the mouse arrow on ‘Firmware Upgrade’. Now click with the mouse arrow on the “Browse” button a nd access the place where you’ve [...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station AR45 02G W -A-B 7-FW _33_ b.bi n Click with the mouse arrow on the ‘BEGIN UPGRADE’ button to start the firmware upgrade. Confirm that you would like to upgrade. At the end of the upgrade the ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station will reboot to make the new firmw are affective. During the reboot [...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station 5.How do I secure my AD SL 515 wireless network? To make your wireless network safe, you should turn on the security function. 5.1 How do I set the network securi ty of my wireless base statio n? 5.1.1 Using the Ethernet cable. To set your wireless security, access the Wireles s Base Station [...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Then click with the mouse arrow on ‘Wireless’ in the left middle pa rt of the screen. The Wireless Settings screen of the ADSL 515 will be shown. Click with the mouse arrow on Security.[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Click on the arrow button to select the ‘A llowed Client Type’ and choose ‘WEP Only’, Then click on ‘SAVE SETTINGS’. A progress bar will be visible at the bottom of the br owser. The WEP screen will appear as shown below.[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Click with the mouse arrow on ‘128-bit’ for WEP Mode. Enter your own words in the Passphare fiel d to generate yo ur WEP encryption key. Then click on ‘SAVE SETTINGS’. A progress bar will be visible at the botto m of the browser. Your WEP key will be generated during this step.[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Click on the ‘WEP’ menu on the left side to turn back on the WEP screen and read your WEP key. Read and note down carefully the WEP key, yo u will need this key to set up your wireless accessories. In this example, the key is ‘09144CEB12B255DB9086BE5D1A’.[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station 5.1.2 Using the wireless accessory. To set your wireless security, access the Wireles s Base Station with your Internet browser. The default IP address of the base station is http: //192.168.2.1 . If you don’t know the IP address of you base station, refer to chapter 4 . Configuring the ADS[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Click with the mouse arrow on ‘WEP’ menu on the left side of the screen.[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station The WEP screen will appear as shown below. Click with the mouse arrow on ‘128-bit’ for WEP Mode.[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Enter your own words in the Passphare field to generate yo ur WEP encryption key. Then click on ‘SAVE SETTINGS’. A progress bar will be visible at the botto m of the browser. Your WEP key will be generated during this step. Click on the ‘WEP’ menu on the left side to turn back on the [...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Read and note down carefully the WEP key, yo u will need this key to set up your wireless accessories. In this example, the key is ‘09144CEB12B255DB9086BE5D1A’. Click with the mouse arrow on Security. Click on the arrow button to select the ‘A llowed Client Type’ and choose ‘WEP Onl[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station This operation will activate the security, at this s tep your are not able to connect to your wireless base station until you ha ve set your accessory. (See chapte r 5.2 How do I set the security of my wireless accessories). 5.2 How do I set the security of my wireless accessories? Note: If y[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station The screen below will be displayed. Set the ‘Data Encryption:’ field to WEP Set the ‘Key length:’ field to 128 bits (104+24) – Hexadecimal digits Then fill in the ‘Key 1’ field with the WE P key noted above (See ch apter 5.1 How do I set the security of my wirele ss base station[...]

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    How to upgrade my PHILIPS ADSL 515 Wireless Base Station Apply the setting by clicking on OK. The Utility Software is now displayed as shown below. Apply the settings by clicking on the ‘Apply’ button. Your wireless network is now secured with a W EP encryption.[...]