BLOG Delivering your broadband services « BACK What is wireless router firmware and is it important? Posted under: Broadband | Connection | Streaming Firmware Most electronic equipment used in a home or business network has built-in software to run the device. This software is usually referred as firmware. Computers, Smart TVs, and streaming devices like Roku, and Amazon Fire sticks will prompt a user to upgrade the firmware(software) when that device has an Internet connection. The firmware upgrade will correct any known issues that a previous version had and possible add additional features to the device. For most wireless routers, this firmware upgrade prompt is not automatically. A user will have to manually update the firmware on the wireless router. You will have to check with your router vendor’s website on how to upgrade your router. Here is a link to firmware downloads or router support. Linksys/Cisco: http://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=164513 Netgear: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/23960/related/1 DLink: http://support.dlink.com/ A Google search for your router model number can also be helpful in finding vendor information. Importance of Router Firmware Updates A customer has this router. Accessing the router management page from a LAN computer shows the current firmware version. Noticed this router’s firmware was released in 2009. At the time of this article, that made the firmware 6 years old. Cisco’s firmware release notes (see graphic) for this model shows 4 additional firmware versions have been released since version 1.0.04 and one of those versions fixed an issue this router had been experiencing: “Resolve some DHCP lease issues”. Also, note that no additional firmware versions have been released since 2012 which is 3 years ago at the time of this writing. This gap of having updates usually indicates that the vendor will not have additional releases for this older router. Post navigation Previous Post Previous post: What emails on my email web portal are purged or deleted? Next Post Next post: Why do I have problems streaming my favorite show? Search for: RECENT POSTS ARCHIVES CATEGORIES SETUP YOUR SERVICE TODAY AND GET CONNECTED PAY WITH SMARTHUB ONE-TIME PAYMENT KANSAS CORPORATE OFFICE 610 S Cosmos Elkhart, KS 67950 LOUISIANA CORPORATE OFFICE 5909 Highway 1 Bypass Natchitoches, LA 71457 Home About High Speed Internet Blog Products Support Speed Test Bill Pay WEBMAIL Kansas Webmail Louisiana Webmail ONLINE BILL PAY Bill Pay With SmartHub Bill Pay Without SmartHub 800-554-4250 Copyright © 2019 EPICTOUCH | Delivering your broadband services with the EPICTOUCH Developed by Ugly Mug Marketing