

If you don't want to download a TFTP client, you can also upload firmware using the Microsoft Windows Command Prompt. Return your Ethernet network connection settings in Windows to the previous settings.When finished, the Power LED turns solid white and the wireless LEDs light up. Wait about 4 minutes for the router to finish storing the firmware into its flash memory.If the firmware upload fails, repeat steps 8-11. If the firmware upload is successful, a dialog box appears to confirm the blocks transferred, with a 0 block retransmitted message and a MD5 checksum.When the Power LED is flashing, click Put in Tftpd64 to initiate the firmware upload.Wait for the Power LED to light orange and start flashing.Unplug all other Ethernet connections from your router, leaving only your computer connected.Browse to the firmware file that you downloaded and select it.Ĭaution: Do not click Put until you are instructed to do so!.Click the … button next to the Local File field.In the Port field, enter 69 (the default port number for TFTP).In the Host field, enter 192.168.1.1 (the default router IP address).In the Server interfaces field, select your computer’s LAN adapter.Configure Tftpd64 to connect to your router:.Select Use the following IP address and enter the following values:.Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).Right-click Ethernet and select Properties.


Click View network connections or press the Enter key.Click the Windows icon in the taskbar or press the Windows key on your keyboard.The commandline is compatible to the TFTP.EXE that ships with most OS versions, but it supports a number of useful extensions that are missing in the standard client. Set your computer to use a static IP address: The client can replace the standard windows TFTP client.Using an Ethernet cable, connect your computer directly to your router.
#Open tftp client zip file
Download the ZIP file containing your router’s firmware update file from the NETGEAR Download Center.
#Open tftp client install
