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Linksys SPA9x2 Administration Guide 17
Downloading the Firmware
Getting Started
Downloading the Firmware
To download the firmware, you need a computer with an active Internet connection.
To download new firmware for a SPA9x2 phone, perform the following steps:
1. To begin, direct your browser to the following URL: http://www.linksys.com.
From the website homepage menu, select Support > Downloads.
2. Select your device from the drop-down list and click Downloads For This Product.
3. Click Firmware to go to the firmware download page.
4. Click Download to download the firmware file.
If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Internet Explorer, a “Pop-up blocked”
message might appear. If so, click the information bar and select Temporarily Allow Pop-
ups. Then click Download again.
5. Click Save in the File Download dialog box that appears.
6. In the Save As dialog box, choose a location for the file and click Save.
7. When the download is complete, if prompted, click Close.
NOTE: The name of the file depends on the firmware file of your phone.
8. If the firmware file you download is in zip format, double-click the file and extract its
contents to a single folder or to the desktop.
To extract the firmware file from the archive, use a utility such as WinZip, or use the built-in
decompression features of Windows XP.
After downloading and uncompressing the firmware, upgrade the phone firmware by
following the steps in the following section.
Upgrading SPA9x2 Firmware
NOTE: If you are using the SPA900 Series phones with a SPA9000, see the Linksys Voice System
Administration Guide
for instructions to upgrade your phones using the LVS Wizard.
To upgrade a phone’s firmware:
1. After extracting the file, run the executable file to upgrade the firmware.
2. When the Firmware Upgrade warning window appears, click Continue.
3. Enter the IP address of the device in the field provided.
NOTE: For information about remotely upgrading a SPA9x2 phone, see ”Provisioning
Configuration from Phone Keypad” section on page 55 and the Linksys SPA Provisioning Guide
(service provider login required).