Wireless-N 150 Router WNR1000v3 User Manual 
Using Network Monitoring Tools 6-11
v1.0, February 2010
1. Log in to your router, select Router Status under Maintenance on the main menu, and make 
note of the firmware version of your router.
2. Go to the WNR1000v3 support page on the NETGEAR website at
http://www.netgear.com/support.
3. Compare the version number of the most recent firmware offered to the firmware version of 
your router. If the version on the NETGEAR website is more recent, download the file from 
the WNR1000v3 support page to your computer.
4. Log in to your router and select Router Upgrade under Maintenance on the main menu.
5. Click Browse, and locate the firmware image that you downloaded to your computer (the file 
ends in .img or .chk). 
6. Click Upload to send the firmware to the router.
When the upload is complete, your router automatically restarts. The upgrade process 
typically takes about 1 minute. 
Figure 6-9
Warning: When updating firmware to the WNR1000v3 router, do not interrupt the 
Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new 
page. If the browser is interrupted, it could corrupt the firmware.