9: Upgrading router firmware 
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9.1.4  Flash image and do not reboot option  
 
Figure 34: The firmware update page after ‘…do not reboot’ option selected 
If you select ‘Flash image and do not reboot’, the router will only run the firmware if you 
click OK to return to the Flash Operations page. There you can manually select Made 
Active (after reboot). Then click Reboot Now in the ‘Reboot using Active 
Configuration’ section. 
9.1.5  Update flash image and reboot using new image immediately option 
 
Figure 35: The firmware update page after ‘update flash image and reboot…’ option selected  
If you select ‘Update flash image and reboot using new image immediately’ and the 
overall validation and flashing process has succeeded, the router will reboot 
immediately. To regain access to the router you must login again. If any part of the 
processes encounters an error the reboot does not occur and a report is given as shown 
in section 1.3.3.