• ndms version. Firmware Zyxel Keenetic Lite

    Updating the firmware helps solve some problems that may arise during the operation of the router, also eliminates errors that were in previous versions and optimizes the operation of the equipment. This article describes the process of updating the utility for routers such as Zyxel Keenetic Lite and Zyxel Keenetic Giga.

    Where to find the firmware file

    The first step is to download the update data. This can be done on the manufacturer’s official page, in the “ Support" There you should go to the download center and enter the model of your device. You should pay attention to the revision of your device, which can be found on the box or on the bottom of the router itself, and download those programs that correspond to the model and revision. It is designated inscriptionRev indicating the letter.

    After which the results will show the files for the firmware. Here you can download both the first version of the firmware and the second. The latter is more optimized and comes with a redesigned interface, which may cause problems for those who are used to the old look of the settings window. In this section, you should select the latest version of the file and download it to your computer. After which the archive must be unpacked to obtain the final update file.

    Router firmware

    Before you start updating, you should do a few simple operations

    • Necessary connect to device via twisted pair, when updating over a wireless network, many errors may occur that are not so easy to fix.
    • Best reset the router, to do this you need to hold the reset button while the router is turned on.

    After the user is ready to start flashing the firmware, you need to go to any browser and enter in the address bar 192.168.1.1 , and in the window that appears, enter either your login and password, or the standard admin/1234. The window that opens shows control menu router. In the System Monitor section you can find out the current firmware version, it is a good idea to check it to make sure that the user is not going to install the same version.

    The update itself is installed through the Firmware menu. There is only one line in which you need to indicate the path to the downloaded file, after which you just have to click “ Update" and wait for the process to complete. To make sure everything went well, you can check the current firmware version, it should have changed.

    Upgrade method to NDMS 2.00

    The update process for the first time is no different from that described, but after version 2.0 was installed, the actions change slightly. First, in the system monitor, next to the firmware version, a button will appear. Updates available", in case a new firmware has been released. In this case, you can install the new version by simply clicking on the appropriate item and waiting for the download to complete, the device will perform all the actions itself. But this requires an Internet connection.

    The downloaded file can be installed in the files section by selecting firmware and specifying the path to the downloaded firmware. Then you just have to press “ Replace"and wait a while.

    As you can see from the article, if you have the second version of the firmware, the update will be much easier, you won’t have to search for files yourself, check models and revisions, the router will do everything itself, you just need to keep it connected to the global network and periodically go into the settings and look at the available software .

    Sometimes there are problems with the standard software in the router. Today we will look at the issue of flashing, namely, we will learn how to flash the Zyxel Keenetic router.

    A little about the device itself. Data transfer speed up to 300 Megabits per second. The frequency at which it operates is 2.24 GigaHertz. It has 2 antennas to increase the signal range. The 802.11n standard is used. At the moment, the router has already been discontinued, but many people still have it at home. Because he was quite popular.

    When the Zyxel Keenetic 4g firmware stops working properly, there is a need to update it. We have two working ways to do this. Let's look at them one by one.

    Router review

    A small digression for those who do not understand Zyxel Keenetic 4g routers. Firmware is better done when you know everything. Let's start with the appearance. The front panel on the router is represented by indicators, the rear panel by various ports. There's a serial code and stuff on the bottom.

    The back panel has:

    • Two antennas. Their purpose is to significantly increase the signal range.
    • Hole for connecting power to the router. During flashing, it is better not to touch this place, so as not to accidentally turn off the device.
    • One WAN port. The provider's cable is connected to it. Through it, the Internet is supplied to the router.
    • Four local LAN ports. Using them, you can directly connect a PC or laptop to a device for distributing wireless Internet. This may be necessary for the second method of updating the firmware.
    • Reset button, which is located in the hole. Resetting your settings can sometimes really help. You need to press with some thin object.
    • WPS button, which is needed for quick connection.
    • On/Off switch.

    Method one

    In the first method, we do not have to download third-party programs. The first method is extremely simple, everything is in Russian. There is one caveat - you must have Internet access on your router.

    First you need to go to the settings of your router. To do this, turn on any browser. We enter the address 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1. The login page will open, here you need to enter your username and password. If you have never changed it, then according to the standard it is “admin/admin” without quotes (name/password).

    The first one that opens is “System Monitor”; here you can find various information about the operation of the router. We look in the right column “System information”. We are interested in the “Updates” line. Click on the “Available” link.

    Now you need to click on the update button below. The router will automatically download everything you need and update the software. The restoration is complete.

    Method two

    There is no point in using the second method if you can use the first, but there is an alternative firmware for the Zyxel keenetic device. Well, if there is no Internet, then this is the only way to do it. Immediately there are nuances that are worth mentioning. You need to update the Zyxel firmware in this particular way, not via Wi-Fi, but through a direct connection via a LAN network cable. And be sure to check the “revision” of your device, it is located under the “Rev. *”, where instead of an asterisk is your “revision”.

    In short, the second method is to directly download the firmware from the official website and manually install it on the router.

    First of all, you need to download the firmware. We go to the official website of our manufacturer - http://zyxel.ru/support/download. "Support" is displayed in large letters. There is a menu where you need to select your device. We choose the one you have. In my case, this is Keenetic Start. At the bottom of the page that appears, we find “Download Files”. Everything you need is divided into blocks there. In the “Firmware” block, click on download, it is located to the right of the block name.

    The archive that we downloaded needs to be extracted into some folder. The file starts with the name of your router and ends with .bin. Now we upload the firmware.

    1. Go to the router settings.

    2. There we select “system”.

    3. “Files” item.

    4. Select “firmware”.

    5. Now we need to select the file that we downloaded.

    6. Click replace.

    7. Answer: “Yes.”

    Next, the software of our device is updated. This concludes our update. Please note that under no circumstances should the router be disconnected from the power supply during flashing. That's all.

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    Happy Internet to you!

    How to restore the firmware in the 2nd generation Keenetic series Internet centers?

    How to restore the firmware in the 2nd generation Keenetic series Internet centers (Keenetic II, Keenetic Giga II, Keenetic Ultra, Keenetic Lite II, Keenetic Omni, Keenetic 4G II and Keenetic Start)?

    To restore firmware in 2nd generation Keenetic series Internet centers, you can use the special Keenetic Recovery utility. This utility supports work with the following models:

    • Keenetic II
    • Keenetic 4G II
    • Keenetic DSL
    • Keenetic Giga II
    • Keenetic Lite II
    • Keenetic Omni
    • Keenetic Start
    • Keenetic Ultra

    You can download the Keenetic Recovery utility from the following link: http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/download/Keenetic_Recovery/software/Keenetic-recovery.zip

    You can also perform the procedure for restoring the Internet center firmware yourself using the steps below.

    1. Download from our website the firmware below, designed specifically for your Internet center model:

    • To restore Keenetic II functionality, download the archive with the firmware:
      http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/download/Keenetic_II/firmware/KEENETIC_II-V2.01%5BAAFG.0%5DB14.zip
    • To restore the functionality of Keenetic Giga II, download the archive with the firmware:
      http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/download/Keenetic_Giga_II/firmware/KEENETIC_GIGA_II-V2.01%5BAAFS.0%5DB19.zip
    • To restore the functionality of Keenetic Ultra, download the archive with the firmware:
      http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/download/Keenetic_Ultra/firmware/KEENETIC_ULTRA-V2.01%5BAAGJ.0%5DB19.zip
    • To restore the functionality of Keenetic Lite II, download the archive with the firmware:
      http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/files/klite2-kl_rc-final.zip
    • To restore the functionality of Keenetic Omni, download the archive with the firmware:
      http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/files/komni-kn_rc-final.zip
    • To restore the functionality of Keenetic 4G II, download the archive with the firmware:
      http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/files/k4g2-kge_rd-final.zip
    • To restore Keenetic Start functionality, download the archive with the firmware:
      http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/files/kstart-kl_rd-final.zip
    • To restore Keenetic DSL functionality, download the archive with the firmware:
      http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/download/Keenetic_DSL/firmware/Keenetic_DSL-v2.03%5BAAGK.0%5DB5.zip

    2. Download and install a tftp server on your computer, for example tftpd32.

    Then unpack the archive with the firmware and the file with the bin extension and place it in the folder of the installed tftp server (by default this is the folder C:\Program Files\Tftpd32).

    Start the tftp server.

    3. Rename the firmware file (bin file) as follows:

    • For Keenetic II to a file named k2_recovery.bin
    • For Keenetic Giga II to a file named kgiga2_recovery.bin
    • For Keenetic Ultra to a file named kultra_recovery.bin
    • For Keenetic Lite II to a file named klite2_recovery.bin
    • For Keenetic Omni to a file named komni_recovery.bin
    • For Keenetic 4G II to a file named k4g2_recovery.bin
    • For Keenetic Start to a file named kstart_recovery.bin
    • For Keenetic DSL to a file named kdsl_recovery.bin

    4. Connect your computer with an Ethernet cable to one of the Keenetic LAN ports (the Internet center should not be connected to the Internet!).
    On your computer's network adapter, manually set the IP address to 192.168.1.2 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

    For more information on how to manually set the IP address on your computer, depending on your version of Windows operating system, see the Note section at the end of this article.

    Please also note that by default the TFTP Client component is not installed in the Windows Vista/7/8 operating system. You will find information on how to install and run this service in Windows Vista/7/8 in the article: http://zyxel.ru/kb/1645

    5. While holding the RESET button pressed, turn on the power of the Internet center.

    6. 5 seconds after turning on, release the RESET button. Keenetic must receive a file with firmware for the device being restored from the tftp server and write it to non-volatile memory.

    Attention! If the Keenetic Giga II or Keenetic Ultra Internet Center does not receive a bin file from the tftp server, try using an Ethernet cable consisting of 2 twisted pairs (4 cores), which supports data transfer rates of up to 100 Mbit/s FD. The box with Keenetic Giga II and Keenetic Ultra comes with an Ethernet cable, which consists of 4 twisted pairs (8 cores) and supports speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s.

    7. After about 5-7 minutes, the device will reboot and be ready to work with the new firmware.

    8. Configure the network adapter to automatically obtain an IP address from the router. Information on how to change the network adapter settings in the Windows operating system to automatically obtain an IP address from the Internet center can be found in the article: http://zyxel.ru/kb/2721

    Note.


    Windows XP: Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connection (Properties) >
    Windows Vista: Control Panel > Network Settings > Network and Sharing Center > Manage Network Connections > Local Area Connection (Properties) >
    Windows 7/8: Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings > Local Area Connection (Properties) >

    How to restore the firmware in Keenetic series Internet centers?

    How to restore the firmware in Keenetic series Internet centers?

    1. Download and install any tftp server on your computer, for example tftpd32.

    Start the tftp server.

    Attention! During the firmware recovery procedure, you must disable the Anti-Virus or Firewall on your computer, which may interfere with the operation of the tftp server.

    2. Place the first generation firmware V1.00(XXX.X)D0 for your Internet center in the folder of the installed tftp server (in the folder of the server program) and rename the firmware file to rt305x_firmware.bin:

    • To restore Keenetic functionality, download the archive with the firmware: http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/download/Keenetic/firmware/KEENETIC-V1.00%5BBFW.4.4%5DD0.zip

    • To restore the functionality of Keenetic Giga, download the archive with the firmware: http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/download/Keenetic_Giga/firmware/KEENETIC_GIGA-V1.00%5BUSD.1.4%5DD0.zip
      Unzip it and rename the bin file from the archive to a file named rt305x_firmware.bin.
      Connect your computer with an Ethernet cable to one of the Keenetic LAN ports. On your computer's network adapter, manually set the IP address to 10.10.10.3 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
    • To restore the functionality of Keenetic Lite revision A (Rev.A), download the archive with the firmware: http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/download/Keenetic_Lite/firmware/KEENETIC_LITE-V1.00%5BBWN.4.4%5DD0.zip
      To restore the functionality of Keenetic Lite revision B (Rev.B), download the archive with the firmware: http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/download/Keenetic_Lite/firmware/KEENETIC_LITE-V1.00%5BAABL.1.4%5DD0.zip
      The differences between the Internet centers Keenetic Lite revision A (Rev.A) and Keenetic Lite revision B (Rev.B) are presented in the article: http://zyxel.ru/kb/2243
      Unzip it and rename the bin file from the archive to a file named rt305x_firmware.bin.
    • To restore the functionality of Keenetic 4G revision A (Rev.A), download the archive with the firmware: http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/download/Keenetic_4G/firmware/KEENETIC_4G-V1.00%5BBWO.4.4%5DD0.zip
      To restore the functionality of Keenetic 4G revision B (Rev.B), download the archive with the firmware: http://zyxel.ru/sites/default/download/Keenetic_4G/firmware/KEENETIC_4G-V1.00%5BAABV.1.2%5DD0.zip
      The differences between the Internet centers Keenetic 4G revision A (Rev.A) and Keenetic 4G revision B (Rev.B) are presented in the article: http://zyxel.ru/kb/2243
      Unzip it and rename the bin file from the archive to a file named rt305x_firmware.bin.
      Connect your computer with an Ethernet cable to one of the Keenetic LAN ports. On your computer's network adapter, manually set the IP address to 192.168.99.8 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

    Note.
    To set the IP address on your computer, go to the menu:
    Windows XP: Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connection (Properties) > TCP\IP Internet Protocol (Properties);
    Windows Vista: Control Panel > Network Settings > Network and Sharing Center > Manage Network Connections > Local Area Connection (Properties) > Internet Protocol TCP\IPv4 (Properties);
    Windows 7/8: Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Change adapter settings > Local Area Connection (Properties) > Internet Protocol TCP\IPv4 (Properties).
    By default, the TFTP Client component is not installed in the Windows Vista/7/8 operating system. You will find information on how to install and run this service in Windows Vista/7 in the article: http://zyxel.ru/kb/1645

    3. While holding the RESET button pressed, turn on the power of the Internet center.
    4. 5 seconds after turning on, release the RESET button. Keenetic must receive a file named rt305x_firmware.bin from the tftp server and write it to non-volatile memory.

    Attention! If the Keenetic Giga Internet center does not receive a bin file from the tftp server, in this case, try using an Ethernet cable consisting of 2 twisted pairs (4 cores) and which supports data transfer rates of up to 100 Mbit/s FD. The box with Keenetic Giga comes with an Ethernet cable, which consists of 4 twisted pairs (8 cores) and supports speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s.

    5. After about 3-5 minutes, the device will reboot and be ready to work with the new firmware.

    6. Configure the network adapter to automatically obtain an IP address from the router. Information on how to change the network adapter settings in the Windows operating system to automatically obtain an IP address from the Internet center can be found in the article: http://zyxel.ru/kb/2721

    This completes the firmware recovery.

    Instructions for restoring the firmware in the Keenetic 2nd generation Internet centers (Keenetic II, Keenetic Giga II, Keenetic Ultra, Keenetic Lite II, Keenetic Omni, Keenetic 4G II and Keenetic Start) are presented in the article: http://zyxel.ru /kb/3410

    Hard reset in ZyXEL devices

    How to reset all device settings to factory settings?

    To reset your device to factory settings, follow these steps:

      1. Wait for the device to boot.
      1. Press and hold the RESET button on the device until the power indicator (PWR, PWR/SYS, POWER or Status) begins to blink rapidly. Typically, the button must be held down for about 10 seconds.
    1. Release the RESET button.

    After this, the device's power indicator will start blinking and then the device's settings will be reset to factory settings (default settings).

    Note:

    The Keenetic series Internet centers use a Status indicator that displays the status of the device:

    Instructions for updating the firmware in the Keenetic II, Keenetic Ultra, Keenetic Giga II, Keenetic 4G II, Keenetic Omni, Keenetic Start and Keenetic Lite II Internet centers

    How to update the firmware in the Keenetic II, Keenetic Ultra, Keenetic Giga II, Keenetic 4G II, Keenetic Omni, Keenetic Start and Keenetic Lite II Internet centers?

    Attention! It is recommended to update the firmware of Keenetic series Internet centers by connecting to the device using an Ethernet cable.

    It is recommended to update the firmware of the Keenetic II, Keenetic Ultra, Keenetic Giga II, Keenetic 4G II, Keenetic Omni, Keenetic Start and Keenetic Lite II Internet centers using the firmware component update function. After updating the components, your device will have the latest firmware installed, which means installing the basic system components and others that you specified.
    Attention! To update components, you must have an Internet connection established by the router.
    The detailed procedure for updating NDMS V2 firmware components is presented in the article: http://zyxel.ru/kb/2681

    In this manual, we will give an example of how to independently update the firmware of the Internet center via a firmware file. The latest firmware versions can be downloaded from our website from the Download Center section. Pay attention to the device model name!

    To update the firmware, connect to the Internet center's web configurator and go to the System > Configuration menu. Click on the firmware file name.

    The File Management window will appear, in which click the Select File button to specify the firmware file.

    In the window that opens, specify the location of the file with the firmware for your device (file with the extension bin). First you need to extract the files from the zip archive with the firmware.

    After specifying the bin file with the firmware, click the Replace button to start the firmware update procedure.

    Do not turn off the power of the Internet center while the firmware is being written!

    Wait until the firmware update screen disappears and the information message appears: The device is rebooting. The web interface will be unavailable for a minute.

    Then, on the System Monitor screen, verify that the firmware version has changed. The firmware version will be listed in the System Information section in the NDMS Version field.

    Please note that when updating the firmware via a firmware file, the components of the Internet center will also be updated.

    The current situation is that tested software is rarely completed at the same time as the device is released. And manufacturers have to release firmware updates after the router goes on sale. At the same time, correcting bugs and shortcomings suddenly found by users.

    Any router is equipped with firmware that performs the functions of transport encryption, data creation, transmission, sending packets, connections, and so on. Standards have the unpleasant property of being edited, and a router with out-of-date firmware may not function in the new standards. Shouldn’t we throw away a perfectly functioning device just because it’s incompatible with the new required standards?

    In such cases, updating the firmware of the ZyXel Keenetic Giga router solves the problem, since it is nothing more than replacing the old router software with fresh ones. But, unlike updating a regular program, updating the microcode contains some degree of risk and can, in some cases, lead to a complete loss of functionality of the router. In order to protect yourself from such a misunderstanding, follow the instructions on this page before and during updating the firmware of the ZyXel Keenetic Giga router, in order to reduce the likelihood of damage to the device to nothing.

    How to update the firmware of the ZyXel Keenetic router?

    First of all, you need to go to ZyXel Keenetic Giga router control panel. To do this, enter router specified in the instructions, for example 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1. Enter the administrator login and password and open the “Firmware update” or “Firmware update” menu item. If a microcode search and download system is integrated into the router, all you have to do is follow the tips below and click on the “Run” button. But when there is no such option, the firmware should be downloaded from the official website and its path selected on the computer.

    Carefully check whether the firmware downloaded from the manufacturer’s website matches your router. You will probably be surprised to learn that nowadays not every manufacturer bothers to build a program code identification system into their routers. Naturally, if the firmware of the ZyXel Keenetic Giga router is replaced with firmware from a similar router, the router will stop working and, as a rule, it must be taken to a service center.

    Provide the computer from which the latest firmware for the ZyXel Keenetic router is installed with an uninterruptible power supply, for example, by connecting it to a device like a UPS. No one is immune from a power outage, and if the power goes out during the microcode update process, with a 95% probability, the ZyXel Keenetic Giga router will have to be slowly packed into a box and taken to the service center.

    Before starting the firmware, remove all connecting cords from the device, leaving only the cable from the computer that will be used to flash the firmware. It is highly undesirable for packet transmission signals to be sent to the router during the update. Not all routers adequately respond to such packets during flashing. To prevent this from happening, update by booting into safe mode with network support. This way you will know that no program will go online for an update or for any other reason.

    Reset the router settings, most often this can be done by pressing the “Reset” button located on the back of the router case. The fact is that after updating the software, in 50% of cases the router has to be configured again to avoid discrepancies with the configuration file created by previous versions of the firmware.

    After updating the router and receiving a message about its successful completion, turn it off and on, and then re-enter the settings given by your provider.

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