How to update the firmware in Amped AC2600 Wi-Fi Range Extender?

Firmware Update is an essential process for all networking products and is done with the aim to update your extender which in turn improve its performance and along with that the user’s experience. The update in Firmware settings can reset your configuration settings and that’s the reason all users of Amped Extenders are advised to save the current configuration by visiting save settings page. The update process of Firmware can be done in two ways.

Manual process– It is a process in which the user first has to visit the website of Amped Elite support to download the new firmware for their Amped AC2600 Extender. When the firmware file will get downloaded, you have to visit the web interface of your device through www.setup.ampedwireless.com or 192.168.1.254. The objective of visiting the web interface of the device is to upload the downloaded firmware file. Users are advised to keep the downloaded firmware file in an extracted form.

Steps to update the firmware in Amped AC2600 Extender through the manual process

To download the firmware file visit www.ampedwireless.com/support. Users are suggested to remember the location where they saved their file.\ Once you downloaded the file and save it in your desktop go to the home screen and open a browser. Type www.setup.ampedwireless.com or 192.168.1.254 as the URL of the browser. 192.168.1.254 is a LAN IP address of the Amped Extender which sometimes is used as an alternative to reach default gateway of the extender Amped extender login page appears on the screen. Type “admin” on the username tab and mention the password you type earlier while logging in to your extender. In case, the user hasn’t applied any password, he can leave the password field blank as a default one. Click on the login button and home screen of setup.ampedwireless.com appears on the screen. Go to Management tab, click on the Firmware Upgrade tab. Firmware Upgrade page appears on the screen. Click on Upload button to locate and select your file. Redirect your cursor to that location from where you are going to select the file. Select the file and then tap on Update button. The installation process will start and the firmware will get updated in your device.

Checking process– It is the second process in which the user has to visit the web interface of setup.ampedwireless.com in order to check the availability of firmware. The user must be having an Internet access to perform this process. If the new firmware is available you can easily perform the installation process without visiting any other platform. In order to initialize the installation process, you only have to tap on the Yes button when a notification dialogue will appear on your screen. The process is considered to be more convenient and easier than the former one.

Steps to update the firmware in Amped AC2600 Extender through the checking process