MN-700 - Why no manual updates?

Under "Manual Install" for the MN-700, why does it say
there are no firmware updates?

There have been firmware updates to the MN-700, but the
only way to get them has been to install the utility.

Some people here prefer to do this manually, but have
been forced to use utility.

Hi,

With the MN-700 there is no other way to update the firmware through the
Base Station Management Tool. There are a few updates that are completed
such as the runtime code and the boot code and it can't be completed without
running the setup wizard.
You'll have to download the MSBNDownload.exe file which is a 12.4MB download
which has the latest firmware for your MN-700.

Unlike the MN-500 there isn't a single file where you can update the
firmware.
With the MN-500 you can download the same MSBNDownload.exe file and then use
a decompressor program such as WinRAR and extract the contents of the file
and you'll find the firmware file where you can then log into the Base
Station Management Tool to apply the firmware update.


--
Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp


"drugrep" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:224201c427a6$ea5cef30$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Under "Manual Install" for the MN-700, why does it say
> there are no firmware updates?
>
> There have been firmware updates to the MN-700, but the
> only way to get them has been to install the utility.
>
> Some people here prefer to do this manually, but have
> been forced to use utility.

How do you know that your firmware need to be updated?
What version is that?
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>With the MN-700 there is no other way to update the
firmware through the
>Base Station Management Tool. There are a few updates
that are completed
>such as the runtime code and the boot code and it can't
be completed without
>running the setup wizard.
>You'll have to download the MSBNDownload.exe file which
is a 12.4MB download
>which has the latest firmware for your MN-700.
>
>Unlike the MN-500 there isn't a single file where you can
update the
>firmware.
>With the MN-500 you can download the same
MSBNDownload.exe file and then use
>a decompressor program such as WinRAR and extract the
contents of the file
>and you'll find the firmware file where you can then log
into the Base
>Station Management Tool to apply the firmware update.
>
>
>--
>Gary Tsang
>Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
>http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>
>
>"drugrep" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:224201c427a6$ea5cef30$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Under "Manual Install" for the MN-700, why does it say
>> there are no firmware updates?
>>
>> There have been firmware updates to the MN-700, but the
>> only way to get them has been to install the utility.
>>
>> Some people here prefer to do this manually, but have
>> been forced to use utility.
>
>
>.
>

Hi,

If you log into your base station management tool by opening up your
Internet Explorer and then typing in http://192.168.2.1 the information on
the home page at the bottom will tell you what version you have.
The latest firmware has these versions:
Runtime code version: 02.00.08.0333
Boot code version: 02.00.08.0333


--
Gary Tsang
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.microsoft.com/mvp


"Toan Le" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:22e301c427bb$c9d3e010$(E-Mail Removed)...
> How do you know that your firmware need to be updated?
> What version is that?
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>With the MN-700 there is no other way to update the
> firmware through the
>>Base Station Management Tool. There are a few updates
> that are completed
>>such as the runtime code and the boot code and it can't
> be completed without
>>running the setup wizard.
>>You'll have to download the MSBNDownload.exe file which
> is a 12.4MB download
>>which has the latest firmware for your MN-700.
>>
>>Unlike the MN-500 there isn't a single file where you can
> update the
>>firmware.
>>With the MN-500 you can download the same
> MSBNDownload.exe file and then use
>>a decompressor program such as WinRAR and extract the
> contents of the file
>>and you'll find the firmware file where you can then log
> into the Base
>>Station Management Tool to apply the firmware update.
>>
>>
>>--
>>Gary Tsang
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User
>>http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
>>
>>
>>"drugrep" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
>>news:224201c427a6$ea5cef30$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Under "Manual Install" for the MN-700, why does it say
>>> there are no firmware updates?
>>>
>>> There have been firmware updates to the MN-700, but the
>>> only way to get them has been to install the utility.
>>>
>>> Some people here prefer to do this manually, but have
>>> been forced to use utility.
>>
>>
>>.
>>

You don't need to install the utility to install the firmware updates.

The MSBNDownload.exe file that you download does not require the BNU to be
installed.

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
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"drugrep" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:224201c427a6$ea5cef30$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Under "Manual Install" for the MN-700, why does it say
> there are no firmware updates?
>
> There have been firmware updates to the MN-700, but the
> only way to get them has been to install the utility.
>
> Some people here prefer to do this manually, but have
> been forced to use utility.