WNR2000v4 firmware update help

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Dear Sir or Madam:

How can I update the firmware for my WNR2000v4 wireless router by a Mac? 

Do I need to install the Netgear Genie app for Mac to update the firmware and adjust the settings for this wireless router?

How can I check which firmware version is on my router?

I use to use a Windows PC by login to my router login webpage and update from there.

Please reply very soon.

Thank you for your time and support.

[antinode · Accepted solution]

> How can I update the firmware for my WNR2000v4 wireless router by a
> Mac?

   Download the firmware kit and follow the instructions in the Release
Notes?

   Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Downloads.  Under Firmware and Software Downloads, find the kit(s).
Download the kit you want.  Read the "Release Notes" file for
instructions.

> Do I need to install the Netgear Genie app for Mac to update the
> firmware and adjust the settings for this wireless router?

   No.  While you're in the neighborhood, look for Documentation.  Get
the User Manual.  Read.  Look for "NETGEAR genie Setup":

      NETGEAR genie runs on any device with a web browser. [...]

   Your (unspecified) Mac has a web browser, right?

   You could also look for "Upgrade Router Firmware".

> How can I check which firmware version is on my router?

   It should be displayed on almost any page you'll see when you point
your web browser at the WNDR4300.

> I use to use a Windows PC by login to my router login webpage and
> update from there.

   Other than possibly using a different web browser, it should be
pretty close to the same.

[antinode · Accepted solution]

> How can I update the firmware for my WNR2000v4 wireless router by a
> Mac?

   Download the firmware kit and follow the instructions in the Release
Notes?

   Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Downloads.  Under Firmware and Software Downloads, find the kit(s).
Download the kit you want.  Read the "Release Notes" file for
instructions.

> Do I need to install the Netgear Genie app for Mac to update the
> firmware and adjust the settings for this wireless router?

   No.  While you're in the neighborhood, look for Documentation.  Get
the User Manual.  Read.  Look for "NETGEAR genie Setup":

      NETGEAR genie runs on any device with a web browser. [...]

   Your (unspecified) Mac has a web browser, right?

   You could also look for "Upgrade Router Firmware".

> How can I check which firmware version is on my router?

   It should be displayed on almost any page you'll see when you point
your web browser at the WNDR4300.

> I use to use a Windows PC by login to my router login webpage and
> update from there.

   Other than possibly using a different web browser, it should be
pretty close to the same.