Required Equipment

• Downloaded firmware files.
• An empty USB drive formatted as FAT32.

Let’s get started

• Place your IOS files at the root of the USB drive.
• If the router is not already turned on, power it on.
• Connect to the equipment using a console connection.

Next, check the router’s version by running the following command:

show version

Copy the IOS version from the USB drive to the router:

copy usb0:<IOS file name>.bin flash:

Then, execute the following commands:

en
conf t
boot system flash:<IOS file name>.bin

This tells the equipment where to boot from.

end
wr
reload

Once the router has restarted, you should delete the old file:

delete /recursive /force flash:<Old IOS name>.bin

(Note: Ensure to replace placeholder text such as <IOS file name> and <Old IOS name> with actual names when using the commands.)