Philips CPWBS054 Firmware Upgrade Instruction

How to upgrade the Philips connectedplanet Wireless Base Station

This How-to manual will answer the following questions:

1. Why should I upgrade my wireless base station firmware?

2. How do I know which firmware version I have now?

3. How do I know what the latest firmware is?

4. How do I upgrade my Wireless Base Station with the new firmware?

5. How do I clear my browser’s cache memory?

6. How do I know my Wireless Base Stations’ IP address?

1. Why should I upgrade my wireless base station firmware?

To fix bugs.

•

To add new functionality.

•

Page 1 of 10

How to upgrade the Philips connectedplanet Wireless Base Station

2. How do I know which firmware version I have now?

The current firmware version can be found in the Wireless Base Station. Browse to the
Wireless Base Station with your Internet browser. The default IP address of the base station is

http://192.168.2.1
do I know my Wireless Base Stations’ IP address?

The login screen will appear as shown below. Fill in the password if necessary (default no
password is needed) and click with the mouse pointer on ‘Enter’.

. If you don’t know the IP address of you base station, read chapter 6. How

Then click with the mouse pointer on ‘Advanced Setup’ in the bottom part of the screen.

The Status screen of the Wireless Base Station will be shown. Here you can see the current
firmware (Runtime Code) version of the Wireless Base Station. In this example it is 1.00.007.

Page 2 of 10

How to upgrade the Philips connectedplanet Wireless Base Station

3. How do I know what the latest firmware is?

The latest firmware can be found on the Philips support site http://www.philips.com/support .
Enter the Wireless Base Station model number (CPWBS054 in this example) and click with the

mouse pointer on the right arrow button. The model number can be found on the bottom of the
Wireless Base Station.

Select the Product (/00 is for European countries except for United Kingdom. They should
select /05)

On the left hand side menu select ‘Software’

Page 3 of 10