Philips CPWUA054 Firmware Upgrade Instruction

How to upgrade the Philips connectedplanet Wireless USB Adapter

This How-to manual will answer the following questions:

1. Why should I upgrade my wireless USB Adapter software/driver?

2. How do I know which software / driver version I have now?

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

4. How do I upgrade my Wireless USB Adapter software?

1. Why should I upgrade my wireless USB Adapter software/driver?

To fix bugs. •

• To add new functionality.

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How to upgrade the Philips connectedplanet Wireless USB Adapter

2. How do I know which software / driver version I have now?

Move the mouse cursor on top of the Philips Wireless Networking Utility icon in the system tray
and click the right mouse button. In the menu select ‘Show’.

The ‘Philips Wireless Networking Manager’ will open. Select the ‘Version information’ Tab.

The ‘Application Version’ is the version of the Philips Wireless Networking Manager software,
in this example it is 1.0.0.9.
The ‘Driver Version’ is the version of the driver, in this example it is 1.0.13.2.

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How to upgrade the Philips connectedplanet Wireless USB Adapter

Windows XP

If you are using only Windows XP and not the Philips Wireless Networking Manager to manage
your wireless USB adapter you can find the driver version by performing the following steps.

Open the Control Panel.

Select ‘System’ and press ‘Enter’ or double click with the mouse pointer on ‘System’.

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