On Saturday March 17, 2012 I found that D-Link had released a firmware update for the Xtreme N Gigabit Router DIR-655 Ver. B. This firmware update was released on February 29, 2012. The version is 2.07NA. This firmware version is only applicable to units in North America.
The release states that the firmware update addresses the following:
Fixed: IPv6 status not display DNS address.
Fixed: Multi save bug.
Fixed: IPv6 Autodetect mode bug.
Keeping with the D-Link instructions for applying the firmware update, I loaded the update through the web interface on the router. You can also run a firmware check from within the router. To do this you need to log into your router and click on Tools and then select Firmware from the side menu. You then click on the Check Now button next to Check Online Now for Latest Firmware Update.
I prefer to download the file from the D-Link website and then manually load the file from my computer to the router. The first step is to download the zip file for the D-Link website and save the file to your computer. You then need to unzip the file and place the folder/files in a location you can find through the web interface.
You should back up your configuration so that if something happens you can reload it after the firmware has been applied. You can do this by logging into your router and clicking on Tools and then selecting System from the side menu. Click the button Save Configuration to download a configuration file to your computer.
To install the firmware update click on Tools and then select Firmware from the side menu. Click the button Choose File to locate where you unzipped the firmware software zip file. Then click Update. There will be a prompt to save configuration file and then a warning about updating the firmware. Once the process starts a screen will tell you not to reload the page as it loads. When I ran the process it took 4 minutes to complete.
The second set of screens prompts your wireless password which you need to reenter exactly as it was before so your connected devices do not lose connectivity. There is also a screen prompting you for an Administration password to the router if you don't have one. This is a must for security.
Once you have entered that information the router will reboot automatically in about 2 minutes and you are good to go. In all it took about 15 minutes for me to install this firmware update.
This update will be the second firmware update that I have applied to the D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router DIR-655 Ver. B. The first one was version 2.03NA that was released after my router had been manufactured and before I purchase the item.
I applied this firmware update in keeping with my opinion that it is best to have the latest firmware loaded to all the components in my system.
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