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Updating the Firmware of a Network Expansion Card

If a network expansion or interface card is attached to your QNAP device, you can update the firmware of the attached card through the QuTS hero interface.

Note:

QNAP recommends keeping the expansion card firmware up-to-date. By default, QuTS hero checks daily for firmware updates for the expansion card.

Important:
  • To avoid corrupting the expansion card, ensure that you do not power off or restart the device during the firmware update process.

  • You must restart the device after the update process completes to apply the changes.

  • Do not access the device using the network expansion card that requires an update.

  1. Go to Network & Virtual Switch > Interfaces.
  2. Beside an adapter, click .

    The Network Expansion Card Firmware Update window appears.

  3. Click Update.

    QuTS hero starts updating the network expansion card firmware.

    After the firmware is updated, a restart confirmation window appears.

  4. Click Restart.

QuTS hero restarts the device to apply the network expansion card firmware changes.