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This article should be able to walk you thought it<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=316" rel="ugc">http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=316</a><br />

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This article should be able to walk you thought it

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=316 [http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=316]


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Sorry the link only shows you how to get the router to reconize the usb drive. All you need to do is make sure the drive is formated with FAT filesystem. then download the new IOS file to the root of the drive. Then insert the usb drive into the router.<br />
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next you will want to make sure the drive and image is reconized by the router.<br />
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dir usbflash1 <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;(all contents of the drive should show up)<br />
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next you will copy the image to flash (NOTE make sure you have enough ram for the new ios)<br />
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copy usbflash1:&lt;ios filename&gt; flash<br />
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answer yes to overwriting the old flash <br />
when finished reload and you should be good<br />

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Sorry the link only shows you how to get the router to reconize the usb drive. All you need to do is make sure the drive is formated with FAT filesystem. then download the new IOS file to the root of the drive. Then insert the usb drive into the router.

next you will want to make sure the drive and image is reconized by the router.

dir usbflash1
   (all contents of the drive should show up)

next you will copy the image to flash (NOTE make sure you have enough ram for the new ios)

copy usbflash1:<ios filename> flash
 
answer yes to overwriting the old flash
when finished reload and you should be good


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I need to upgrade the IOS on a Cisco 2811 Router. &nbsp;What are the steps using a usb key?<br />
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Thx
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I need to upgrade the IOS on a Cisco 2811 Router.  What are the steps using a usb key?

Thx

How do I upgrade a CIsco IOS using a USB key?

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