[Elecraft] K4 Firmware Updating

[Rick Tavan]

On the contrary, it's easy to update wirelessly. I must have been
less than clear with my original comment. Let me try again:

If you don't have wired ethernet conveniently available
near your K4, get a "Ethernet Extender" such as this:
https://www.amazon.com/Powerline-Ethernet-Adapter-Extender-TP-Link/dp/B084CZMYNM/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=ethernet%2Bextender&qid=1650918537&sr=8-6&th=1

The device connects to your WiFi network. It also has an RJ45
connector. Run an ethernet cable from the device to your K4 and
it works as if you had connected the K4 directly to your router.

73,

/Rick N6XI

On 4/25/22 1:05 PM, John Stengrevics wrote:
> There is no way to update wirelessly?
>
> John
> WA1EAZ
>
>> On Apr 25, 2022, at 4:00 PM, Rick Tavan <rick at tavan.com> wrote:
>>
>> No other setup that I'm aware of. Just plug in wired RJ45 Ethernet with
>> active DHCP and an IP address appears on the K4 menu. Tap Fn|UPDATE and
>> you're in dialog to download the latest or a prior release. Easy peasy.
>>
>> If you don't have easy access to wired Ethernet, use a so-called Ethernet
>> Extender with an RJ45 jack and use your in-home WiFi signal.
>>
>> /Rick N6XI
>>
>> /Rick N6XI
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 11:47 AM Fred Jensen <k6dgwnv at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> That is only true if DHCP is enabled in the router [it almost always is
>>> in home situations], AND the device you're connecting is configured to
>>> negotiate with DHCP for an IP address lease.  I don't have a K4 but I
>>> suspect there is at least one other attribute for the IP address setting
>>> that will activate DHCP negotiation with your router.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
>>> Sparks NV DM09dn
>>> Washoe County
>>>
>>> Dave wrote on 4/25/2022 11:28 AM:
>>>> When you plug in the Ethernet connection from the radio to your router
>>> then router should assign the radio an IP address then you can do the
>>> akftware updates.
>>>> Dave wo2x
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my waxed string and tin cans.
>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 25, 2022, at 2:24 PM, Roy Morris, Jr. via Elecraft <
>>> elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>>>>> Can I connect the ethernet port directly from my internet sevice
>>> provider router to my K4 for firmware updates?  If so, would I need to go
>>> into the K4 menu and change the IP address since NO ETHERNET is the default
>>> setting?  Thanks.  Roy Morris  W4WFB
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