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You can calculate the checksum of a firmware image file using md5sum. This command should work on most Linux distros or you can upload the firmware into the router and calculate the checksum via a command line interface.

When you select a firmware image file for upload via the System -> Firmware page, the file gets uploaded into /tmp/ directory with the name firmware.img. So the command to calculate the checksum should look like this:

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	You can calculate the checksum of a firmware image file using ~~'''~~md5sum~~'''~~. This command should work on most Linux distros or you can upload the firmware into the router and calculate the checksum via a ~~'''~~[[Command line interfaces\|~~Command~~ line ~~interfaces~~]]~~'''~~.		You can calculate the checksum of a firmware image file using <i>md5sum</i>. This command should work on most Linux distros or you can upload the firmware into the router and calculate the checksum via a [[Command line interfaces\|command line interface]].

	When you select a firmware image file for upload via the System -> Firmware page, the file gets uploaded into ~~'''''~~/tmp/~~'''''~~ directory with the name ~~'''''~~firmware.img~~'''''~~. So the command to calculate the checksum should look like this:		When you select a firmware image file for upload via the System -> Firmware page, the file gets uploaded into <i>/tmp/</i> directory with the name <i>firmware.img</i>. So the command to calculate the checksum should look like this: