# WifiBrick Firmware Update

Updates may be available to the Wifibrick periodically to improve stability or add new functions.

This page includes the tutorial to check and update the firmware.

### Load the Wifibrick Extension:

### Search "kittenwifi" in the search bar.

### Select KittenWifi.

![](https://kittenbothk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/wifi_search2.png)

### Checking the firmware version

Write the following code to connect Wifibrick to your router.

{% embed url="<https://makecode.microbit.org/_VmD9sTTXrYH1>" %}

[Sample Program](https://makecode.microbit.org/_VmD9sTTXrYH1)

Upload the program to Micro:bit and wait for the Wifibrick to connect to the internet.

The LED on the Wifibrick will light up green after a successful connection.

Press the A button on Micro:bit to show the IP Address of the Wifibrick, write down the IP Address.

```
If you have the Adminstrator rights to the Network, you can find the IP address in the router's homepage.
```

![](https://kittenbothk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/update31.gif)

Open the internet browser and type the IP Address of the Wifibrick, and then press Enter.例如，我的IP地址是192.168.2.117，我就將它輸入到瀏覽器然後按Enter前往。

![](https://kittenbothk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/update42.gif)

The firmware version is displayed on the page.

![](https://kittenbothk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/update23.png)

### Update Wifibrick Firmware

Download the latest firmware: [v2.88](https://bit.ly/WifiBrickFW288)

Enter Wifibrick’s interface using the above method.

Select Upgrade Firmware from the menu.

![](https://kittenbothk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/update52.png)

Select the right file according to the instructions.

![](https://kittenbothk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/update62.png)

The instruction tells us to upload user2.bin, so that file is selected.

![](https://kittenbothk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/update82.png)

The update will be done automatically.

![](https://kittenbothk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_images/update72.png)