# Updating Rover

The version of Rover on your NavBox must correspond to the version of SpatialExplorer that you run during data aquisition. For instance, if you want to use SpatialExplorer 6.0.7 for data collection in the field, your NavBox must have Rover 6.0.7 installed. 

{% hint style="info" %}
SpatialExplorer is backwards compatible, meaning that you can view, edit, and post process projects created with an older version of Rover using a later version of SpatialExplorer. For instance, data collected using Rover 5.0.9 can be post processed using SpatialExplorer 6.0.7, however the opposite is not true - you will never be able to view data in a version of SpatialExplorer which is older than the version of Rover which the data was collected with. 
{% endhint %}

Updating the version of Rover on your NavBox is quick and easy. To get started, open the version of SpatialExplorer which you wish to update the Rover software to. In this example, we will update the NavBox to run Rover 6.0.7, so that we can connect to the NavBox with SpatialExplorer 6.0.7. 

First, connect the NavBox to your computer, just as you would during a normal data collection. You can connect via a wired ethernet connection (rover-wire) or via WiFi (rover-wifi), however using a wired connection will work **much** faster. Click [here](https://docs.phoenixlidar.com/rover/software/connect-to-rover) for more information on connecting to the NavBox.

Upon connecting to SpatialExplorer, you will be notified that the version of Rover differs from the version of SpatialExplorer. 

![Prompt in SpatialExplorer to update Rover.](/files/-M_6q3qs5ajQGckIxBIT)

To update the version of Rover, select Yes.

![Confirm that you wish to update Rover](/files/-M_6qFIXRuQmNLtkAmFP)

To confirm that you wish to update, type in "YES" in all-uppercase letters.

![Sending update to Rover](/files/-M_6qSeqRzz2b53RjKNH)

SpatialExplorer will now update Rover. Keep an eye on the messages in the bottom panel. When the update is complete, the navbox will restart. Just leave the system on for 5 minutes after reaching 100%, then powercycle the system using the CPU button.

You may want to uninstall the old version of SpatialExplorer to prevent somebody from using it to connecting to the rover and DOWNgrading it using the same process.


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