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Remote Access

To temporarily permit remote administration of the router (i.e. from outside your LAN), select a time period

the router will permit remote access for and click

Enable.

You may change other configuration options for

the web administration interface using

Device Management

options in the

Advanced

section of the GUI.

If you wish to permanently enable remote access, choose a time period of

0

minute.

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DO NOT

power down the router or interrupt the firmware upgrading while

it is still in process.

Improper operation could damage the router.

Firmware Upgrade

Your router’s “firmware” is the software that allows it to operate and provides all its functionality. Think of

your router as a dedicated computer, and the firmware as the software it runs. Over time this software

may be improved and modified, and your router allows you to upgrade the software it runs to take

advantage of these changes.

Clicking on

Browse

will allow you to select the new firmware image file you have downloaded to your PC.

Once the correct file is selected, click Upgrade to update the firmware in your router.

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Backup / Restore

These functions allow you to save and backup your router’s current settings to a file on your PC, or to

restore a previously saved backup. This is useful if you wish to experiment with different settings,

knowing that you have a backup handy in the case of any mistakes. It is advisable to backup your router’s

settings before making any significant changes to your router’s configuration.

Press

Backup

to select where on your local PC to save the settings file. You may also change the name

of the file when saving if you wish to keep multiple backups.

Press

Browse

to select a file from your PC to restore. You should only restore settings files that have

been generated by the Backup function, and that were created when using the

current version

of the

router’s firmware.

Settings files saved to your PC should not be manually edited in any way.

After selecting the settings file you wish to use, pressing

Restore

will load those settings into the router.

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Restart Router

Click

Restart

with option

Current Settings

to reboot your router (and restore your last saved

configuration).

If you wish to restart the router using the factory default settings (for example, after a firmware upgrade or

if you have saved an incorrect configuration), select

Factory Default Settings

to reset to factory default

settings.

You may also reset your router to factory settings by holding the small RESET pinhole button on the back

of your router in for more than 6 seconds whilst the router is turned on.

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User Management

In order to prevent unauthorized access to your router’s configuration interface, it requires all users to

login with a password. You can set up multiple user accounts, each with their own password.

You are able to

Edit

existing users and

Create

new users who are able to access the device’s

configuration interface. Once you have clicked on

Edit,

you are shown the following options:

You can change the user’s

password

, whether their account is active and

valid

, as well as add a

comment to each user account. These options are the same when creating a user account, with the

exception that once created you cannot change the username. You cannot delete the default admin

account; however, you can delete any other created accounts by clicking

Delete

when editing the user.

You are strongly advised to change the password on the default “

admin

” account when you receive your

router, and any time you reset your configuration to Factory Defaults.