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Backup

Click on

Tools

in the

menu bar, and then

click

Backup

below it.

Here a administrator

can backup and restore

the configuration. The

configuration file stores

system settings, IP

addresses of Firewall’s

network interfaces,

address table, service

table, IPSec settings,

port mapping and

policies. When the

configuration process is

completed, system

administrator can

download the

configuration file into

local disc as a backup.

System Administrators

can restore the firewall’s configuration file with the one stored on disc.

Exporting the DFL-1100’s Configuration

Follow these steps to export the configuration.

Step 1.

Under the

Tools

menu and the

Backup

section

,

click on the Download

configuration button.

Step 2.

When the File Download pop-up window appears, choose the destination place in

which to save the exported file. The Administrator may choose to rename the file if

preferred.

Restoring the DFL-1100’s Configuration

Follow these steps to restore the configuration.

Step 1.

Under the

Tools

menu and the

Backup

section, click on the

Browse

button next

to the empty field. When the

Choose File

pop-up window appears, select the file to which

contains the saved firewall settings, then click

OK

.

Step 2.

Click

Upload Configuration

to import the file into the Firewall.

Restart/Reset

Restarting the DFL-1100

Follow these steps restart the DFL-1100.

Step 1

. Choose if you want to do a quick or full restart.

Step 2

. Click

Restart Unit

and the unit will restart.

Restoring system settings to factory defaults

Use the following procedure to restore system settings to the values set at the factory.

This procedure will possibly change the DFL-1100 firmware version to lower version if

it has

been upgraded.

This procedure deletes all of the changes that you have made to the DFL-1100

configuration and reverts the system to its original configuration including resetting interface

addresses.

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Follow these steps reset the DFL-1100 to factory default.

Step 1

. Under the

Tools

menu and the

Reset

section, click on the

Reset to Factory

Defaults

button.

Step 2

. Click

OK

in the dialog to reset the unit to factory default, or press

Cancel

to cancel.

You can restore your system settings by uploading a previously downloaded system

configurations file to the DFL-1100 if a backup of the device has been done.

Upgrade

The DFL-1100’s

software, IDS

signatures and system

parameters are all

stored on a flash

memory card. The flash

memory card is re-

writable and re-readable.

Upgrade

Firmware

To upgrade the

firmware first download

the correct firmware

image from D-Link. After

having the newest

version of software,

please store it on the

hard disk, then connect

to the firewall’s WebUI,

enter

Upgrade

on the

Tools

menu, click

Browse

and choose the

file name of the newest

version of the firmware,

then click

Upload

firmware image

.

The updating process won’t overwrite the system configuration, so it is not necessary but still

a good idea to backup it before upgrading the software.

Upgrade IDS Signature-database

To upgrade the signature-database first download the newest IDS signatures from D-Link.

After having the newest version of software connect to the firewall’s WebUI, enter

Upgrade

on the

Tools

menu, click

Browse

in the

Upgrade Unit’s signature-database

section and

choose the file name of the newest version of the IDS signatures, then click

Upload

signature database

.

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Status

In this section, the DFL-1100 displays the status information about the Firewall.

Administrator may use Status to check the System Status, Interface statistics, VPN,

connections and DHCP Servers.

System

Click on

Status

in the menu bar, and then click

System

below it. A window will appear

providing some information about the DFL-1100.

Uptime

– The time

the firewall have been

running, since the last

reboot or start.

CPU Load

–

Percentage of cpu used.

Connections

–

Number of current

connections trough the

firewall.

Firmware version

–

The firmware version

running on the firewall.

Last restart

– The

reason for the last

restart.

IDS Signatures

–

The IDS signature

versions.

There are also two

graphs on this page,

one showing the CPU

usage during the last 24

hours. The other one is

showing the state table usage during the last 24 hours.