DIR-632

Multifunction Wireless Router Supporting WiMAX,

3G GSM/CDMA with Built-in 8-port Switch

User Manual

Installation and Connection

Saving and Restoring Settings

!

Note that you should regularly save the changes of the router's settings to the non-

volatile memory.

The router's web-based interface displays the notification on unsaved changes at the top of the page.

Figure 22. The notification on unsaved changes.

Place the mouse pointer on the

Notifications

icon (

) to view the list of unsaved changes and

click the relevant link.

You can save the router's settings via the top-page menu displayed when the mouse pointer is over

the

System

caption.

Figure 23. The top-page menu.

Click the

Reboot

line if you have already saved the router's settings.

Click the

Save&Reboot

line to save new settings and immediately reboot the router.

Click the

Save

line to save new settings to the non-volatile memory and continue configuring the

device. Also you can save the device's parameters via the

Save

button on the

System /

Configuration

page.

Click the

Backup

line and follow the dialog box appeared to save the configuration (all settings of

the router) to your PC. Also you can save the router's configuration to your PC via the

Backup

button on the

System / Configuration

page.

Click the

Factory

line to restore the factory default settings. Also you can restore the factory

defaults via the

Factory

button on the

System / Configuration

page.

Also you can restore the factory default settings via the hardware

RESET

button. The button is

located on the back panel of the router next to the power connector.

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To restore the factory default settings, insert a small paperclip into the hole of the button (with the

router

powered on

), push, and hold for 10 seconds. Then remove the paperclip. All LEDs of the

router should turn off and then turn on again.

Wait for about 30 seconds. Now you can access the web-based interface of the router using the

default IP address, username and password.

If you fail to restore the factory defaults via the method described above, use the emergency reset

method.

1.

Power off the device.

2.

Insert a small paperclip into the hole of the

RESET

button and push.

3.

Power on the device keeping the button pushed.

4.

After 5 seconds, release the button.

!

When you keep the button pushed for more than 8 seconds, the router switches to crash

recovery mode. To restore normal operation of the router, please, contact the Technical

Support Service.

When you have configured all needed settings, click the

Logout

line.

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Configuring via Web-based Interface

CHAPTER 4.

CONFIGURING

VIA

WEB-BASED

INTERFACE

Click'n'Connect

To configure a WAN connection, click the

Click'n'Connect

link in the

Net

section.

Figure 24. Configuring a WAN connection.

Connect the Ethernet cable provided by your ISP to the WAN port of the router. Verify the relevant

LED (the

Internet

LED should be on).

Click the

Next

button to continue.

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Figure 25. The page for selecting a 3G network operator.

On the opened page, from the

Provider

drop-down list, select your country and operator if you are

going to configure a 3G network connection, or leave the

Manually

value, if you are going to

configure a wired or WiMAX WAN connection or you want to specify all settings for your 3G

WAN connection independently.

Click the

Next

button to continue.

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Figure 26. The page for selecting the connection type.

On the opened page, select the needed choice of the radio button and click the

Next

button.

To create a WiMAX WAN connection, on the opened page, select the

USB-WiMAX

choice and

click the

Next

button (the page is displayed only when a WiMAX USB modem is connected to the

router).

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