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Admin
This page will allow you to change the administrator (Admin) password and enable
remote management.
In the Management menu on the bar on the top of the page, click
Admin
.
Enter a new password for the administrator account. You will need to
enter this password whenever you configure the router using a web
browser.
Enables a challenge-response test to require users to type letters or
numbers from a distorted image displayed on the screen to prevent
online hackers and unauthorized users from gaining access to your
router’s network settings.
Check to enable HTTPS to connect to the router securely. This means
to connect to the router, you must enter
instead of
Remote management allows the DSL-2900AL to be configured from
the Internet by a web browser. A password is still required to access the
web management interface.
The port number used to access the DSL-2900AL is used in the URL.
Example:
where x.x.x.x is the Internet IP address of
the DSL-2900AL and 8080 is the port used for the web management
interface.
Note:
If you enabled
HTTPS Server
and wish to access the router remotely
and securely, you must enter
https://
at the beginning of the address.
Password:
Enable
Graphical
Authentication
(CAPTCHA):
Enable HTTPS
Server:
Enable Remote
Management:
Remote Admin
Port:
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To load, save, or reset settings, or reboot the router, click
System
and refer to
System
on page 114.
If you want to allow router setup via the SSH, telnet, or TFTP protocols,
you can configure it here.
For each protocol, click
Enable Local Management
to allow
administrators to configure the network from within, and/or
Enable
Remote Management
to allow administrators to configure the
network from outside.
If you enabled remote management, enter the remote port number
that the router will use for that protocol.
Click
Save
when you are done.
SSH / Telnet /
TFTP:
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System
This option will save the current router configuration settings to a file
on your computer.
This option will load previously saved router configuration file. This will
overwrite the router’s current configuration.
This option will restore all configuration settings back to the settings that
were in effect at the time the router was shipped from the factory. Any
settings that have not been saved will be lost, including any rules that
you have created. If you want to save the current router configuration
settings, use the
Save Settings To Local Hard Drive
button above.
Click to reboot the router.
Save Settings
To Local Hard
Drive:
Load Settings
From Local
Hard Drive:
Restore To
Factory Default
Settings:
Reboot The
Device:
This page allows you to save the router’s current configuration, load a previously saved
configuration, reset the router to its factory default settings, or reboot the router.
From the Admin page click
System
. To return to the Admin page, click
Admin
.
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Upgrade
This page will allow you to upgrade the router’s firmware or language pack, either
automatically or manually. To manually upgrade the firmware or language pack, you
must first download the relevant file from
.
In the Management menu on the bar on the top of the page, click
Upgrade
.
The current firmware’s version and date will be displayed.
Click this button to prompt the router to automatically check for a new
firmware version. If a newer version is found, it will prompt you to install
it.
If you wish to upgrade manually, first download the firmware file you
wish to upgrade to. Next, click the
SelectFile
button and browse to the
file to install the new firmware. You can also browse to a language pack
file to install a new language pack.
Firmware
Information:
Check for New
Firmware:
Upgrade
Firmware:
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Statistics
On the Statistics page you can view the amount of packets that pass through the router
on the WAN, LAN, and wireless segments.
In the Management menu on the bar on the top of the page, click
Statistics
.
You can view the
Internet
,
LAN
,
Wi-Fi 2.4GHz
, or
Wi-Fi 5GHz
statistics by clicking
on the respective tabs at the top. The graph will update in real time. To clear the
information on the graph, click
Clear
.
The traffic counter will reset if the device is rebooted.
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