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Save/Restore Settings

Once the router is configured, you can save the configuration settings to a configuration file on your hard drive. You also have the option to load

configuration settings or restore the factory default settings.

SAVE/RESTORE CONFIGURATION

Please click

Save

next to

Save Settings to Local Hard Drive

.

Please click

Browse

to choose the configurations file

and then click

Update Settings

to upload the file.

If necessary, please click

Restore Device

to regain the default settings.

Click

Write To Flash

to write web parameters to flash. All your settings

will be saved after restart.

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Firmware Update

Use the

FIRMWARE UPGRADE

window to load the latest firmware for the device. Note that the device configuration settings may return to the

factory default settings, so make sure you first save the configuration settings in the

SAVE/RESTORE SETTINGS

window described in the previous

page.

To access the

FIRMWARE UPGRADE

setting window, click

Firmware Update

under the

MAINTENANCE

tab.

It shows

Current Firmware Version

and

Current Firmware Date

.

FIRMWARE UPGRADE

To upgrade the firmware, click the

Browse…

button to search

for the firmware file and then click

Upload

to begin copying the

file. The Router will load the file and restart automatically.

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Diagnostics

Your router is capable of testing your DSL connection. The individual tests are listed below. If a test displays a fail status, click

Re-run Diagnostics

Tests

at the bottom of this page to make sure the fail status is consistent. If the test continues to fail, click Help and follow the troubleshooting

procedures.

SYSTEM CHECK

There are two tests:

Test your Ethernet(1-4) Connection

and

Test ADSL

Synchronization

. They will either show

PASS

or

FAIL

.

INTERNET CONNECTIVITY CHECK

There are three tests:

Test the assigned IP address, Ping ISP Default

Gateway

and

Ping Preferred DNS server.

They will either show

PASS

or

FAIL

.

Please click

Re-run DiagnosticsTest

to run diagnostics again on the above

test items.

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System Log

The System Log allows you to configure local, remote and email logging, and to view the logs that have been created.

This section allows you to view the logs.

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To access the

DEVICE STATUS LOG

setting window, click on the

Device Info

button in the

STATUS

directory.

GENERAL

This window displays

current system time

and the

firmware version

.

Status

Click on the

STATUS

tab to reveal the window buttons for various functions located in this directory. The

DEVICE STATUS

window is the first item

in the

STATUS

directory. Use these windows to view system information and monitor performance.

Device Info

The

Device Info

page displays a summary overview of your router status, including the device software version and summary of your Internet

configuration (both wireless and Ethernet status).