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26.1
The Backup/Restore Screen
Click
Maintenance
> Backup/Restore
. Information related to factory defaults, backup
configuration, and restoring configuration appears in this screen, as shown next.
Figure 84
Maintenance >
Backup/Restore
Backup Configuration
Backup Configuration allows you to back up (save) the Router’s current configuration to a file on
your computer. Once your Router is configured and functioning properly, it is highly recommended
that you back up your configuration file before making configuration changes. The backup
configuration file will be useful in case you need to return to your previous settings.
Click
Backup
to save the Router’s current configuration to your computer.
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Restore Configuration
Restore Configuration allows you to upload a new or previously saved configuration file from your
computer to your Router.
Table 77
Restore Configuration
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
File Path
Click
Choose File
and find the file you want to restore.
Upload
Click this to begin the upload process.
Reset
Click this to reset your device settings back to the factory default.
Do not turn off the Router while configuration file upload is in progress.
After the Router configuration has been restored successfully, the login screen appears. Login again
to restart the Router.
The Router automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. In some
operating systems, you may see the following icon on your desktop.
Figure 85
Network Temporarily Disconnected
If you restore the default configuration, you may need to change the IP address of your computer to
be in the same subnet as that of the default device IP address (192.168.1.1).
If the upload was not successful, an error screen will appear. Click
OK
to go back to the
Configuration
screen.
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Reset to Factory Defaults
Click the
Reset
button to clear all user-entered configuration information and return the Router to
its factory defaults. The following warning screen appears.
Figure 86
Reset Warning Message
Figure 87
Reset In Process Message
You can also press the
Reset
button on the back panel to reset the factory defaults of your Router.
Refer to
Chapter 1 on page 9
for more information on the
Reset
button.
26.2
The Reboot Screen
System restart allows you to reboot the Router remotely without turning the power off. You may
need to do this if the Router hangs, for example.
Click
Maintenance > Reboot
. Click the
Reboot
button to have the Router reboot. This does not
affect the Router's configuration.
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Remote Management
27.1
The General Screen
Remote management allows you to determine which services/protocols can access which Router
interface (if any) from which computers.
Click
Maintenance > Remote MGMT
to display the
General
screen. Select
Enable
to activate
remote management on the Router.
Figure 88
Maintenance > Remote MGMT > General
27.2
The WWW Screen
Use the
WWW
screen to specify how to connect to the Router from a web browser. Click
Maintenance > Remote MGMT
>
WWW
screen.
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Maintenance > Remote MGMT > WWW
Table 78
Maintenance > Remote MGMT > WWW
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Server Port
This displays the service port number for accessing the Router using HTTP or HTTPS. If
the number is grayed out, it is not editable.
Server Access
Select the interfaces through which a computer may access the Router using this
service.
Note: It is recommended if you are allowing WAN access even temporarily to change
the default password (in
Maintenance
>
User Account
). To allow access from
the WAN, you will need to configure a WAN to Router firewall rule.
Secured Client IP
Address
A secured client is a “trusted” computer that is allowed to communicate with the
Router using this service.
Select
All
to allow any computer to access the Router using this service.
Choose
Range
to just allow the computers with an IP address in the range that you
specify to access the Router using this service.
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