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Viewing Attached Devices

The Attached Devices screen shows all IP devices that the router discovered on the local

network. From the main menu, under Maintenance, select Attached Devices:

For each device, the table shows the IP address, device name if available, and the Ethernet

MAC address. If the router is rebooted, this data is lost until the router rediscovers the

devices. To force the router to look for attached devices, click the

Refresh

button.

Connection Status

Connection Time

The time elapsed since the last connection to the Internet

through the broadband port.

Connecting to Server

The connection status.

Negotiation

Success or Failed.

Authentication

Success or Failed.

Getting IP Address

The IP address assigned to the WAN port by the ADSL

Internet Service Provider.

Getting Network Mask

The network mask assigned to the WAN port by the ADSL

Internet Service Provider.

Table 3.

Field

Description

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Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings

The configuration settings of the router are stored in a configuration file in the router. This file

can be backed up to your computer, restored, or reverted to factory default settings. The

procedures in the following sections explain how to do these tasks.

Backing Up the Configuration to a File

1.

Log in to the router. Type

in the address field of your

Internet browser. Enter

admin

for the user name and your password (or the default,

password

)

.

2.

Under Maintenance on the main menu, select Backup Settings to display the Backup

Settings screen.

3.

Click

Save

to save a copy of the current settings.

4.

Store the .cfg file on a computer on your network.

Restoring the Configuration from a File

To restore the configuration:

1.

Log in to the router. Type

in the address field of your

Internet browser. Enter

admin

for the user name and your password (or the default,

password

)

.

2.

Under Maintenance on the main menu, select Backup Settings.

3.

Enter the full path to the file on your network, or click

Browse

to locate the file.

4.

When you have located the .cfg file, click

Restore

to upload the file to the router.

The router reboots.

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Erasing the Configuration

You can use the Erase feature to erase its configuration settings and restore the router to the

factory default settings.

To erase the configuration:

1.

Under Maintenance on the main menu, select Backup Settings.

2.

Click

Erase

.

The router reboots.

After an erase, the router password is

password

, the LAN IP address is

192.168.0.1

, and

the router DHCP client is enabled.

Note:

To restore the factory default settings when you do not know the

login password or IP address, press the Restore Factory Settings

button on the bottom of the router for 6 seconds.

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Protecting Access to Your Router

For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. Also, after a period of

inactivity, the login automatically disconnects. The user name and password are not the same

as a user name or password you might use to log in to your Internet connection.

NETGEAR recommends that you change this password to a more secure password. The

ideal password should contain no dictionary words from any language, and should be a

mixture of both uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Your password can

be up to 30 characters.

Changing the Built-In Password

1.

To log in to the router, type

in the address field of your

Internet browser. Enter

admin

for the user name and your password (or the default,

password

)

.

Note:

If you changed the password and do not remember what it is, you

can reset the router to its factory default settings. See

Restoring the

Default Configuration and Password

on page

91.

2.

From the main menu, under Maintenance, select Set Password.

3.

To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password

twice.

4.

Click

Apply

to save your changes.

Note:

After changing the password, you must log in again to continue the

configuration. If you have backed up the router settings previously,

you should do a new backup so that the saved settings file includes

the new password.

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Changing the Administrator Login Time-Out

For security, the administrator login to the router configuration times out after a period of

inactivity. To change the login time-out period:

1.

In the Set Password screen, type a number in the

Administrator login times out

field.

The suggested default value is 5 minutes.

2.

Click

Apply

to save your changes, or click

Cancel

to keep the current period.