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From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set

Password to bring up the menu shown below.

Figure 5-6:

Set Password menu

To change the password, first enter the old password, and then enter the new password twice. Click

Apply.

Backup Router Settings

The Backup Settings page allows you to backup, restore and erase the router's current settings.

Note

: Operations on this screen only affect the Router. The VoIP module is unaffected.

Once you have the router working properly, you should backup the information to have it available

if something goes wrong. When you backup the settings, they are saved as a file on your computer.

You can restore the router's settings from this file.

IMPORTANT

! Once you start restoring settings or erasing the router, do NOT try to go online,

turn off the router, shutdown the computer or do anything else to the router until it finishes

restarting! This should only take a minute or so. When the Test light stops blinking, wait a few

more seconds before doing anything with the router.

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Figure 5-7:

Backup Router Settings page

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Save (Backup): To create a backup file of the current settings:

a.

Click Backup.

b.

If you don't have your browser set up to save downloaded files automatically, locate where

you want to save the file, rename it if you like, and click Save.

If you have your browser set up to save downloaded files automatically, the file is saved to

the your browser's download location on the hard disk and is called netgear.cfg.

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Restore: To restore settings from a backup file:

a.

Click Browse.

b.

Locate and select the previously saved backup file (by default, netgear.cfg).

c.

Click Restore.

A window appears letting you know that the router has been successfully restored to

previous settings. The router will restart. This will take about one minute.

IMPORTANT

! Do not try to go online, turn off the router, shutdown the computer or do

anything else to the router until it finishes restarting! When the Test light stops blinking,

wait a few more seconds before doing anything with the router.

d.

Close the message window.

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Revert (Erase): To erase the current settings and reset the router to the original factory default

settings:

–

Click Erase.

IMPORTANT

! Do not try to go online, turn off the router, shutdown the computer or do

anything else to the router until the router finishes restarting! When the Test light stops

blinking, wait a few more seconds before doing anything with the router.

After you have erased the router's current settings, the router's password will be password, the

LAN IP address will be 192.168.61.1 and the router will act as a DHCP server on the LAN and

act as a DHCP client to the Internet.

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Chapter 6

Advanced Configuration

This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your TA612V Broadband Voice

Adapter. These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the Main Menu of the

browser interface.

Configuring Port Triggering

Port Triggering is an advanced feature that can be used to easily enable gaming and other internet

applications. Port Forwarding is typically used to enable similar functionality, but it is static and

has some limitations.

Port Triggering opens an incoming port temporarily and does not require the server on the internet

to track your IP address if it is changed by DHCP, for example.

Port Triggering monitors outbound traffic. When the router detects traffic on the specified

outbound port, it remembers the IP address of the computer that sent the data and triggers the

incoming port. Incoming traffic on the triggered port is then forwarded to the triggering computer.

Using the Port Triggering page, you can make local computers or servers available to the Internet

for different services (for example, FTP or HTTP), to play Internet games (like Quake III), or to

use Internet applications (like CUseeMe).

Port Forwarding is designed for FTP, Web Server or other server based services. Once port

forwarding is set up, request from Internet will be forwarded to the proper server. On the contrary,

port triggering will only allow request from Internet after a designated port is 'triggered'. Port

triggering applies to chat and Internet games.

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Figure 6-1:

Port Triggering Menu

Note

: If Disable Port Triggering box is checked after configuring port triggering, port triggering

will be disabled but any port triggering configuration information you added to the router will be

retained even though it will not be used.

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Port Triggering Timeout

Enter a value up to 9999 minutes. The Port Triggering Timeout value controls the inactivity

timer for the designated inbound port(s). The inbound port(s) will be closed when the

inactivity timer expires.

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For Internet Games or Applications

Before starting, you'll need to know which service, application or game you'll be configuring.

Also, you'll need to have the outbound port (triggering port) address for this game or

application.