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6.
Administration
Manage your network
This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and
home network. This chapter includes the following sections:
Upgrade the Router Firmware
View and Configure Logs
Manage the Configuration File
For information about changing the password of your router, see
Change the Password
on
page
22.
For information about upgrading or checking the status of your router over the Internet, see
Remote Management
on page
100.
For information about monitoring the volume of Internet traffic passing through your router’s
Internet port, see
Traffic Meter
on page
114.
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Upgrade the Router Firmware
The router’s firmware (software) is stored in flash memory. If the router has detected that new
firmware is available, you might see a message at the top of the genie screens. If new
firmware is available, you can also use the Check button on the Firmware Upgrade screen to
check for it manually.
To check for new firmware and update your router:
1.
Select
ADVANCED > Administration > Firmware Upgrade
.
A screen similar to the following displays:
2.
Click the
Check
button.
If new firmware is available, the router detects it and displays the Firmware Upgrade
Assistant screen.
3.
To update the router to the new firmware, click the
Yes
button.
4.
(Optional) If you have manually downloaded new firmware from the NETGEAR support
website:
a.
Click
Browse
, navigate to the firmware file (the file ends in
.img
), and select the
firmware file.
b.
Click the
Upload
button.
A progress bar shows the progress of the firmware upload process:
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WARNING:
When uploading firmware to the router,
do not
interrupt the web
browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new
page. If the browser is interrupted, the firmware might be
corrupted.
When the upload is complete, your router restarts. The upload process can take up to
three minutes, and the upgrade process typically takes about one minute. To determine
whether you need to reconfigure the router after upgrading, read the new firmware
release notes.
View and Configure Logs
The log is a detailed record of websites that users have accessed or attempted to access,
router operation, DoS attacks and port scans, wireless access, and other information. Up to
256
entries are stored in the log.
To view and configure the log:
1.
Select
ADVANCED > Administration > Logs
.
A screen similar to the following displays:
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The Logs screen shows the following information:
Date and time
. The date and time the log entry was recorded.
Source IP
. The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.
Target address
. The name or IP address of the website or news group that users
visited or attempted to access. Also, the IP address from which a DoS or port scan
was initiated, from which time was synchronized, or in relation to which other actions
occurred.
Action
. The action that occurred.
2.
Select any of the following check boxes:
Attempted access to allowed sites
. Log attempts to access websites that are
allowed.
Attempted access to blocked sites and services
. Log attempts to access websites
and services that are blocked.
Connections to the Web-based interface of this Router
. Log access to the router
user interface.
Router operation (startup, get time, and so on)
. Log router operation events such
as startup, Internet connection, firmware initialization, and time synchronization.
Known DoS attacks and Port Scans
. Log DoS attacks and port scans.
Port Forwarding / Port Triggering
. Log port forwarding and port triggering events.
Wireless access
. Log access by wireless clients.
Turn off wireless signal by schedule
. Log when the radio is turned off when the
wireless signal is scheduled to be turned off.
3.
To refresh the log screen, click the
Refresh
button.
4.
To clear the log entries, click the
Clear Log
button.
5.
To email the log immediately, click the
Send Log
button.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
Manage the Configuration File
The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file. You
can back up (save) this file to your computer, restore it, or reset it to the factory default
settings.
Back Up Settings
To back up the router’s configuration settings:
1.
Select
ADVANCED > Administration >
Backup Settings
.
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A screen similar to the following displays:
2.
To save a copy of the current settings, click the
Back Up
button.
3.
Choose a location to store the
.cfg
file on a computer on your network.
4.
Click the
OK
button.
A copy of the current settings is saved.
Restore Configuration Settings
To restore configuration settings that you backed up:
1.
Select
ADVANCED > Administration >
Backup Settings
.
The Backup Settings screen displays.
2.
To find the
.cfg
file, click the
Browse
button.
3.
Select the file and then click the
Restore
button.
The file is uploaded to the router.
The router reboots.
WARNING:
Do not interrupt the reboot process.
Erase
Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network), you
might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings.

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