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Section 5D

Sounds

²

Enabling and Disabling Sounds for Specific Events (page 73)

²

Low Battery Alert (page 74)

²

Critical Battery Level Alert (page 74)

You can enable or disable sounds of the device through:

●

The mute switch on the device (disables all sounds). (See “Mute Switch” on page 17.)

●

The browser interface (selectively disables sounds). (See “Sounds Information and Settings” on

page 51 and “Enabling and Disabling Sounds for Specific Events” on page 73.)

Enabling and Disabling Sounds for Specific Events

1.

Log in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings > Device > Sounds

.

3.

Next to each of the event types, select

Enable

or

Disable

.

Sounds for the following events can be individually enabled or disabled:

●

Low Battery

— A sound is played when the battery is low. This is useful as a reminder to charge

the device. In the

Alert When

list, you can select a battery level to trigger the alert.

●

System Alerts

— A sound is played when a system alert occurs. When you hear the device

beep, use the device LCD or the Alerts window to get information about the alert. (See “Alert

Information” on page 46.

Note:

System alerts include several types of events, for example:

• Critical battery

• Critical temperature

• Software update available

• Network update available

• Routing hardware settings reset

• Device startup failure

)

●

Internet Connected

— A sound is played when you connect to the Internet.

●

Internet Disconnected

— A sound is played when you lose the connection to the Internet.

●

Wi-Fi User Has Joined

— A sound is played when a Wi-Fi user connects to your network. This is

useful, for example, to detect an unwelcome Wi-Fi user if you’re the only one using the device.

●

Wi-Fi User Has Left

— A sound is played when a Wi-Fi user disconnects from your network.

●

Last User Has Left

— A sound is played when the last Wi-Fi user disconnects from your network.

You can turn the device off if nobody will be using it for awhile.

●

Enter Standby Mode

— A sound is played when the device enters standby mode. (See “Standby

(Low Power) Mode” on page 49.)

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Settings

Low Battery Alert

You can set an alert to sound when the battery level is low.

Setting the Alert From the Home Page

1.

Make sure you’re logged in to the home page.

2.

Click the Sounds icon (

).

3.

In the Sounds window, select

Low battery

.

Setting the Alert From the Advanced Settings Window

1.

Log in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings > Device > Sounds

.

3.

For the

Low Battery

field, select

Enable

.

4.

In the

Alert When

list, select the battery level to trigger the alert.

Critical Battery Level Alert

You can enable an alert to sound when the battery level is critical (that is, dangerously low). To enable

this alert:

1.

Log in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings > Device > Sounds

.

3.

For the

System Alerts

field, select

Enable

.

Note:

System alerts include several types of events, for example:

• Critical battery

• Critical temperature

• Software update available

• Network update available

• Routing hardware settings reset

• Device startup failure

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Section 5E

Login Settings

²

Changing the Administrator Password (page 75)

²

Automatic Login (“Remember Me”) (page 75)

Changing the Administrator Password

Note:

If you forget the Admin Login password, you’ll need to reset the device to its default settings and go

through the device setup. (See "What Do I Do if I Forget the Administrator Password?" on page 121.)

1.

Log in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings > Device > Basic

.

3.

In the

Admin Password

field, type the new password (1–20 letters, numbers, or symbols).

Automatic Login (“Remember Me”)

If you enable automatic login:

●

Anyone who uses the computer will automatically be logged in to the home page (as long as

no one else has already logged in from another computer); entering the administrator

password is not required.

●

The timeout security feature is disabled — you will never be automatically logged off.

To enable automatic login:

1.

From the computer that you want to enable automatic login, log in to the home page.

2.

In the login area, select the

Remember me

check box.

You can repeat the above steps on other computers; however, since only one administrator can

be logged in at a time, only the first person to display the home page will be logged in.

Viewing Computers That Are Set to Automatically Log In as Administrator

1.

Log in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings > Device > Basic

.

3.

Next to

Remember me Client List

, click

show list

.

Disabling Automatic Login For a Specific Computer

1.

Log in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings > Device > Basic

.

3.

Next to

Remember Me Client List

, click

show list

.

4.

In the row for the computer that you want to disable automatic login, click

Remove

.

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Section 5F

Advanced Settings

²

Accessing the Advanced Settings Window (page 76)

²

Device Tab (page 76)

²

WAN Tab (page 80)

²

Wi-Fi Tab (page 84)

²

Router Tab (page 86)

From the Advanced Settings window you can configure all the settings of the device and the browser

interface.

The Advanced Settings window has the following tabs, each with several panels:

●

Device tab. (See “Device Tab” on page 76.)

●

WAN tab. (See “WAN Tab” on page 80.)

●

Wi-Fi tab. (See “Wi-Fi Tab” on page 84.)

●

Router tab. (See “Configuring the Router Tab” on page 100.)

For most fields and buttons, contextual help, if enabled, appears to the right of the window when you

move the cursor over an item. (For more information, see “Contextual Help in the Advanced Settings

Window” on page 119.)

Accessing the Advanced Settings Window

1.

Make sure you’re logged in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings

(

).

Device Tab

Basic Panel

1.

Log in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings

(

).

3.

Click

Device > Basic

.

From this window, you can view or adjust these settings, or perform the following actions:

●

Admin Password

— This is the password used to login as administrator. (See “Changing the

Administrator Password” on page 75.)

●

Remember Me Client List

— You can view and specify computers that are set to automatically log in.

(See “Automatic Login (“Remember Me”)” on page 75.)

●

Help for Advanced Settings

— You can enable or disable contextual help for the Advanced Settings

window. (See “Contextual Help in the Advanced Settings Window” on page 119.)

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●

Import Router Settings

— You can import configuration settings. (See “Importing Settings” on

page 112.)

●

Export Router Settings

— You can export configuration settings. (See “Exporting Settings” on

page 112.)

●

Update Firmware from File

— You can upgrade the device firmware from a file. (See “Upgrading

Firmware From a File” on page 63.)

●

Standby Timer on Battery

and

On AC Power

— You can enable standby (low power) mode. (See

“Standby (Low Power) Mode” on page 49.)

●

TRU-Install

— This feature installs the necessary drivers the first time you connect your device to

your Windows or Mac computer through the micro-USB cable. (For information on this feature,

see “TRU-Install” on page 28.)

●

Check for Updates

and

Check for updates now

— You can check for updates to your device.

(See “Automatically Checking for Updates” on page 61 and “Manually Checking for Updates”

on page 62.)

Display Panel

From the

Display

panel of the

Device

tab, you can configure settings for the device LCD.

To access this panel:

1.

Log in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings

(

).

3.

Click

Device > Display

.

From this window, you can view or adjust these settings:

●

Power Button LED

— You can enable the power button light on the device. (See “Enabling and

Disabling the Power Button LED” on page 72.)

●

LCD Backlight

— You can turn the LCD on or off. (See “Turning the LCD On or Off” on page 71.)

●

Turn Off Backlight

— This setting specifies how soon the LCD goes dormant. (See “Setting the

LCD Timeout” on page 71.)

●

Backlight Settings

— You can adjust the brightness of the LCD. (See “Setting the LCD

Brightness” on page 71.)

microSD Card Panel

1.

Log in to the home page.

2.

Click

Advanced settings

(

).

3.

Click

Device > microSD Card

.

From this window, you can view or adjust these settings, or perform the following actions:

●

Status

— This field reflects the status of the microSD card slot (for example, the slot is disabled,

or a card is detected).