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4.3.3.4 Backup / Restore

These functions allow you to save and backup your router’s current settings to a file on your

PC, or to restore a previously saved backup. This is useful if you wish to experiment with

different settings, knowing that you have a backup handy in the case of any mistakes. It is

advisable to backup your router’s settings before making any significant changes to your

router’s configuration.

Press

Backup

to select where on your local PC to save the settings file. You may also

change the name of the file when saving if you wish to keep multiple backups.

Press

Browse

to select a file from your PC to restore. You should only restore settings files

that have been generated by the Backup function, and that were created when using the

current version

of the router’s firmware.

Settings files saved to your PC should not be

manually edited in any way.

Select the settings files you wish to use, and press

Restore

to load those settings into the

router.

4.3.3.5 Restart Router

Click

Restart

with option

Current Settings

to reboot your router and restore your last saved

configuration.

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If you wish to restart the router using the factory default settings (for example, after a

firmware upgrade or if you have saved an incorrect configuration), select

Factory Default

Settings

to reset to factory default settings.

You may also reset your router to factory settings by pressing in the small Reset pinhole

button on the back of your router for 10-12 seconds while the router is turned on.

4.3.3.6 User Management

To prevent unauthorized access to your router’s configuration interface, all users are

required to login with a password. You can set up multiple user accounts, each with their own

password.

You are able to

Edit

existing users and

Create

new users who are able to access the

device’s configuration interface. Once you have clicked on

Edit,

you are shown the following

options:

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You can change the user’s

password

, whether their account is active and

Valid

, as well as

add a comment to each user account. These options are the same when creating a user

account, with the exception that once created you cannot change the username. You cannot

delete the default admin account; however you can delete any other created accounts by

clicking

Cancel

when editing the user.

You are strongly advised to change the password on the default “

admin

” account when you

receive your router, and any time you reset your configuration to Factory Defaults.

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When using Virtual Servers (port forwarding) your PCs are exposed to the

degree specified in your Virtual Server settings provided the ports specified

are opened in your firewall packet filter settings.

4.3.4 Firewall

Firewall and Access Control

Your router includes a full SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) firewall for controlling Internet

access from your LAN, as well as helping to prevent attacks from hackers. In addition to this,

when using NAT (Network Address Translation) the router acts as a “natural” Internet

firewall, since all PCs on your LAN use private IP addresses that cannot be directly

accessed from the Internet. See the

WAN

configuration section for more details on NAT.

Firewall

: Prevents access from outside your network. The router provides three levels of

security support:

NAT natural firewall

: This masks LAN users’ IP addresses, which are invisible to outside

users on the Internet, making it much more difficult for a hacker to target a machine on your

network. This natural firewall is on when the NAT function is enabled.

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Firewall Security and Policy (General Settings)

: Inbound direction of Packet Filter rules

prevent unauthorized computers or applications accessing your local network from the

Internet.

Intrusion Detection

: Enable Intrusion Detection to detect, prevent, and log malicious

attacks.

MAC Filter rules

: Prevents unauthorized computers accessing the Internet.

URL Filter

: Blocks PCs on your local network from unwanted websites.

A detailed explanation of each of the following five items appears in the

Firewall

section

below: Packet Filter, Ethernet MAC Filter, Wireless MAC Filter, Intrusion Detection, Block

WAN Request and URL Filter..