TD-W8980
N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide
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Note:
1)
New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be downloaded for free.
There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you
want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the modem router rather than
the configuration, you can try to upgrade the firmware.
2)
When you upgrade the modem router's firmware, you may lose its current configurations, so
before upgrading the firmware please write down some of your customized settings to avoid
losing important settings.
3)
Do not turn off the modem router or press the Reset button while the firmware is being
upgraded. Loss of power during the upgrade could damage the modem router.
4)
The firmware version must correspond to the hardware.
5)
The upgrade process takes a few moments and the modem router restarts automatically
when the upgrade is complete.
4.21.9 Reboot
Choose menu “
System Tools
”
→
“
Reboot
”, and then you can click the
Reboot
button to reboot
the modem router via the next screen.
Figure 4-108
Some settings of the modem router will take effect only after rebooting, which include
•
Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically).
•
Change the DHCP Settings.
•
Change the Wireless configurations.
•
Change the Web Management Port.
•
Upgrade the firmware of the modem router (system will reboot automatically).
•
Restore the modem router's settings to factory defaults (system will reboot
automatically).
•
Update the configuration with the file (system will reboot automatically.
4.21.10 Statistics
Choose menu “
System Tools
”
→
“
Statistics
”, and then you can view the statistics of the Modem
router, including total traffic and current traffic of the last Packets Statistic Interval.