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Chapter 5: Setting Up and Configuring the Broadband Router
Advanced Setup Tab - System Management
Broadband Router
Factory Default
The Factory Default feature can be used to clear all of your configuration information and restore the Router to its
factory default settings. Only use this feature if you wish to discard all other configuration preferences.
Click the
Return to Factory Default Setting
button if you want to restore the Router to the factory default
settings. After clicking the button, another screen will appear, confirming that you’d like to restore the factory
default settings. Click
OK
to reboot the Router.
Firmware Upgrade
Users can use the following function to upgrade the Router’s firmware to the newest version. If you have already
downloaded the firmware into your computer, then click the
Browse
button to look for the file. Then, click the
Firmware Upgrade Right Now
button.
Firmware Download
Users can click the
Firmware Download from Linksys Web Site
button to link to the downloads on the Support
page of the Linksys website. Select the Router from the pull-down menu and choose the firmware from the
options. After downloading the firmware, follow the Firmware Upgrade instructions above.
Import Configuration File
Before importing a configuration file, you will need to specify where it is located. Click the
Browse
button, and
select a file that you have previously saved using the Export button in the window that opens. After you select the
file, click the
Import
button. This process may take up to a minute. You will then need to restart the Router in
order for the changes to take effect.
Export Configuration File
To export a configuration file, click the
Export
button. You will be asked where you would like to store the file.
This file will be called “RV042.exp” by default, but you may rename it if you wish. This process may take up to a
minute.
download:
to receive a file
transmitted over a network.
