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How to back up and restore your router
configuration
For
ALL
Why do I need to back up my router configuration?
As with any valuable
data, you should back up your router configuration . Your router might contain
many customized settings . Those settings would be lost if you reset your router
to its factory defaults, and you would need to re-enter all of them manually . If
you back up your router configuration, restoring settings is easy .
To back up your router configuration:
Administration > Management
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
2.
Click the
Administration
tab, then click the
Management
page .
3.
Click
Back Up Configurations
at the bottom of the screen .
You are prompted to save the file .
4.
Click
oK
or
Save
.
5.
Specify a file location, then click
Save
.
To restore your router configuration:
Administration > Management
1.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
2.
Click the
Administration
tab, then click the
Management
page .
3.
Click
Restore Configurations
at the bottom of the screen .
A separate window opens .
4.
Click
Browse
to navigate to the location of your configuration file, then
select the file and click
open
.
5.
To restore the configuration, click
Start to Restore
.
How to restore factory defaults
Why would I need to restore to factory defaults?
If you are experiencing
difficulties with the router and have exhausted all other troubleshooting
measures, you may want to reset the router to factory defaults . Resetting the
router erases all of your settings, so you must restore the settings after . We
recommend that you back up your configuration before resetting your router
to factory defaults . See “How to back up and restore your router configuration”
on page 61 .
You can use the Reset button or the router’s browser-based utility to restore
your router to factory defaults .
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