Software and Reset
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Software and Reset
The following topics concern configuring and resetting your device’s software.
Export and Import Settings
You can save your gateway settings so that you can make changes to your configuration and, if
necessary, restore the original settings.
Export Settings
Settings include configuration information for your gateway and its Wi-Fi networks.
You can, for example, export (save) the current configuration, then make some changes and test
them. You can then import (restore) the saved configuration.
To export the settings to a text file:
1. On a computer or wireless device that is connected to your gateway, launch a Web browser.
2. In the address or URL field of your browser, type
http://myrouter
.
3. When prompted to log in, enter
admin
for the user name and type the password. (The default
password is
password
.)
4. Click
Settings
>
General
>
Software and Reset
.
5. In the
Download / Backup Settings
section, click
Save as
.
6. Save the file to an appropriate location in your computer. By default, the file (export.cfg) is saved
to your Downloads folder.
Import Settings
This feature lets you restore a saved configuration.
1. On a computer or wireless device that is connected to your gateway, launch a Web browser.
2. In the address or URL field of your browser, type
http://myrouter
.
3. When prompted to log in, enter
admin
for the user name and type the password. (The default
password is
password
.)
4. Click
Settings
>
General
>
Software and Reset
.
5. In the
Restore Settings
section, click the
Choose File
button.
