NETGEAR DG834 V3 manual Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings

Chapter 4

Managing Your Network

This chapter describes how to perform network management tasks with your DG834 ADSL Modem Router.

Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings

The configuration settings of the DG834 ADSL Modem Router are stored in a configuration file in the modem router. This file can be backed up to your computer, restored, or reverted to factory default settings. The procedures below explain how to do these tasks.

How to Back Up the Configuration to a File

1.Log in to the modem router at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User Name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever User Name, Password and LAN address you have chosen for the modem router.

2.From the Maintenance heading of the Main Menu, select the Backup Settings menu as seen in Figure 4-1.

Figure 4-1

3.Click Backup to save a copy of the current settings.

4.Store the .cfg file on a computer on your network.

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