Reference Manual for th e Pr oSafe VPN F irewall 25 with 4 Gigabi t LAN a nd Dual WAN Por ts
Router and Network Management 8-29
202-10085-01, March 2005

Configuration File Management

The configuration settings of the FVS124G VPN Firewall are stored within the firewall in a
configuration file. This file can be saved (backed up) to a user’s PC, retrieved (restored) from the
user’s PC, or cleared to factory default settings. You can also upgrade the firewall software with
the latest version from Netgear.
From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Management heading, select the Settings
Backup heading to bring up the menu shown below.
Figure 8-18: Settings Backup menu
The options are described in the following sections.
Reboot the Router Use this button to perform a remote reboot (restart). You can use this if the Router
seems to have become unstable or is not operating normally.
Note: Rebooting will break any existing connections either to the Rout er (such as this
one) or through the Router (for example, LAN users accessing the Internet).
However, connections to the Internet will automatically be re-established when
possible.
Packet T race Click Packet T race button to Select the interface and start the p acket capture on that
interface.
Table 8-1. Diagnostics
Item Description
Be careful how you use these!