How to restore a configuration from a file, How to erase the configuration, How to restore a configuration from a file -10 – NETGEAR Cable/DSL ProSafe Firewall FR328S User Manual

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FR328S ProSafe Firewall with Dial Back-Up Reference Manual v2

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Managing Your Network

M-10207-01, Reference Manual v2

2.

From the Maintenance heading of the Main Menu, select the Settings Backup menu as seen in

Figure 6-8

.

Figure 6-8: Settings Backup menu

3.

Click Backup to save a copy of the current settings.

4.

Store the

.cfg

file on a computer on your network.

How to Restore a Configuration from a File

1.

Log in to the firewall 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 password and LAN

address you have chosen for the firewall.

2.

From the Maintenance heading of the Main Menu, select the Settings Backup menu as seen in

Figure 6-8

.

3.

Enter the full path to the file on your network or click Browse to browse to the file.

4.

When you have located the

.cfg

file, click Restore to upload the file to the firewall.

5.

The firewall will then reboot automatically.

How to Erase the Configuration

It is sometimes desirable to restore the firewall to the factory default settings. This can be done by
using the Erase function.

1.

To erase the configuration, from the Maintenance menu Settings Backup link, click Erase.

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