Chapter 4 managing your network, Backing up, restoring, or erasing your settings, Backing up the configuration to a file – NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Firewall DG834G User Manual

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Chapter 4

Managing Your Network

This chapter describes how to perform network management tasks with your ADSL2+ Modem
Wireless Router.

Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings

The configuration settings of the 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.

Backing 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. Under the Maintenance heading on the main menu, select Backup Settings to display the

Backup Settings screen:

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

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

Figure 4-1

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