NETGEAR CA 95054 - Manual (Page 30)

NETGEAR Router Setup Manual
5-2 Doing Basic Router Housekeeping
August 2004
To change the password, first enter the old password, then enter the new password twice. Click
Apply.
Configuration File Management
The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router 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.
From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Settings
Backup heading to bring up the menu shown below.
Figure 5-2: Settings Backup menu
Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.
Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration
The Restore and Backup options in the Settings Backup menu allow you to save and retrieve a file
containing your router’s configuration settings.
To save your settings, click the Backup button. Your browser will extract the configuration file
from the router and will prompt you for a location on your PC to store the file. You can give the
file a meaningful name at this time, such as pacbell.cfg.