Tools

This page enables you to restart the system, save and load different settings as profiles, restore factory default settings, run a setup wizard to configure router settings, upgrade the firmware, and ping remote IP addresses.

Click the items below for more information:

 

Restart

Click Restart to restart the system in the event the system is not performing correctly.

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Settings

This screen enables you to save your settings as a profile and load profiles for different circumstances. You can also load the factory default settings, and run a setup wizard to configure the router and router interface.

Save Settings: Click to save the current configuration as a profile that you can load when necessary.

Load Settings: Click Browse and go to the location of a stored profile. Click Load to load the profile's settings.

Restore Factory Default Settings: Click to restore the default settings. All configuration changes you have made will be lost.

Setup Wizard: click to run a setup wizard that configures the router and interface.

VPN Pass-Through: The device supports VPN (Virtual Private Network) pass-through for both PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) and IPSec (IP Security). Once VPN pass-through is enabled, there is no need to open up virtual services. Multiple VPN connections can be made through the device. This is useful when you have many VPN clients on the local area network. Dynamic DNS

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Firmware

This screen enables you to keep the router firmware up to date.

Follow these instructions:

  1. Download the latest firmware from the manufacturer's Web site, and save it to your disk.
  2. Click Browse and go to the location of the downloaded firmware file.
  3. Select the file and click Upgrade to update the firmware to the latest release.

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Ping Test

The ping test enables you to determine whether an IP address or host is present on the Internet. Type the host name or IP address in the text box and click Ping.

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Setup Wizard

The setup wizard enables you to configure the router quickly and conveniently. Follow these instructions:

  1. In the Settings screen Setup Wizard section, click Run Wizard.

  1. Click Next. You are prompted to select a password. Type a password in the text box, and then type it again for verification.

  1. Click Next. Select your time zone from the drop-down list.

  1. Click Next. Type the LAN IP address in the text box. The default IP address 192.168.1.1.

  2. Type the subnet mask in the text box.

  3. Enable DHCP Server if you want DHCP to automatically assign IP addresses. Type a beginning IP address and an end IP address for the DHCP server to use in assigning IP addresses.

  1. Click Next. Select how the router will set up the Internet connection. If you have enabled DHCP server, choose "Obtain IP automatically (DHCP client)" to have the router assign IP addresses automatically.

  1. Click to enable or disable wireless LAN. If you enable the wireless LAN, type the SSID in the text box and select a communications channel. The SSID and channel must be the same as wireless devices attempting communication to the router.

  1. Click Next. You are prompted to restart save the settings and restart the router interface. Click Restart to complete the wizard.

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