System Tools; Back Up And Restore Configuration; Backing Up And Restoring The Configuration With A Serial Connection - NETGEAR RT338 Reference Manual

Reference Guide for the Model RT338 ISDN Router

System Tools

Enter 21 to select Reboot System. Your system is rebooted, implementing any changes that may
have been recently added to your system.
Enter 22 to select Command Interpreter Mode. This option changes the Manager interface on your
router from the screen-based mode to a command line mode. The command line mode lets you
configure, diagnose, and test your router using a specified set of commands. For more information,
refer to "Using Command Interpreter

Back Up and Restore Configuration

You can save the router configuration settings to a disk as a binary file. You can also restore the
settings from the file at a later time. Saving and restoring the router configuration lets you restore
the router to working order if the configuration information in the router is lost or damaged.
You can also use the configuration file to configure a new router of the same type if it becomes
necessary to replace the router.
NETGEAR highly recommends backing up your router configuration after the router is
functioning. You can perform the backup and restore operations through a serial connection using
a terminal emulation program (such as HyperTerm), or over the LAN using the Telnet protocol and
a third-party TFTP program. The procedures are described in the following sections.
Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration with a Serial
Connection
Your serial communications software must have the ability to transfer data using the XMODEM
Protocol.
To back up the configuration with a serial connection:
Establish a serial connection with the router.
1.
For more information, see
Select Menu 24 - System Maintenance.
2.
Enter 5 to select Backup Configuration.
3.
You are prompted to receive the file using the XMODEM transfer function of your terminal
emulation program.
11-12
Mode," on page
"Connecting Through a Serial
11-15.
Port" page 3-6.
System Maintenance