Backing Up, Restoring, Or Erasing Your Settings; Procedure 6-1: Backup The Configuration To A File - NETGEAR FVM318 Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the Model FVM318 Cable/DSL ProSafe Wireless VPN Security Firewall
• Send to this e-mail address
Enter the e-mail address to which logs and alerts are sent. This e-mail address will also be used
as the From address. If you leave this box blank, log and alert messages will not be sent via
e-mail.
You can specify that logs are automatically sent to the specified e-mail address with these options:
• Send alert immediately
Check this box if you would like immediate notification of a significant security event, such as
a known attack, port scan, or attempted access to a blocked site.
• Send logs according to this schedule
Specifies how often to send the logs: Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or When Full.
– Day for sending log
Specifies which day of the week to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent weekly or
daily.
– Time for sending log
Specifies the time of day to send the log. Relevant when the log is sent daily or weekly.
If the Weekly, Daily or Hourly option is selected and the log fills up before the specified
period, the log is automatically e-mailed to the specified e-mail address. After the log is sent,
the log is cleared from the firewall's memory. If the firewall cannot e-mail the log file, the log
buffer may fill up. In this case, the firewall overwrites the log and discards its contents.

Backing Up, Restoring, or Erasing Your Settings

The configuration settings of the FVM318 firewall are stored in a configuration file in the firewall.
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.
Note: Security information such as passwords and encryption keys are stored in this
configuration file. Please store this file in a secure place.

Procedure 6-1: Backup the Configuration to a File

Log in to the firewall at its default LAN address of
1.
name of admin , default password of
you have chosen for the firewall.
Managing Your Network
http://192.168.0.1
password , or using whatever password and LAN address
with its default user
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