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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 the browser or by using
an FTP program. The browser procedure is described in
page
6-5. The FTP procedure is described in the following section.
To back up or restore the configuration file over the LAN, you must have an FTP client program.
Windows includes an MS-DOS FTP client program that can be accessed from an MS-DOS
prompt. Other FTP client programs are available through many software retailers and shareware
sites.
To back up or restore the configuration:
No login name is necessary. The password is the current Manager password. The factory
default password is 1234.
"Configuration File Management" on
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