Allow/Deny Ping Requests To Your Router From The Internet; Reboot Your Router - TRENDnet TEW-818DRU User Manual

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3. Click on the Administrator section and click on Upload Firmware.
3. Depending on your web browser, in the Upload Firmware section, click Browse or
Choose File.
4. Navigate to the folder on your computer where the unzipped firmware file (.bin) is
located and select it.
5. Click Apply. If prompted, click Yes or OK.

Reboot your router

Administrator > Settings Management
You may want to restart your router if you are encountering difficulties with your router
and have attempted all other troubleshooting.
There are two methods that can be used to restart your router.
• Turn the router off for 10 seconds using the router On/Off switch (EU version
only) located on the rear panel of your router or disconnecting the power port,
sees "Product Hardware Features" on page 5.
Use this method if you are encountering difficulties with accessing your router
management page. This is also known as a hard reboot or power cycle.
OR
• Router Management Page – This is also known as a soft reboot or restart.
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1. Log into your router management page (see
on page 17).
2. Click on the Advanced tab.
3. Click on the Administrator section and click on Settings Management.
3. Under System Reboot section, click Reboot.

Allow/deny ping requests to your router from the Internet

Advanced > Advanced Network
To provide additional security, you may want to disable your router from responding to
ping or ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) requests from the Internet. A ping is
network communication test to check if a device with IP address is alive or exists on the
network. By disabling this feature, you can conceal your router's IP address and
existence on the Internet by denying responses to ping requests from the Internet. You
can additionally use this feature as a tool for troubleshooting purposes.
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