Saving And Restoring Settings - Multitech MultiConnect rCell 100 User Manual

1. Go to the Multi-Tech website, locate the firmware upgrade file you want for your router, and download
this file to a known location.
2. From Administration, select Firmware Upgrade. The Administration: Firmware Upgrade pane opens.
3. In the Firmware Upgrade File field, point to the area where the upgrade file resides, and select the
firmware file. To do so:
a. Click Browse. Navigate to the location of the file that is the firmware version you want to apply to
your router.
b. In this location select the file name and click Open. The file name appears in the Firmware Upgrade
File field. Make sure you select the correct BIN file; otherwise, your router can become inoperable.
4. Click Start Upgrade.
5. A message about time needed to upgrade appears. Click OK. A progress bar appears indicating the status
of the upgrade. When upgrade is completed, your device reboots.
Note:
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The new firmware is written into flash memory.
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It may take up to five minutes to upgrade the router's firmware. Do not interfere with the router's
power or press the router's reset button during this time.
■ The Multi-Tech Device Manager is a cloud platform that provides the ability to remotely manage and
upgrade rCell devices. Please see the Remote Management section or visit mdm.multitech.com for
more information.
■ After the firmware upgrade is complete, verify your configuration to make sure it is what you
expected.

Saving and restoring settings

To restore previous configuration settings to your router, to restore settings to their factory defaults or to save the
current configuration:
1. From the navigation bar, select Administration, then Save/Restore.
2. To restore a previous configuration:
a. Next to the Restore Configuration field, click Browse.
b. Navigate to the location where the configuration file is stored and select the desired file.
c. Click Restore. The device reboots.
3. To restore the router's configuration to the factory default settings:
a. Next to the Restore Factory Defaults field, click Restore.
b. A dialog box appears, asking you to confirm that you want to restore factory default settings.
c. Click OK.
4. To save a current configuration:
a. Click Save.
b. A dialog box appears asking you if you want to open or save the configuration file. Click Save.
c. In the dialog box that appears, navigate to the location where you want to store the configuration.
Click Save.
d. A progress dialog box appears to indicate that the configuration is being saved. Click Close.
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