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Erase Configuration Settings, Backup Settings

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N150 and N300 Wireless Routers 4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Backup Settings. The Backup Settings screen displays. 5. To find the .cfg file, click the Browse button. 6. Select the file and then click the Restore button. The file is uploaded to the router. The router reboots. WARNING: Do not interrupt the reboot process. Erase Configuration Settings Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network), you might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings. You can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router (see Factory Settings on page 76), or you can use the Erase button on the Backup Settings screen.  To erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com. A login screen displays. 3. Enter the router user name and password. The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The BASIC Home screen displays. 4. Select ADVANCED > Administration > Backup Settings. The Backup Settings screen displays. 5. Click the Erase button. 6. To confirm the action click the Yes button. The router reboots. WARNING: Do not interrupt the reboot process. Erasing sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN IP address to 192.168.1.1, and enables the router's DHCP server. Manage Your Network 63

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Manage Your Network
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N150 and N300 Wireless Routers
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Administration >
Backup Settings
.
The Backup Settings screen displays.
5.
To find the
.cfg
file, click the
Browse
button.
6.
Select the file and then click the
Restore
button.
The file is uploaded to the router.
The router reboots.
WARNING:
Do not interrupt the reboot process.
Erase Configuration Settings
Under some circumstances (for example, if you move the router to a different network), you
might want to erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings.
You can either use the Restore Factory Settings button on the back of the router (see
Factory
Settings
on page
76), or you can use the
Erase
button on the Backup Settings screen.
To erase the configuration and restore the factory default settings:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
or
.
A login screen displays.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The default password is
password
. The user name and
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Administration >
Backup Settings
.
The Backup Settings screen displays.
5.
Click the
Erase
button.
6.
To confirm the action click the
Yes
button.
The router reboots.
WARNING:
Do not interrupt the reboot process.
Erasing sets the user name to admin, the password to password, and the LAN IP address to
192.168.1.1, and enables the router’s DHCP server.