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Backup and restore your router configuration settings, Reboot your router, Router Management

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TRENDnet User's Guide Backup and restore your router configuration settings Advanced > Administrator > Settings Management You may have added many customized settings to your router and in the case that you need to reset your router to default, all your customized settings would be lost and would require you to manually reconfigure all of your router settings instead of simply restoring from a backed up router configuration file. To backup your router configuration: 1. Log into your router management page (see "Access your router management page" on page 9). 2. Click on Advanced and click on Administrator, then click on Settings Management. 3. Next to Export Settings section and Export, click Export. 4. Depending on your web browser settings, you may be prompted to save a file (specify the location) or the file may be downloaded automatically to the web browser settings default download folder. (Default Filename: TEW-828DRU_backup.cfg) To restore your router configuration: 1. Log into your router management page (see "Access your router management page" on page 9). 2. Click on Advanced and click on Administrator, then click on Settings Management. 3. Next to Import Settings section and Settings File Location, click Browse. TEW-828DRU Reboot your router Advanced > 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 located on the rear panel of your router or disconnecting the power port, see "Product Hardware Features" on page 2. 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. 1. Log into your router management page (see "Access your router management page" on page 9). 2. Click on Advanced and click on Administrator, then click on Settings Management. 3. Next to System Reboot, click Reboot. 4. Wait for the device to reboot. 4. A separate file navigation window should open. 5. Select the router configuration file to restore and click Import. (Default Filename: TEW-828DRU_backup.cfg). If prompted, click Yes or OK. 6. Wait for the router to restore settings. © Copyright 2015 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 54

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© Copyright 2015 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved.
TRENDnet User’s Guide
TEW-828DRU
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Backup and restore your router configuration settings
Advanced > Administrator > Settings Management
You may have added many customized settings to your router and in the case that you
need to reset your router to default, all your customized settings would be lost and
would require you to manually reconfigure all of your router settings instead of simply
restoring from a backed up router configuration file.
To backup your router configuration:
1. Log
into your router management page (see “
Access your router management page
on page 9).
2. Click on
Advanced
and click on
Administrator
, then click on
Settings Management
.
3. Next to
Export Settings
section and
Export
, click
Export
.
4. Depending on your web browser settings, you may be prompted to save a file (specify
the location) or the file may be downloaded automatically to the web browser
settings default download folder. (Default Filename:
TEW-828DRU_backup.cfg)
To restore your router configuration:
1. Log into your router management page (see “
Access your router management page
on page 9).
2. Click on
Advanced
and click on
Administrator
, then click on
Settings Management
.
3. Next to
Import Settings
section and
Settings File Location
, click
Browse
.
4. A separate file navigation window should open.
5. Select the router configuration file to restore and click
Import
. (Default Filename:
TEW-828DRU_backup.cfg)
. If prompted, click
Yes
or
OK
.
6. Wait for the router to restore settings.
Reboot your router
Advanced > 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
located on the
rear panel of your router or disconnecting the power port,
see
Product
Hardware Features
” on
page 2.
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.
1. Log into your router management page (see “
Access your router management page
on page 9).
2. Click on
Advanced
and click on
Administrator
, then click on
Settings Management
.
3. Next to
System Reboot
, click
Reboot
.
4. Wait for the device to reboot.