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Time

This is how the router knows the current time, which it uses to timestamp its log entries.

Reboot

Use this in the unlikely event that the router needs to be restarted.

Upgrade

U.S. Robotics may occasionally release new firmware for this router. You can download those updates and install them on the router. The Check for Update button downloads a small text file from the U.S. Robotics Web site and compares the latest version with the router’s current version to see if there’s an update available.

Back up

You can back up your router’s settings. This can be useful in case you need to restore the router to its factory default settings or want to save a known working state before you make new changes to the router.

Restore

You can restore the settings that you saved earlier. This lets you configure the router to a known state.

Factory Settings

You can reset the router to the state it was in when you first purchased it. You may need to do this if you wish to start configuring your router from the beginning, as if it had just come out of the box.

Time

Reboot Router

Click Reboot if you need to restart the router. Its current settings will be retained.

Upgrade Router

Press the Check for Update button to automatically check for an update to this router’s firmware.

The current version is 3.93.35.0.7 (Feb 15 2006).

1. Check the U.S. Robotics Web site for an update.

2. If a new version is available, save the new firmware image on your computer.

3. Press Browse and select the new firmware file you saved on your computer.

4. Press Upgrade to install the new firmware.

Back Up Settings

This saves the router’s current settings in a file on your computer so that you can restore them later.

Restore Settings

This loads new settings for the router from a file on your computer. Please note that the current settings will be lost.

1. Press Browse to select a settings file you saved to your computer earlier.

2. Press Restore to load the settings file into the router.

Factory Settings

This resets the router to its original factory settings. Please note that the current settings will be lost.