User guide

Chapter 4
Advanced Configuration
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10/100 8-Port VPN Router
Factory Default
Return to Factory Default Setting Click Return to
Factory Default Setting if you want to restore the Router
to its factory default settings. After clicking the button, a
confirmation screen appears. Click OK to continue.
Factory Default Confirmation
System Management > Firmware Upgrade
You can use this feature to upgrade the Router’s firmware
to the latest version.
System Management > Firmware Upgrade
Firmware Upgrade
To download the firmware, refer to the Firmware Download
instructions. If you have already downloaded the firmware
onto your computer, then click the Browse button to look
for the extracted file.
Firmware Upgrade Right Now After you have selected
the extracted file, click Firmware Upgrade Right Now.
NOTE: The Router will take approximately ten
minutes to upgrade its firmware. During this
process, do not power off the Router or press
the Reset button.
Firmware Download
Firmware Download from Linksys Web Site If you need
to download the latest version of the Router’s firmware,
click Firmware Download from Linksys Web Site. The
Support page of the Linksys website appears.
Follow the on-screen instructions to access the Downloads
page for the 10/100 8-Port VPN Router (model number:
RV082). Then download the firmware upgrade file.
Extract the file on your computer. Then follow the Firmware
Upgrade instructions.
System Management > Restart
If you need to restart the Router, Linksys recommends that
you use the Restart tool on this screen. When you restart
from the Restart screen, then the Router will send out your
log file before it is reset.
System Management > Restart
Restart
Restart Router Click Restart Router to restart the Router.
After clicking the button, a confirmation screen appears.
Click OK to continue.
Restart Confirmation
Active Firmware Version By default, the current firmware
version is selected.
Backup Firmware Version You can restart the Router
using a previous firmware version; however, all custom
settings will be reset to their factory defaults. (If you want
to save your custom settings before the restart, use the
Setting Backup screen.) To use the previous firmware
version for the restart, select Backup Firmware Version.
System Management > Setting Backup
This screen allows you to make a backup file of your
preferences file for the Router. To save the backup file, you
need to export the configuration file.
To use the backup preferences file, you need to import the
configuration file that you previously exported.