User's Manual

Reference Manual for the Model FVM318 Cable/DSL ProSafe Wireless VPN Security Firewall
Managing Your Network 5-11
Procedure 5-6: Restore a Configuration from a File
1. Log in to the firewall at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default User
Name of
admin, default password of password, or using whatever User Name, Password and
LAN address you have chosen for the firewall.
2. From the Maintenance heading of the Main Menu, select the Settings Backup menu as seen in
Figure 5-7.
3. Enter the full path to the file on your network or click the Browse button to browse to the file.
4. When you have located the .cfg file, click the Restore button to upload the file to the firewall.
5. The firewall will then reboot automatically.
Procedure 5-7: Erase the Configuration
It is sometimes desirable to restore the firewall to the factory default settings. This can be done by
using the Erase function.
1. To erase the configuration, from the Maintenance menu Settings Backup link, click the Erase
button on the screen.
2. The firewall will then reboot automatically.
After an erase, the firewall's password will be password, the LAN IP address will be
192.168.0.1, and the router's DHCP client will be enabled.
Note: To restore the factory default configuration settings without knowing the login password or
IP address, you must use the Default Reset button on the rear panel of the firewall. See
“Using the
Default Reset button“ on page 8-8.
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