SMC Networks SMCWHSG44-G - Manual (Page 53)

2. Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a
normal Ethernet cable.
3. Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the
SMCWHSG44-G are in the same IP subnet.
4. On the computer, run the TFTP Server utility. Select the Accept write
requests check box, and specify the folder to which the configuration
settings of the Router will be saved.
5. On the computer, run a Web browser and click the SYSTEM\Firmware
Tools hyperlink.
6. Within the Configuration Backup/Restore section, specify the IP address
of the computer, which acts as a TFTP server. If you don't know the IP
address of the computer, open a Command Prompt, and type ipconfig,
then press the Enter key.
7. Trigger the backup process by clicking Back Up. The Router's
configuration settings will be saved as “SMCWHSG44-G_Backup.hex”
by the TFTP server,
NOTE: Remember to select the Accept write requests check box of
TFTP Server.
To restore configuration of the SMCWHSG44-G by TFTP:
1. Get a computer that will be used as a TFTP server and as a managing
computer to trigger the restoring process.
2. Connect the computer and one of the LAN Ethernet switch port with a
normal Ethernet cable.
3. Configure the IP address of the computer so that the computer and the
SMCWHSG44-G are in the same IP subnet. On the computer, run the TFTP
Server utility. And specify the folder in which the configuration backup
file resides. A configuration backup file is named SMCWHSG44-G_Backup.
On the computer, run a Web browser and click the System, Firmware Tools.
4. Within the Configuration Backup/Restore section, specify the IP address
of the computer, which acts as a TFTP server. If you don't know the IP
address of the computer, open a Command Prompt, and type ipconfig,
then press the Enter key.
5. Trigger the restore process by clicking Restore. The Router will then
download the configuration backup file from the TFTP server.
NOTE: Make sure the file is a valid configuration backup file for the Wireless
Hotspot Gateway.
TIP: The configuration of a deployed SMCWHSG44-G can also be backed up
or restored remotely from the Internet. In this case, you must have config-
ured the Router to be remotely manageable (see Section 2.8.2) and adjust
the Timeout and Max no. of retries settings of TFTP Server for remote TFTP
configuration backup/restore to succeed.
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