Utilities and Diagnostics 16-9will reset at the end of the file transfer to put the new firmware into effect. While the system resets, theLEDs will blink on and off.Caution! Be sure the firmware update you load onto your router is the correct version for your particular model.Some models do not support all firmware versions. Loading an incorrect firmware version can permanentlydamage the unit. Do not manually power down or reset the Netopia R3100 while it is automatically resetting or it could bedamaged. If you choose to download the firmware, the TFTP Transfer State item will change from Idle to ReadingFirmware. The TFTP Current Transfer Bytes item will reflect the number of bytes transferred.Downloading configuration filesThe Router can be configured by downloading a configuration file using TFTP. Once downloaded, the filereconfigures all of the Router’s parameters as if someone had manually done so through the console port.To download a configuration file, follow these steps: Select TFTP Server Name and enter the server name or IP address of the TFTP server you will use. Theserver name or IP address is available from the site where the server is located. Select Config File Name and enter the name of the file you will download. The name of the file is availablefrom the site where the server is located. You may need to enter a file path along with the file name (forexample, bigroot/config/myfile). Select Read Config Now and press Return. You will see the following dialog box: Select CANCEL to exit without downloading the file, or select CONTINUE to download the file. The systemwill reset at the end of the file transfer to put the new configuration into effect. If you choose to download the configuration file, the TFTP Transfer State item will change from Idle toReading Config. The TFTP Current Transfer Bytes item will reflect the number of bytes transferred.Uploading configuration filesUsing TFTP, you can send a file containing a snapshot of the Router’s current configuration to a TFTP server. Thefile can then be downloaded by a different Netopia R3100 unit to configure its parameters (see “Downloadingconfiguration files” on page 16-9). This is useful for configuring a number of Routers with identical parameters,or just for creating configuration backup files.+-----------------------------------------------------------++-----------------------------------------------------------+| || Are you sure you want to read the configuration now? || The device will reset when the transfer is complete. || || CANCEL CONTINUE || |+-----------------------------------------------------------+
