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I needs to do a factory reset for a firmware upgrade on my 7800n

Beforehand, is there a way to 'export' or otherwise save my current settings (port forwarding, fixed ip, time slots, mac filters, dns, phyr etc) so that I can read and reset them later - manually, as I can't do a 'restore config file' after a firmware upgrade.

Wondering if there is a smart way put back all the settings rather than just rely on my memory.

Any advice?

Thx

In preparation for the upcoming UK version of the new 7800n firmware, I saved the configuration and then printed it out. I then went through with a highlighter pen and marked all of my extra/changed settings making a note where something was not shown e.g. a password. Can't think of a better way, sorry!

ok, that's the best idea yet. thank you

i'm presuming you open the config file? if so, with what app?

thx!

Any old text editor will do. The configuration file is just text.

I just tried this but I may be looking at the wrong config file because it doesn't seem to have a lot of my configuration in it (e.g. my static IP settings etc). I used the Backup/Restore screen where you can save a .CONF file to your computer. It's not exactly easy to dissect either so am I looking at the wrong file?

The file saved will be named config_1.06g.conf - assuming you're on 1.06g firmware. That'll be in your browsers download folder.

The best program I've found is Notepad++ which is free. It formats things quite nicely for you - much better than notepad.

tinytim wrote:The file saved will be named config_1.06g.conf - assuming you're on 1.06g firmware. That'll be in your browsers download folder.

Thanks. I have got the right file then and I discovered that Wordpad makes it more legible than Notepad (for a change!). I will check out Notepad++ though, it does sound rather useful

thanks for your help with this.

it's strange that there isn't a more graceful way of doing it