Backup and Restoring the Netgear wn2000rpt

Back Up the Range Extender Settings

Once you open the browser of your system and entering the web address www.mywifiext.netsetup.  Then go to the Maintenance heading and select the Backup Settings to display the screen.

By clicking on the Backup and Restore options in the Backup screen allows you to retrieve and save a file containing your range extender’s configuration settings.   You need to back up the information that you have to make it available if something went wrong.  All the information on your computer will be saved as files on your computer when you have back up the settings.  You can restore the device’s settings from this file.  

Back up the Settings

•             By clicking on the Backup.  The browser that you use will automatically extract the configuration files of the system from the range extender.

•             You can locate a place in your computer where you want to save the downloaded files if you don’t want your browser set up to save the downloaded files automatically. 

•             You can also give a meaningful name to the file, such as internet_adapter.cfg.

Restore the settings

•             Click on the Browse button on the Backup Settings screen.

•             Then you have to locate and select the previously saved backup file.

•             After that click on the Restore.

The screen displays a message in front of you letting you know that your device has been successfully restored to the previous settings.  The range extender will take about one minute to restart.

Please note that while doing this don’t try to go online, turn off the range extender, shutting down the computer, or doing anything else to your range extender until the restarting process finishes. 

•             To restore the settings from the configuration file, you need to enter the full path of the file on your computer.  After you located the file click Restore to send the file to the range extender.  This will reboot the range extender automatically.