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10  System Management
This  chapter  describes  the  following  administrative  tasks  that  you 
can perform using the Configuration Manager:
•  Configure available system services
•  Modify password and configure system settings
•  View system information
•  Modify system date and time
•  Configure SNMP
•  Reset system configuration to factory default settings
•  Backup and restore system configuration
•  Restart system
•  Update firmware
10.1  Configure System...

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10.2  Login Password and System Settings
10.2.1  Changing Password
The  first  time  you  log  into  the  Configuration  Manager,  the  default 
username and password (admin and admin) are used. For security 
reasons, it is advised that you change this password to avoid router 
configuration from unauthorized changes.
Note:  This  username  and  password  is  only  used  for logging  into  the  Configuration  Manager;  it  is  not  the  same login password...

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new  password  in  the  same  upper  and  lower  case  characters 
that you enter here.
3. Click on Apply button to save the new password.
10.2.2  Configure System Settings
Follow the steps below to modify system settings:
1.  Open  the  System Administration  configuration  page,  as  shown  in  Figure 10.2, by clicking the  Router Setup ->Administration  menu.
2. Clone the MAC address for WAN
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Figure 10.3. System Information Page
10.4  Setup Date and Time
RX3042H keeps a record of the current date and time, which it uses 
to  calculate  and  report  various  data. Although  there  is  a  real  time 
clock  inside  RX3042H;  you  may  also  rely  on  external  time  servers 
to  maintain  correct  time.  RX3042H  allows  you  to  configure  up  to 
three external time servers. Make sure that the “Enable” check box 
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Figure 10.4. Time Zone Configuration Page
To manually change the time for the router:
1 .   O p e n   t h e   Ti m e   Z o n e   c o n f i g u r a t i o n   p a g e   b y   c l i c k i n g   t h e  Management ->Time 
Zone menu.
2. Enter the current date and time in the proper fields.
3. Select your time zone from the drop-down list.
4. Click on Apply button to save the settings.
The  synchronize  the  time  between  the  real  time  clock  and  the 
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Manager, click the Management ->Time Zone menu. 
10.5  SNMP Setup
S N M P  ( S i m p l e   N e t w o r k   M a n a g e m e n t   P r o t o c o l )   a s   i t s   n a m e 
suggests is used for network management. You may use the SNMP 
configuration page to enable or disable the SNMP support.
10.5.1  SNMP Configuration Parameters
Table  10.1  describes  the  configuration  parameters  available  for 
SNMP setup.
Table 10.1. SNMP Configuration Parameters...

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Figure 10.5. SNMP Configuration Page
2.  Check  the 
SNMP  Enable   box  to  enable  the  SNMP  support; 
otherwise, uncheck the box.
3.  Enter  the  RO  (read  only)  and  R/W  (read  and  write)  community 
names.
4.  Enter  the  IP  address  of  the  SNMP  management  station  that 
receives trap messages from the RX3042H.
5. Click on Apply button to save the settings.
10.6  Log Setup
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1.  Open  the  Log  configuration  page,  as  shown  in  Figure  10.6,  by 
clicking the Management ->Log menu
2. Click  Enable Remote Log  check box to enable remote logging.
3.  Enter  the  syslog  server  IP  address  in  the  Syslog  Server  IP 
Address field.
4. Click on Apply button to save the settings.
10.6.2  View the System Log
You  may  open  the  firewall  log  page  by  clicking 
Firewall/NAT 
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Figure 10.8 Factory Reset Page
2. Click on Apply button to restore the system configuration to the 
factory default settings.
3. A  dialog  window  as  shown  in  Figure  10.7  will  pop  up  to  ask  for  confirmation. Click on the  OK button to proceed; otherwise, click 
on the Cancel button to cancel the action.
Figure 10.9 Factory Reset Confirmation
4.  RX3042H  will  then  reboot  thereafter  to  make  the  factory  default 
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Sometimes,  you  may  find  that  you  have  no  way  to  access  the 
RX3042H,  e.g.  you  forget  your  password  or  the  IP  address  of 
RX3042H.  The  only  way  out  in  this  scenario  is  to  reset  the  system 
configuration  to  the  factory  default  by  pressing  the  reset  button  for 
at  least  5  seconds.  The  system  configuration  will  be  reverted  back 
to the factory default settings after RX3042H is rebooted.
10.7.2  Backup System...