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4. Click on button to backup the system configuration.
10.7.3  Restore System Configuration
Follow the steps below to backup system configuration:
1.  Open  the  System  Configuration  Restore  page  by  clicking  the  Management ->Configuration ->Restore
 menu. 
Figure 10.12 Restore System Configuration Page
2. Enter the path and name of the system configuration file that you want to restore in the “Configuration File” text box. Alternatively, 
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Figure 10.13 Selecting System Configuration from the File Manager
3.  Click  on Apply  button  to  restore  the  system  configuration.  A 
dialog  window,  such  as  the  one  below,  will  pop  up  to  ask  for 
confirmation for restoring the system configuration. Click the 
OK 
button  to  proceed;  otherwise,  click  the 
Cance l  button  to  cancel 
the  action.  Note  that  the  RX3042H  will  reboot  to  make  the  new 
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Figure 10.15 System Reboot Counter Timer
10.8  Firmware Upgrade
ASUSTeK may from time to time provide you with an update to the 
firmware running on the RX3042H. All system software is contained 
in a single file, called an image. Configuration Manager provides an 
easy way to upload the new firmware image. To upgrade the image, 
follow this procedure:
1. Open the Firmware Upgrade page, as shown in Figure 10.16, by 
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Figure 10.17 Selecting Firmware from the File Manager
3.  Click  on Apply  button  to  update  the  firmware. A  dialog  window, 
such as the one below, will pop up to ask for confirmation of the 
firmware  upgrade.  Click  the  OK  button  to  proceed;  otherwise, 
click the Cancel button to cancel the action.
Figure 10.18 Firmware Upgrade Confirmation
4 .   F i r m w a r e   u p g r a d e   s t a t u s   a n d   p r o g r e s s   w i l l   b e   s h o w n...

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5. A  count  down  timer  will  display,  as  shown  in  Figure  10.20,  after 
the  firmware  upgrade  is  completed.  Youʼll  be  reconnected 
back  to  RX3042H  when  the  counter  returns  to  zero.  You  may 
need  to  manually  connect  back  to  the  RX3042H  if  you  are  not 
connected back to RX3042H automatically.
Figure  10.20  System  Reboot  Count  Down  Timer  for  Firmware 
Upgrade 
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Figure 10.21 Restart System Page
10.9  Logout Configuration Manager
To  logout  of  Configuration  Manager,  open  the  Logout  page  by 
clicking  the  Logout  menu  and  click  on  the Apply  button.  If  you 
are  using  IE  as  your  browser,  a  window  similar  to  the  one  shown 
in  Figure  10.22  will  prompt  for  confirmation  before  closing  your 
browser.
Figure 10.22 Configuration Manager Logout Page
Figure 10.23 Confirmation for Closing...

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11  IP Addresses, Network Masks, and Subnets
11.1  IP Addresses
Note:  This  section  pertains  only  to  IP  addresses for  IPv4  (version  4  of  the  Internet  Protocol).  IPv6 
addresses are not covered.
This section assumes basic knowledge of binary numbers, bits, and 
bytes. For details on this subject, see Appendix 11.
IP addresses, the Internetʼs version of telephone numbers, are used 
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Table 11.1. IP Address Structure
Field 1Field 2Field 3Field 4
Network IDHost ID
Network IDHost ID
Network IDHost ID
Class A
Class B
Class C
Here are some examples of valid IP addresses:
Class A: 10.30.6.125 (network = 10, host = 30.6.125)
Class B: 129.88.16.49 (network = 129.88, host = 16.49)
Class C: 192.60.201.11 (network = 192.60.201, host = 11)
11.2  Network classes
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•   A  host  ID  can  have  any  value  except  all  fields  set  to  0  or  all fields set to 255, as those values are reserved for special uses.
11.3  Subnet masks
Definition:  mask:  A  mask  looks  like  a  regular  IP address,  but  contains  a  pattern  of  bits  that  tells  what  parts  of  an  IP  address  are  the  network  ID  and  what 
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Class A:  255.0.0.0
Class B:  255.255.0.0
Class C:  255.255.255.0
These  are  called  default  because  they  are  used  when  a  network  is 
initially configured, at which time it has no subnets.