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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 Services
A s   s h o w n   i n   F i g u r e   1 0 . 1 ,   y o u   c a n   u s e   t h e   S y s t e m   S e r v i c e s 
configuration  page  to  enable  or  disable  services  supported  by  the 
RX3042H. All  services,  except  DDNS,  SNTP,  UPnP  and  RIP,  are 
all  enabled  at  the  factory.  To  disable  or  enable  individual  service, 
follow the steps below:
1.  Open  the  System  Services  configuration  page  by  clicking 
Management ->System Services menu.
2.  Click  on  the  corresponding  Enable  or 
Disable   radio  button  to 
enable or disable the desired service.
3. Click on Apply button to save the changes.
Figure 10.1. System Services Configuration Page 
						

							
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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 that you use to connect to your 
ISP.
Figure 10.2. System Administration Configuration Page 
Follow the steps below to change password:
1.  Open  the  System Administration  configuration  page,  as  shown  in  Figure  10.2,  by  clicking  the  Router  Setup  ->Administration 
menu.
2. Changing login password
a)  Type  the  new  password  in  the  New  Password  text  field  and  again in the Confirm Password text field. The password can be 
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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
a)  If  you  had  previously  registered  a  specific  MAC  address  with  your ISP for Internet access, check the  Clone WAN MAC check 
box and enter the registered MAC address here.
3. Allow Administration from WAN: check or uncheck the check box  to enable or disable remote management via WAN port.
4.  Allow  Ping  Interface:  This  option  allows  user  to  control  access  to  the  router  using  ping  via  the  LAN  or  WAN  ports.  Check  the 
respective check box to enable ping from the respective interface.
5. Click on Apply button to save the settings.
10.3  Viewing System Information
System Information page displays whenever you log into RX3042H. 
Yo u   m a y   a l s o   c l i c k   o n   t h e   S t a t u s   m e n u   t o   s e e   t h e   s y s t e m 
information.  This  page  shows  information  of  the  overall  system 
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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 
is  checked  to  activate  the  SNTP  (Simple  Network  Time  Protocol) 
service for time keeping.
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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 
external time servers:
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. Select your time zone from the drop-down list.
3. Check the Enable  check box to activate the SNTP service.
4.  Enter  IP  addresses  for  the  SNTP  servers  that  will  be  used  to 
update the system time.
5. Click on Apply button to save the settings.
10.4.1  View the System Date and Time
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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
FieldDescription
SNMP Enable
Check this box to enable the SNMP support; otherwise, 
uncheck this box.
RO Community 
Name
Community  string  is  a  clear  text  string  that  is  used  as 
password  between  the  SNMP  management  station 
and  the  Internet  Security  Router.  This  “Read  Only” 
community  name  is  used  by  the  SNMP  management 
station  to  read  the  settings  in  the  Internet  Security 
Router. 
RW Community 
Name
Community  string  is  a  clear  text  string  that  is  used 
as  password  between  the  SNMP  management 
station  and  the  Internet  Security  Router.  This  “Read 
and  Write”  community  name  is  used  by  the  SNMP 
management  station  to  read  and  configure  the 
settings in the Internet Security Router. 
Trap AddressTrap message is sent by the Internet Security Router 
to tell the SNMP management station that something 
has  happened  on  the  Internet  Security  Router.  This 
field  is  used  to  enter  the  IP  address  of  the  SNMP 
management  station  that  is  supposed  to  receive  trap 
messages from the Internet Security Router.
10.5.2  Configuring SNMP
1. Open the SNMP configuration page, as shown in Figure 10.5, by 
clicking the Management ->SNMP menu. 
						

							
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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
Log  messages  are  stored  in  dynamic  memory  and  will  disappear 
after system is rebooted. To keep a copy of the log messages, you 
can  setup  a  syslog  server  and  have  RX3042H  send  out  the  log 
messages to the server.
10.6.1 Setting Up Remote Logging Using a Syslog Server
Figure 10.6. Syslog Server Configuration 
						

							
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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 
->Log   menu  to  see  any  logged.  Figure  10.7  shows  a  sample 
log.  You  may  click  on  the  Reload  button  at  the  bottom  of  the 
Log  configuration  page  to  see  the  updated  log  messages.  To 
clear the log messages, just click on the Clear Log button.
Figure 10.7 Sample Log
10.7  Configuration Management
10.7.1  Restore System Configuration to Factory  
  Default Settings
At  times,  you  may  want  to  restore  system  configuration  to  the 
factory default settings to eliminate problems resulted from incorrect 
system  configuration.  Follow  the  steps  below  to  reset  the  system 
configuration:
1. Open the Factory Default configuration page, as shown in Figure  10.8,  by  clicking  the  Management  ->Configuration  ->Factory 
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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 
configuration in effect. Note a count down timer such as the one 
shown  in  Figure  10.8  will  display  to  indicate  when  the  reboot 
process will be completed.
Figure 10.10 Factory Reset Count Down Timer 
						

							
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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 Configuration
Follow the steps below to backup system configuration:1 .   O p e n   t h e   C o n f i g u r a t i o n   B a c k u p   p a g e   b y   c l i c k i n g   t h e  Management ->Configuration ->Backup
 menu.
2. Click on Apply  button to backup the system configuration.
Figure 10.11 Backup System Configuration Page
3. Click on Save button to backup the system configuration.