DLink DIR 615 Question

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tjmartin
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DLink DIR 615 Question

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I have a question about my DIR 615 Wireless router.. Is it possible to unplug the router(no on/off switch) when gone away from home for extended periods and not worry about losing the connection settings on it?

I have DSL with AT&T\BellSouth (768k service) and a Dlink DSL2540B modem.

Am new to this DSL stuff and am worried about the little heat that the router gives off might wear the router out sooner than normal
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It'll remember the last settings it had when powered up again.
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YeOldeStonecat wrote:It'll remember the last settings it had when powered up again.
No matter how long it was unplugged for?
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tjmartin wrote:No matter how long it was unplugged for?
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I would think it should, the clock/time may be off a little. You can save your settings if you like. Log in and go to Tools, System. Then use the "Save To Local Hard Drive" option to save your settings to a file on your PC. Then if you do a firmware update or ever have to reset it you can just load them back in.
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tjmartin wrote:No matter how long it was unplugged for?
99% of the time..yes....within reason. I'd guess after a few thousand years something might happen to it where it fails to work. But I've had routers put away as backups or shelved for a couple of years, go and plug them back in..and they still have their old settings. It's saved in the flash when you "apply/save" settings.
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Yes it will save them indefinitely.

It commits user configurable variables to non volatile ram (aka NVRAM), which is just like a usb flash drive or SD card.

You can always save the config script to a computer from the 615's Web administration.
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