# Applying the configuration

> What happens when you press Apply, how to keep your way in if the connection drops, and how to recover from a failure.

Source: https://joinnasnet.com/en/guides/nasnet-panel/easy-config/apply/
Last updated: 2026-08-14

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## Overview

There is no separate review screen. On the last step of the wizard the primary
button reads **Apply** instead of **Next**. Pressing it sends everything you
entered to the router as one batch and opens a progress dialog titled
"Applying configuration…" that polls the router until it reports 100%.

The router's addressing is rewritten during this, so the panel expects to lose
contact with it partway through and keeps polling for up to six minutes rather
than giving up. That is why the dialog carries an emergency-access note the
whole time it runs.

## Before you start

- Read the emergency access route below and make sure you can physically reach
  the router if you need it.
- Do not close the tab while the dialog is open.

## Steps

1. Press **Apply** on the last step.
2. Read the emergency access note in the dialog and note the management WiFi
   name and password shown there, if any.
3. Wait. The progress bar advances as the router reports back. Losing
   connectivity for a stretch is normal.
4. When it reaches 100% the dialog switches to "Configuration applied
   successfully". Press **Ok** to land on the router's Overview.

## Reference

### Emergency access, if you lose the router mid-apply

| Route | Address |
| ----- | ------- |
| Plug into the last Ethernet port | `192.168.200.1` |
| Join the management WiFi shown in the dialog | `192.168.210.1` |

The management WiFi name and password are printed in the dialog under **WiFi
name** and **Password** while the apply runs. Write them down before you start.

### Dialog states

| State | What it means | Buttons |
| ----- | ------------- | ------- |
| Applying configuration… | The batch is running on the router. | none |
| Configuration applied successfully | The router reported 100%. | **Ok** |
| Apply failed | The batch or the polling failed; the reason is shown below the title. | **Retry**, **Ok** |

## Troubleshooting

**"Apply failed".** The message under the title carries the reason. Press
**Retry** to send the batch again, or **Ok** to close the dialog and go back
over the steps.

**"Timed out waiting for the router to finish."** The panel polled for six
minutes without the router reaching 100%. Reach the router on one of the
emergency addresses above and check its state before retrying.

**"Missing router credentials."** The session lost the credentials for this
router. Reconnect from the Routers list and run the wizard again.

## Related

- [Easy Config wizard](/en/guides/nasnet-panel/easy-config/)
- [Overview](/en/guides/nasnet-panel/overview/)
- [Diagnostics](/en/guides/nasnet-panel/diagnostics/)