User's Manual Part 1

5
ROUTER CONFIGURATION
Navigating
Through the Router
Configuration
Pages
This chapter describes all the screens available through the Router
configuration pages, and is provided as a reference. To get to the
configuration pages, browse to the Router by entering the URL in the
location bar of your browser. The default URL is http://192.168.1.1
but if you changed the Router LAN IP address during initial configuration,
use the new IP address instead. When you have browsed to the Router,
log in using your system password (default admin).
Main Menu At the left side of all screens is a main menu, as shown in Figure 27
on
page 42
. When you click on a topic from the main menu, that page will
appear in the main part of the screen.
■ Welcome — displays the firmware version of the Router, allows you to
change your password, and launch the Wizard
■ LAN Settings — allows you to configure IP address and subnet mask
information, set up DHCP server parameters, and display the DHCP
client list.
■ Wireless Settings — enables /disables access from wireless computers,
and provides facilities for improving the security of the wireless
network.
■ Internet Settings — sets up Internet addressing modes such as PPPoE
and PPTP connections, allows you to clone the Router’s MAC address,
and set up dynamic IP address allocation and static IP address settings.
■ Firewall — allows configuration of the Router’s firewall features:
Virtual Servers, Special Applications, PCs Privileges, URL Filtering and
Security options
■ System Tools — allows the administrator to perform maintenance
activities on the Router.