Reference Guide

Console-Based Management 6-5
■ Through the console port, using a local terminal (see “Connecting a Console Cable to your Router” on
page 6-3)
You can also retrieve the Netopia R6000 Series’s configuration information and remotely set its parameters
using the Simple Network Management Protocol (see “SNMP” on page 14-12).
Open a Telnet connection to the router’s IP address; for example, “192.168.1.1.”
The console screen will open to the Main Menu, similar to the screen shown below:
Navigating through the configuration screens
To help you find your way to particular screens, some sections in this guide begin with a graphical path guide
similar to the following example:
This particular path guide shows how to get to the Network Protocols Setup screens. The path guide represents
these steps:
1. Beginning in the Main Menu, select System Configuration and press Return. The System Configuration
screen appears.
2. Select Network Protocols and press Return. The Network Protocols screen appears.
3. Select IP Setup and press Return. The IP Setup screen appears.
To go back in this sequence of screens, use the Escape key.
Netopia R6100 v4.8
Easy Setup...
WAN Configuration...
System Configuration...
Utilities & Diagnostics...
Statistics & Logs...
Quick Menus...
Quick View...
Return/Enter goes to Easy Setup -- minimal configuration.
You always start from this main screen.
Main
Menu
Network Protocols
Setup
IP Setup
System
Configuration