Linksys WET54GS5 manual Using the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Web-based Utility, Overview

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Chapter 7: Using the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Web-based Utility

Overview

The Bridge is designed to function properly after you configure it using the Setup Wizard. However, if you would like to change these basic settings or make advanced configuration changes, use your web browser and the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Web-based Utility. This chapter explains how to use the Utility.

Starting the Web-based Utility

1.Open your web browser, and enter the IP address of the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge (the default is 192.168.1.226). Press the Enter key, and a screen similar to the one shown in Figure 7-1 will appear. In lowercase letters, enter the default, admin, in the User name and Password fields. Click the OK button. You can set a new password on the Password screen later.

2.The Utility’s Setup screen, shown in Figure 7-2, will appear.

The Utility provides a convenient, web-browser-based way to alter the Bridge’s settings. It offers seven main tabs:

•Setup - Enables you to configure the IP address and wireless settings.

•Password - Allows you to change the password or reset all settings to factory defaults.

•Wireless- Lets you change the advanced wireless settings and clone a MAC address onto the Bridge.

•Switch - This screen allows you to configure the following settings on the switch: QOS, Switch Table, VLAN, RMON Statistics, Port Mirroring, and Access List.

•Wireless Status - Displays the Bridge’s current wireless settings.

•SNMP - This screen is used to confiure the SNMP trap settings for the Bridge.

•Help - Provides explanations of various configuration settings and links to online technical support resources. You can also upgrade the Bridge’s firmware using the Help screen.

Figure 7-1: Password Screen

Have You: Enabled TCP/IP on your PCs? PCs communicate over the network with this protocol. Refer to “Appendix D: Windows Help” for more information on TCP/IP.

Note: The Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge is designed to function properly after you use the Setup Wizard. However, if you would like to change its basic settings or make advanced configuration changes, use your web browser and the Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge Web-based Utility.

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