Cisco Systems RV042RF manual Chapter Advanced Configuration, Overview, System Summary

Chapter 4

Chapter 4:

Advanced Configuration

Overview

The Router’s web-based utility allows you to set up the Router and perform advanced configuration and troubleshooting. This chapter will explain all of the functions in this utility.

These are the main tabs of the utility: System Summary, Setup, DHCP, System Management, Port Management, Firewall, VPN, Log, Wizard, Support, and Logout. Additional tabs will be available after you click one of the main tabs.

How to Access the Web-Based Utility

1.For local access of the Router’s web-based utility, launch your web browser, and enter the Router’s default IP address, 192.168.1.1, in the Address field. Press the Enter key.

Address Bar

NOTE: If the Remote Management feature on the Firewall > General screen has been enabled, then users with administrative privileges can remotely access the web-based utility. Use http://<WAN IP address of the Router>, or use https://<WAN IP address of the Router> if you have enabled the HTTPS feature.

2.A login screen prompts you for your User name and Password. Enter admin in the User name field, and enter admin in the Password field. (You can change the Password on the Setup > Password screen.) Then click OK.

Login Screen

Advanced Configuration

System Summary

The first screen that appears is the System Summary screen, which displays the Router’s current status and settings. This information is read-only. Underlined text is hyperlinked to related setup pages, so if you click a hyperlink, the related setup screen will appear. On the right-hand side of this screen and all other screens of the utility is a link to the Site Map, which has links to all of the utility’s tabs. Click Site Map to view the Site Map. Then, click the desired tab.

System Summary

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