5 | GATEWAY CONFIGURATION |
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Navigating | This chapter describes all the screens available through the Gateway |
Through the | configuration pages, and is provided as a reference. To get to the |
Gateway | configuration pages, browse to the Gateway by entering the URL in the |
Configuration | location bar of your browser. The default URL is http://192.168.1.1 |
Pages | but if you changed the Gateway LAN IP address during initial |
| configuration, use the new IP address instead. When you have browsed |
| to the Gateway, 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 Gateway, allows you to change your password, and launch the Wizard
■LAN Settings - allows you to configure IP address and subnet mask information, setup DHCP server parameters, and display the DHCP client list.
■Wireless Settings (Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway only) - 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, dynamic IP address allocation and static IP address settings
■Firewall - allows configuration of the Gateway’s firewall features: Virtual Servers, Special Applications, PCs Privileges and security options
■System Tools - allows the administrator to perform maintenance activities on the Gateway.
