Linksys NWR04B manual Router’s Web-based Utility, Logging

Network Everywhere® Series

The following screen will detect your modem’s IP settings and configure the Router with these settings. (The screen shown in Figure 5-15 is what you would see if you see if you had a PPPoE connection.) Click the Next button to con- tinue. If you wish to step back in the setup process, click the Back button.

Figure 5-15

Configuration is complete and the Router is set up when you see the final screen, shown in Figure 5-16. Click the Finish button to close the Setup Wizard.

To set up any further computers to connect to the Router, run the Setup Wizard again and choose Set Up Additional Computer(s). To fine-tune the Router’s performance, you can

continue to Chapter 6: The Router’s Web- based Utility.

Figure 5-16

Wireless Cable/DSL Router

Chapter 6: The Router’s

Web-based Utility

Overview

Use the Router’s web-based utility to administer it. This chapter will describe each web page in the Utility and each page’s key functions. The utility can be accessed via your web browser through use of a computer connected to the Router.

For a basic network setup, most users only have to use the following screens of the utility:

•Setup Enter the settings provided by your ISP.

•Password The Router’s default password is admin. To secure the Router, change the Password from its default.

The WEP, Status, DHCP, Log, and Help tabs are also available for basic setup. For advanced setup, click the Advanced Setup tab to access these screens: Filters, Forwarding, Dynamic Routing, Static Routing, DMZ Host, MAC Addr Clone, and Wireless.

Logging In

To access the web-based utility of the Router, launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, and enter the Router’s default IP address, 192.168.1.1, in the Address field, as shown in Figure 6-1. Then, press Enter.

Figure 6-1

Note: If your PC’s Windows operating system supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), Windows will offer to create a desktop short- cut to the Router. Click the OK button to create the desktop icon, and then double-click the icon to connect to the Router. Otherwise, con- nect to the Router manually, as directed in steps 1 and 2.

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