Linksys WRK54G (EU/LA) manual Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router, Password Screen

Wireless-G Broadband Router

Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router

Overview

You can use the Web-based Utility to configure the Router. For advanced users, you may configure the Router’s advanced settings through the Web-based Utility. 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 the use of a computer connected to the Router.

There are six main tabs: Setup, Wireless, Security, Applications & Gaming, Administration, and Status. Additional tabs will be available after you click one of the main tabs.

For a basic network setup, most users will use these two screens of the Utility:

•Basic Setup. On the Basic Setup screen, enter the settings provided by your ISP.

•Management. Click the Administration tab and then the Management tab. The Router’s default password is admin. To secure the Router, change the Password from its default.

To access the Web-based Utility, launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, and enter the Router’s default IP address, 192.168.1.1, in the Address field. Then press Enter.

A password request page will appear. (Non-Windows XP users will see a similar screen.) Leave the User Name field blank. The first time you open the Web-based Utility, use the default password admin. (You can set a new password from the Administration tab’s Management screen.) Then click the OK button.

NOTE: For first-time installation, Linksys recommends that you use the Setup Wizard on the Setup CD-ROM. If you want to configure advanced settings, use this chapter to learn about the Web- based Utility.

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.

Figure 6-1: Password Screen

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Overview