Chapter 3 – Configure and Manage Using a Web Browser
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– Administrative Settings
Use this screen to change your RF500S password, set the HTTP port number, set remote
user configuration, and establish system log settings.
1. To access this screen, click the Administrative Settings button on the left side of
the Advanced Settings screen.
2. Password: To set a new password, type the new one in the New Password box
and re-type it for verification in t he Retype Password box. If you do not want to
change any other item on this screen, click the Submit button to accept the
password change.
Important: It is important to remember your password. If for any reason you lose
or forget it, press the small reset button on the back of the RF500S. Hold the reset
button until the serial LEDs of the RF500S blink, and then release the reset button.
This reset action will re-initialize the settings. However, all configurations, including
the password, will be reset. You will have to reconfigure all of your RF500S
settings.
3. System Administration: The settings in this portion of the screen can be used to
give a remote user(s) the ability to configure and administrate the RF500S through
the Internet. The default IP address of the remote administration host is 0.0.0.0.
This address means that any remote user can access and manage the RF500S.
HTTP Port Number: The default value is 80.
Allow Remote User to Configure the Device Check Box: To give remote users the
ability to configure and administrate the RF500S, you have to check this box.
IP Address: Type the RF500S WAN IP address into the browser of any or a specific
PC on the network.
http://192.168.100.1:1023
http://<WAN IP Address>: <Port Number>
Important: Once the HTTP port number (NOT Port 80) is changed and the users
of the LAN terminal want to configure the RF500S, the users have to type the LAN
IP address with the port number: 192.168.2.3.:1023
4. If you want to allow a remote user to PING the device, check the corresponding
box. See information about PING in the Appendix D.
5. If you want to enable the system log function, check the corresponding box, and
enter the Log Server IP Address.
6. If you want enable a Detail Debug IPSec Log, check the corresponding box.