
Chapter 4 - Telnet
Using Telnet to Configure your RouteFinder
Telnet is a telecommunications software utility which allows you to access a remote device. The RouteFinder RF802EW has a
Important:
Note: To successfully configure your router using Telnet, TCP/IP must be correctly configured on your computer. The router and computer must also be located on the same subnet.
1.Start your telnet session and connect to the RouteFinder RF802EW using the router’s default IP address of 192.168.2.1 and vt100 terminal emulation.
If you are using a graphical interface such as the one shown above, click Connect.
2.When prompted to input the Router Password, press Enter.
3.The RF802EW Telnet Server Menu displays.
To use the menu, type the letter corresponding to the parameter you’d like to change.
Depending on the parameter you are changing, you are presented with an open field into which you may type new information, or you are presented with a list of options from which you may select a value. Each menu item is described in the following pages.
Note: After entering parameters for all settings that you want to change, continue to type “q“ to return to the previous menu until you reach the main Telnet Server menu. Select Save and Restart Server to save your new configuration.
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