Reference Guide for the Model RP114 Web Safe Router
General Setup Menu
The General Setup Menu contains administrative and
To enter administrative and
1.Enter 1 from the Main Menu to display Menu 1 - General Setup, as illustrated in Figure
Menu 1 - General Setup
System Name = MyRP114
Domain Name: santaclara.gearguy.com
Configure Dynamic DNS= No
Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to cancel:
Figure 7-2. Menu 1 - General Setup
2.In the System Name field, enter a name for identifying the router.
For identification purposes, choose a descriptive name for the router, such as MyRP114. If your ISP has assigned a host name for your PC, the System Name in some cases must be set to the host name. The System Name can include up to 30 alphanumeric characters. Spaces are not allowed, but dashes ( - ) and underscores ( _ ) are acceptable.
3.(Optional) In the Domain Name field, enter the domain name of your Internet service.
The Domain Name may be helpful in accessing some of the services of your ISP, such as email, news servers and customer support. If your account’s full server names look like this:
mail.xxx.yyy.com
your domain name is xxx.yyy.com.
4.(Optional) Configure for Dynamic DNS.
If you wish to use Dynamic DNS, refer to “Dynamic DNS“ on page
Using the Manager Interface for Initial Router Configuration |