Netopia 4000-Series manual Console-based Management, Netopia Console Menus

1-2 Firmware User Guide

Console-based Management

Console-based management is a fast menu-driveninterface for the capabilities built into the Netopia Firmware Version 5.4. Console-based management provides access to a wide variety of features that the router supports. You can customize these features for your individual setup. This chapter describes how to access the console-based management screens.

This section covers the following topics:

■“Netopia Console Menus” on page 1-2

■“Netopia Models” on page 1-3

■“Connecting through a Telnet Session” on page 1-4

■“Connecting a Console Cable to your Equipment” on page 1-5

■“Navigating through the Console Screens” on page 1-7

Netopia Console Menus

Console-based management screens contain the main entry points to the Netopia Firmware Version 5.4 configuration and monitoring features. The entry points are displayed in the Main Menu shown below:

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Easy Setup...

WAN Configuration...

System Configuration...

Utilities & Diagnostics...

Statistics & Logs...

Quick Menus...

Quick View...

Return/Enter goes to Easy Setup -- minimal configuration. You always start from this main screen.

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Easy Setup...

WAN Configuration...

System Configuration...

Voice Configuration...

Utilities & Diagnostics...

Statistics & Logs...

Quick Menus...

Quick View...

Return/Enter goes to Easy Setup -- minimal configuration. You always start from this main screen.

■The Easy Setup menus display and permit changing the values contained in the default connection profile. You can use Easy Setup to initially configure the router directly through a console session.

Easy Setup menus contain up to five descendant screens for viewing or altering these values. The number of screens depends on whether you have optional features installed.

The Getting Started manual describes the Easy Setup menus to get you up and running quickly.

■The WAN Configuration menu displays and permits changing your connection profile(s), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and default profile, creating or deleting additional connection profiles, and configuring or