Netopia R5300, R5200 Connecting through a Telnet session, Filter sets firewalls. See Security on

6-2 User’s Reference Guide

may be using the router to connect to more than one service provider or remote site.

■The System Configuration menus display and permit changing:

■Network protocols setup. See “IP Setup and Network Address Translation” on page 9-1,“IPX Setup” on page 10-1, and “AppleTalk Setup” on page 11-1.

■Filter sets (firewalls). See “Security” on page 13-1.

■IP address serving. See “IP address serving” on page 9-22.

■Date and time. See “Date and time” on page 8-34.

■Console configuration. See “Connecting a console cable to your router” on page 6-3.

■SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). See “SNMP” on page 12-13.

■Security. See “Security” on page 13-1.

■Upgrade feature set. See “Upgrade feature set” on page 8-36.

■The Utilities & Diagnostics menus provide a selection of seven tools for monitoring and diagnosing the router's behavior, as well as for updating the firmware and rebooting the system. See “Utilities and Diagnostics” on page 14-1for detailed information.

■The Statistics & Logs menus display nine sets of tables and device logs that show information about your router, your network, and their history. See “Statistics & Logs” on page 12-4for detailed information.

■The Quick Menus screen is a shortcut entry point to 22 of the most commonly used configuration menus that are accessed through the other menu entry points.

■The Quick View menu displays at a glance current real-time operating information about your router. See “Quick View status overview” on page 12-1for detailed information.

Connecting through a Telnet session

Features of the Netopia R5000 Series can be configured through the console screens. If you initially use the SmartStart Wizard, the application will automatically connect you to the console-based management screens via Telnet.

Before you can access the console screens through Telnet, you must have:

■A network connection locally to the router or IP access to the router.

Note: Alternatively, you can have a direct serial console cable connection using the provided console cable for your platform (PC or Macintosh) and the Console port on the back of the router. For more information on attaching the console cable, see “Connecting a console cable to your router” on page 6-3.

■Telnet software installed on the computer you will use to configure the router