Easy Setup
Chapter 7
Easy Setup
This chapter describes how to use the Easy Setup console screens on your Netopia R910 Ethernet Router. After completing the Easy Setup console screens, your router will be ready to connect to the Internet or another remote site.
This chapter covers the following topics:
■“Easy Setup console screens” on page
■“Quick Easy Setup connection path” on page
■“More Easy Setup options” on page
Easy Setup console screens
Using three Easy Setup console screens, you can:
■Define your Wide Area Network (WAN) connection for your router to connect to your ISP or remote location
■Set up IP addresses and IP address serving
■
Accessing the Easy Setup console screens
To access the console screens, Telnet to the Netopia Router over your Ethernet network, or physically connect with a serial console cable and access the Netopia Router with a terminal emulation program. See “Connecting through a Telnet session” on page
Note: Before continuing, make sure you have the information that your telephone service provider, ISP, or network administrator has given you for configuring the Netopia Router.
The Netopia Router’s first console screen, Main Menu, appears in the terminal emulation window of the attached PC or Macintosh computer when
■The Netopia Router is turned on
■The computer is connected to the Netopia Router
■The Telnet or terminal emulation software is running and configured correctly