Connecting Through A Telnet Session - Netopia 4541 User Reference Manual

5-2 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:
IP setup. See
Filter sets (firewalls). See
IP address serving. See
Date and time. See
Console configuration. See
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). See
Security. See
Upgrade feature set. See
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
Diagnostics" on page 13-1
The Statistics & Logs menus display nine sets of tables and device logs that show information about your
router, your network, and their history. See
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 12-1

Connecting through a Telnet session

Features of the Netopia 4541/4542 can be configured through the console screens.
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
Telnet software installed on the computer you will use to configure the router
"IP Setup" on page 8-1.
"Security" on page
"IP Address Serving" on page
"Date and time" on page
"Connecting a console cable to your router" on page
"Security" on page 11-1.
"Upgrade feature set" on page
for detailed information.
"Connecting a console cable to your router" on page
11-1.
8-10.
7-16.
"SNMP" on page
7-18.
"Statistics & Logs" on page 12-4
for detailed information.
5-3.
12-9.
"Utilities and
for detailed information.
5-3.