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Chapter 6: The Router's
Web-based Utility
Overview
Use the Router's web-based utility to administer it. This chapter will describe
each web page in the Utility and each page's key functions. The utility can be
accessed via your web browser through use of a computer connected to the
Router.
For a basic network setup, most users only have to use the following screens of
the utility:
• Setup Enter the settings provided by your ISP.
• Password The Router's default password is admin. To secure the Router,
change the Password from its default.
The Status, DHCP, Log, Security, and Help tabs are also available for basic
setup. For advanced setup, click the Advanced tab to access these screens: IP
Filtering, Port Range Forwarding, Dynamic Routing, Static Routing, DMZ
Host, QoS (Quality of Service), and MAC Address Clone.
Quick and Easy Router Administration
To access the web-based utility of the Router, launch Internet Explorer or
Netscape Navigator, and enter the Router's default IP address, 192.168.1.1, in
the Address field. Then press Enter.
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A password request page, shown in Figure 6-2 will pop up. (Windows XP users
will see a Connect to 192.168.1.1 window, shown in Figure 6-3). Leave the User
Name field blank, and enter admin in the Password field. Then click the OK
button.
To apply any of the settings you change on a page, click the Apply button, and
then click the Continue button. To cancel any values you've entered on any
page, click the Cancel button.
Setup
The Setup screen is the first screen you see when you access the web-based
utility. If you have already installed and set up the Router, you have already
seen this screen and properly configured all of the screen's values.
• Host Name and Domain Name These fields allow you to supply a host and
domain name for the Router. Some ISPs require these names as identifica-
tion. You may have to check with your ISP to see if your broadband Internet
service has been configured with a host and domain name. In most cases,
leaving these fields blank will work.
• Firmware Version This entry shows the version and date of the firmware
you are using. Future versions of the Router's firmware will be posted and
available for download on the Linksys website at www.linksys.com.
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Router Administration
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