Chapter 5: Configuring The Gateway Overview; Overview - Linksys AG241 User Manual

ADSL2 Gateway with 4-Port Switch
Chapter 5: Configuring the Gateway

Overview

Follow the steps in this chapter and use the Gateway's web-based utility to configure the Gateway. 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 Gateway. For a basic network setup, most users only have to
use the following screens of the Utility:
• Basic Setup. On the Basic Setup screen, enter the settings provided by your ISP.
• Management. Click the Administration tab and then the Management tab. The Gateway's default username
and password is admin. To secure the Gateway, change the Password from its default.
There are six main tabs: Setup, Security, Access Restrictions, Applications & Gaming, Administration, and Status.
Additional tabs will be available after you click one of the main tabs.
Setup
• Basic Setup. Enter the Internet connection and network settings on this screen.
• DDNS. To enable the Gateway's Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature, complete the fields on this
screen.
• Advanced Routing. On this screen, you can alter Dynamic Routing, and Static Routing configurations.
Security
• Firewall. This screen contains Filters and Block WAN Requests. Filters block specific internal users from
accessing the Internet and block anonymous Internet requests.
• VPN. To enable or disable IPSec and/or PPTP Pass-through, and set up VPN tunnels, use this screen.
Access Restrictions
• Internet Access. This screen allows you to prevent or permit only certain users from attaching to your
network.
Chapter 5: Configuring the Gateway
Overview
Have You: Enabled TCP/IP on your computers?
computers communicate over the network with
this protocol. Refer to Windows Help for more
information on TCP/IP.
Note: For added security, you should change
the password through the Administration tab.
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