Motorola WR850G Firmware Release Notes page 3

version 6.x. Refer to Table 2 in this update for new
parameters in version 6.x. Be sure to click Apply before you
exit the current page, or the changes you entered will be
lost.
To access the Web-based configuration pages:
1 Open a Web browser. In the URL field, type
http://192.168.10.1 (the router's default IP address) and
press Enter.
2 At the Motorola Wireless Broadband Router login
window, type your user name in the User name box (if
you changed it from the factory default (admin) the last
time you upgraded).
3 Type your password in the Password box (if you
changed it from the factory default (motorola using all
lowercase) the last time you upgraded). Then click OK.
The Basic configuration page appears.
To configure basic access control features of your
router/access point:
1 Select the Basic tab on the configuration menu bar.
2 Type a new user name in the Configuration Login
Username box. This allows you to access the configura-
tion pages. (If you forget a user name, you can press the
Reset button on the unit to reset the default user name
to admin.)
!!! If you use the Restore Factory Configuration button,
all of the configuration options will be reset to the original
factory default settings, not just the current page settings.
3 Type a new password in the Configuration
Login Password box. This allows you to access
the configuration pages. (If you forget a password, you
can press the Reset button on the unit to reset the
default user name to motorola.)
Note: The RESET button on the back of the WR850
resets a predetermined number of options to their
defaults. Refer to Section 1 in the User Guide for details.
4 In the Time Zone box, select a time zone from the
list. The default is Eastern Time.
5 When you finish making changes, click Apply.
When it is done, click Continue. Review the changes
and then go to another configuration page by selecting
another tab on the configuration menu bar.
Note: If you do not click Apply and you move to another
configuration page, the changes you just made will be lost.
To configure the router to support connections to
broadband services (wide area network):
Note: Refer to the text file you generated using the
conversion utility to make changes on this page.
1 Select the WAN tab on the configuration menu bar.
2 In the Connection Mode box, select the
protocol indicated in the converted configuration text
file:
DHCP – an IP address is dynamically assigned to the
WR850 (per the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP). This is typically used with cable modems or
gateways, and DSL gateways.
Static – an IP address is manually assigned to the WAN
connection.
PPPoE – Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) is
used. PPPoE is typically used with DSL modems.
Disabled – the WAN connection is disabled.
DHCP is the default.
Note: Perform the steps below only if PPPoE was
selected in step 2.
3 In the PPPoE Username box, type the user
name indicated in the converted configuration text
file.The default is blank.
4 In the PPPoE Password box, type the pass-
word indicated in the converted configuration text file.
5 In the PPPoE Service Name box, type the service
name indicated in the converted configuration text file.
6 Be sure all other parameters listed in the .txt file
you generated match the parameter fields on this screen.
7 Click Apply. When it is done, click Continue.
Review the changes and then go to another configura-
tion page by selecting another tab on the configuration
menu bar.
If you are done configuring, see "Restarting the WR850."
To configure the Wireless network:
When you upgrade, any configuration settings for wireless
connected devices are lost. Refer to the User Guide for more
information about each configuration parameter on the
Wireless page, and Table 1 to map previous versions of
wireless configuration parameters to the wireless
parameters in revision 6.x. Refer to Table 2 for new wireless
parameters.
Note: Refer to the text file you generated using the
conversion utility in step E to make changes on this page.