Chapter 4
:
Installing and Connecting your Data Gateway
If you need to modify the Data Gateway’s default wireless security settings, or if you want
to configure any other wireless LAN settings, refer to the following instructions.
Accessing the Configuration Interface
Follow these steps to access the configuration interface. You should have already set up the
Installing and Connecting your Data Gateway
(page 16).
1.
If security has been properly set up on your computer to access the wireless LAN on the
DG2470, use the connection utility for your operating system to connect to the wireless
LAN using its network name (SSID), as shown on the security label.
2.
If you cannot access the wireless LAN, you must first establish a wired Ethernet
connection between your computer and the DG2470.
3.
In your web browser, open the page http://192.168.0.1/ to access the wireless router
setup.
The Login screen displays.
Note: The default user name is “admin”. The default password is “password”, in lower
case letters.
4.
Enter the user name and password and click the Apply button to log in.
The System Basic Setup screen displays.
5.
Use the online help information to set configuration parameters as required.
Note: Most configuration parameters that you may want to set can be accessed on the
System Basic Setup screen, including the security mode and setting a system password.
Setting Parental Controls
The Parental Control feature allows you to block specified keywords and web sites from
being accessed and also to specify trusted computers in the network. Trusted computers
are not affected by the parental control settings.
Finding the MAC Address of a Computer
In order to set up trusted computers you must first determine the MAC address of those
computers.
Use the operating system of your computer to find its MAC address, as follows:
Windows: from the Start menu, find and select the
Control Panel
. Double-click
Network
Connections
(Windows XP), or
Network & Sharing Center
(Windows Vista or Windows 7). Then
double-click either “Wireless Network Connection” for a wireless connection, or “Local
Area Connection” for an Ethernet connection. Next click the
Details
button (Windows Vista
or Windows 7), or click the Support tab and then the
Details
button (Windows XP). The
“Physical Address” line shows the MAC address.
MacOS X: open System Preferences and click the Network icon. To find the Ethernet
MAC address, select
Built-in Ethernet
from the Show drop-down, then click the Ethernet tab.
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