Dual-Band Wireless A/G Broadband Router
Chapter 6: The Router’s
Web-based Utility
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.
The
Setup
,
Security
,
System
,
DHCP
,
Status
, and
Help
screens are available for
basic setup. For advanced setup, click the
Advanced
tab to access these
screens:
Advanced Wireless
,
Filters
,
Port Forwarding
,
Routing
, and
DDNS
.
To access the web-based utility, 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
.
A password request
page, shown in Figure
6-2 will pop up.
(Windows XP users
will see a similar
screen.) Leave the
User
Name
field blank, and
enter
admin
(the
default password) in the
Password
field. Then
click the
OK
button.
To save your changes on any page, click the
Apply
button. To cancel any
unsaved changes on any page, click the
Cancel
button. To get additional infor-
mation about any screen’s features, click the
Help
button.
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6. To configure the Router for your wireless network(s), perform these steps:
A. To enable 5GHz, 802.11a wireless networking, make sure the 5GHz,
802.11a
Enable
radio button is selected. Then click the
Change 5GHz
Settings
button, and customize the SSID, Channel, and Security settings as
needed. Then click the
Apply
button to save your changes. For more infor-
mation, refer to “Chapter 6: The Router’s Web-based Utility.”
B. To enable 2.4GHz, Wireless-G wireless networking, make sure the 2.4GHz,
802.11g
Enable
radio button is selected. Then click the
Change 2.4GHz
Settings
button, and customize the SSID, Channel, and Security settings as
needed. Then click the
Apply
button to save your changes. For more infor-
mation, refer to “Chapter 6: The Router’s Web-based Utility.
7. If you haven’t already done so, click the
Apply
button to save your Setup
settings. Close the web browser.
8. Restart your computers so that they can obtain the Router’s new settings.
Test the setup by opening your web browser from any computer and enter-
ing
http://www.linksys.com/registration
(as shown in Figure 5-7).
If you need more details or advanced setting information, please refer to
“Chapter 6: The Router’s Web-based Utility” or the Linksys support web-
site at
support.linksys.com
.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully configured the Router.
If you are unable to reach our website, you may want to review what you
did in this section or refer to “Appendix A: Troubleshooting.”
Proceed to “Chapter 6: The Router’s Web-based Utility” for more details
and advanced settings information.
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Overview
How to Access the Web-based Utility
Figure 5-7
Figure 6-2
Figure 6-1
Note:
For added security, you should always change the password
through the
Security
screen of the web-based utility.