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Logging In to Your Wireless Router

When the wireless router is connected to your network, you can access and configure the router

using your browser.

To access the Web Configuration Manager:

1.

Connect to the wireless router by typing

or the router’s LAN IP

address (default is 192.168.1.1) in the address field of your browser, and then press Enter. A

login window displays:

2.

Enter

admin

for the router user name and your password (or the default,

password

).

For

information about how to change the password, see

“Changing the Administrator Password”

on page 2-19

.

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Tip:

You can connect to the wireless router by typing either of these URLs in the

address field of your browser, and then pressing Enter:

•

•

If these URLs do not work, you must type the IP address of the router, for

example,

Note:

The router user name and password are not the same as any other user name or

password you might use to log in to your Internet connection.

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The Checking for Firmware Updates screen displays unless you previously cleared the

Check

for Updated Firmware Upon Log-in

check box.

If the router discovers a newer version of the software, you are asked if you want to upgrade to

the new software (see

“Upgrading the Router Software” on page 6-9

for details). If no new

firmware is available, the following message displays.

3.

In the main menu on the left, select

Basic Settings

under Setup. The Basic Settings screen

displays showing the wireless router’s home page and suggested default settings.

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If the wireless router is connected to the Internet, you can click the

Knowledge Base

link or

the

Documentation

link under Web Support to view support information or the

documentation for the wireless router.

If you do not click

Logout

, the wireless router will wait for 5 minutes after no activity before

it automatically logs you out.

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Note:

If the

Check for New Version Upon Log-in

check box is selected, the home

page is the Router Upgrade screen. Otherwise, it is the Basic Settings screen.

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Configuring Your Internet Connection Using the Smart Setup

Wizard

You can manually configure your Internet connection using the Basic Settings screen, or you can

allow the Smart Setup Wizard to determine your Internet Service Provider (ISP) configuration.

The Smart Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for servers and protocols to determine

your ISP configuration. This feature is not the same as the Smart Wizard configuration assistant

that appears only when the router is in its factory default state. To use the Smart Setup Wizard to

assist with configuration or to verify the Internet connection settings, follow this procedure:

1.

From the top of the main menu of the browser interface, click

Setup Wizard

.

2.

Click

Next

to proceed. Enter your ISP settings, as needed.

3.

At the end of the Setup Wizard, click

Test

to verify your Internet connection. If you have

trouble connecting to the Internet, see

Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting

.”

Viewing and Configuring Basic ISP Settings

Settings related to your Internet service are specified in the Basic Settings screen. To access the

Basic Settings screen, from the main menu of the router’s Web Configuration Interface, under

Setup, select

Basic Settings

.

The content you see in the Basic Settings screen depends on whether your ISP requires that you

log in with a user name and password for Internet access.

•

No login required by ISP

. If no login is required by your ISP, the following settings appear in

the Basic Settings screen.

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–

Account Name

(might also be called Host Name). The account name is provided to the

ISP during a DHCP request from your router. In most cases, this setting is not required,

but some ISPs require it for access to ISP services such as mail or news servers.

–

Domain Name

. The domain name is provided by your router to computers on your LAN

when the computers request DHCP settings from your router. In most cases, this setting is

not required.

–

Internet IP Address

. Determines how your router obtains an IP address for Internet

access.

•

If your ISP assigns an IP address dynamically (by DHCP), select

Get Dynamically

From ISP

.

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ISP

does not

require login