3Com 3CRWER100-75 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Navigating

Through the Router

Configuration

Pages

This chapter describes all the screens available through the Router

configuration pages, and is provided as a reference. To get to the

configuration pages, browse to the Router by entering the URL in the

location bar of your browser. The default URL is http://192.168.1.1 but if

you changed the Router LAN IP address during initial configuration, use

the new IP address instead. When you have browsed to the Router, log in

using your system password (default admin).

Main Menu

At the left side of all screens is a main menu, as shown in

Figure 29

on

page 46

. When you click on a topic from the main menu, that page will

appear in the main part of the screen.

■

Welcome — displays the firmware version of the Router, allows you to

change your password, and launch the Wizard

■

LAN Settings — allows you to configure IP address and subnet mask

information, set up DHCP server parameters, and display the DHCP

client list.

■

Wireless Settings — enables /disables access from wireless computers,

configures WPA or WEP encryption, and provides facilities for

improving the security of the wireless network.

■

Internet Settings — sets up Internet addressing modes such as PPPoE

and PPTP connections, allows you to clone the Router’s MAC address,

and set up dynamic IP address allocation and static IP address settings.

■

Firewall — allows configuration of the Router’s firewall features:

Virtual Servers, Special Applications, PCs Privileges, URL Filtering,

Content Filtering and SPI options

■

System Tools — allows the administrator to perform maintenance

activities on the Router.

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■

Advanced — allows you to monitor and configure the Router’s

advanced features, including RIP, DDNS and Security.

■

Status and Logs — displays the current status and activity logs of the

Router.

■

Support/Feedback — contains a comprehensive online help system

and allows you to provide 3Com with feedback on your Router.

Option Tabs

Each corresponding menu page may also provide sub-sections which are

accessed through the use of tabs (see

Figure 29

for example). To access a

sub-section, simply click on the required tab.

Getting Help

On every screen, a Help button is available which provides access to the

context-sensitive online help system. Click

Help

for further assistance and

guidance relating to the current screen.

Welcome Screen

The

Welcome

section allows you to view the Notice board and to change

your Password. You can also gain access to the Configuration Wizard.

Notice Board

Figure 29

Notice Board Screen

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Welcome Screen

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The Notice Board is used to display configuration warning messages. For

example, you would be warned if you had disabled wireless networking

or wireless encryption.

Password

Figure 30

Password Screen

Changing the Administration Password

You can change the password to prevent unauthorized access to the

Administration System. To do this:

1

Enter the current password in the

Old Password

field

2

Enter the new password in the

New Password

field

3

Enter the new password again in the

Confirm Password

field

4

Click

Apply

to save the new password

The password is case sensitive.

If you have forgotten your password you need to reset the Router.

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Wizard

Figure 31

Wizard Screen

Click

WIZARD...

to launch the configuration wizard. Refer to

Chapter 4

for information on how to run the wizard.

LAN Settings

The LAN Settings menu provides the following options:

Unit Configuration

Figure 32

Unit Configuration Screen

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LAN Settings

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The LAN Settings screen is used to specify the LAN IP address of your

Router, and to configure the DHCP server.

1

Select

Unit Configuration

and then specify the Router

IP Address

and

Subnet Mask

in the LAN Settings section. The default IP address of the

Router is 192.168.1.1.

2

If you want to use the Router as a DHCP Server, check the

Enable

check

box.

3

Clicking

Auto Range

will automatically choose the largest available range

of addresses for your network. Alternatively, you can change the address

range by changing the last digit(s) of the

IP Pool Start Address, or

the

IP

Pool End Address,

or both.

4

If you use 3Com NBX telephones, enter the IP address of the NBX call

processor at

3Com NBX Call Processor

.

5

Check all of your settings, and then click

Apply

.

The DHCP server will give out addresses to both wired and wireless

clients.

Static DHCP

Assignment

Figure 33

Static DHCP Assignment Screen

Click on the

DHCP Client Tab

to display a list of all the DHCP clients in

your network.

DHCP Clients List

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