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CONNECTING AND CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER

1�7 Optional: Assistance Connecting Other Computers

This optional step will help you to connect additional wired and wireless

computers to your network� Follow the on-screen instructions�

Congratulations

Once you have verified that your other wired and wireless computers are

properly connected, your network is set up and working� You can now

surf the Internet� Click “Next” to take you back to the main menu�

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Step 1: Hardware Connections – Follow the Quick Installation Guide

See the QIG or Step 1: Hardware Connections from the previous section�

Step 2: Set your Computer’s Network Settings to Work with a DHCP Server

See the section in this User Manual called “Manually Configuring Network Settings” for directions�

Step 3 Configure the Router Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface

Using your Internet browser, you can access the Router’s Web-Based Advanced User Interface� In your browser, type “192�168�2�1” (you do not need

to type in anything else such as “http://” or “www”)� Then press the “Enter” key�

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Logging into the Router

You will see the Router’s home page in your browser window� The home

page is visible to any user who wants to see it� To make any changes

to the Router’s settings, you have to log in� Clicking the “Login” button

or clicking on any one of the links on the home page will take you to

the login screen� The Router ships with no password entered� In the

login screen, leave the password blank and click the “Submit” button to

log in�

Logging out of the Router

One computer at a time can log into the Router for the purposes of

making changes to the settings of the Router� Once a user has logged in

to make changes, there are two ways that the computer can be logged

out� Clicking the “Logout” button will log the computer out� The second

method is automatic� The login will time out after a specified period of

time� The default login time-out is 10 minutes� This can be changed from

one to 99 minutes� For more information, see the section in this manual

titled “Changing the Login Time-Out Setting”�

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Understanding the Web-Based Advanced User Interface

The home page is the first page you will see when you access the Advanced User Interface (UI)� The home page shows you

a quick view of the Router’s status and settings� All advanced setup pages can be reached from this page�

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1� Quick-Navigation Links

You can go directly to any of the Router’s advanced UI pages by clicking

directly on these links� The links are divided into logical categories

and grouped by tabs to make finding a particular setting easier to

find� Clicking on the purple header of each tab will show you a short

description of the tab’s function�

2� Home Button

The home button is available in every page of the UI� Pressing this

button will take you back to the home page�

3� Help Button

The “Help” button gives you access to the Router’s help pages� Help

is also available on many pages by clicking “more info” next to certain

sections of each page�

4� Login/Logout Button

This button enables you to log in and out of the Router with the press of

one button� When you are logged into the Router, this button will change

to read “Logout”� Logging into the Router will take you to a separate

login page where you will need to enter a password� When you are

logged into the Router, you can make changes to the settings� When you

are finished making changes, you can log out of the Router by clicking

the “Logout” button� For more information about logging into the Router,

see the section called “Logging into the Router”�

5� Internet-Status Indicator

This indicator is visible in all pages of the Router, indicating the

connection status of the Router� When the indicator says “Connected”

in blue, the Router is connected to the Internet� When the Router is not

connected to the Internet, the indicator will read “Not Connected” in

RED� The indicator is automatically updated when you make changes to

the settings of the Router�