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4.

Now, the

Main Screen

will appear.

Note:

The home page will be different slightly in accordance with the type of the

router you have.

5.

The web page can be logged out according to the chosen condition. The default setting is

Auto Logout

, which means the web configuration system will logout after 5 minutes

without any operation. Change the setting for your necessity.

1.6 Changing Password

Please change the password for the original security of the router.

1.

Open a web browser on your PC and type

http://192.168.1.1.

A pop-up window will

open to ask for username and password.

2.

Please type “admin/admin” as Username/Password for accessing into the web user

interface with admin mode.

3.

Go to

System

Maintenance

page and choose

Administrator Password

.

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4.

Enter the login password (the default is “admin”) on the field of

Old Password

. Type

New Password

and

Confirm Password

. Then click

OK

to continue.

Note:

The maximum length of the password you can set is 23 characters.

5.

Now, the password has been changed. Next time, use the new password to access the

Web user interface for this router.

Note:

Even the password is changed, the Username for logging onto the web user

interface is still “admin”.

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1.7 Introducing Dashboard

Dashboard shows the connection status including System Information, IPv4 Internet Access,

IPv6 Internet Access, Interface (physical connection), Security and Quick Access.

Click

Dashboard

from the main menu on the left side of the main page.

A web page with default selections will be displayed on the screen. Refer to the following

figure:

1.7.1 Virtual Panel

On the top of the Dashboard, a virtual panel (simulating the physical panel of the router)

displays the physical interface connection. It will be refreshed every five seconds. When you

move and click the mouse cursor on LEDs (except ACT), USB ports, VDSL/ADSL, WAN2,

or LAN1 – LAN6, related web setting page will be open for you to configure if required.

For detailed information about the LED display, refer to

1.2 LED Indicators and

Connectors

.

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1.7.2 Name with a Link

A name with a link (e.g., Router Name

, Current Time

, WAN1~4

and etc.) below means you

can click it to open the configuration page for modification.

1.7.3 Quick Access for Common Used Menu

All the menu items can be accessed and arranged orderly on the left side of the main page for

your request. However, some

important

and

common

used menu items which can be

accessed in a quick way just for convenience.

Look at the right side of the Dashboard. You will find a group of common used functions

grouped under

Quick Access

.

The function links of System Status, Dynamic DDNS, TR-069, User Management, IM/P2P

Block, Schedule, Syslog/Mail Alert, LDAP, RADIUS, Firewall Object Setting and Data Flow

Monitor are displayed here. Move your mouse cursor on any one of the links and click on it.

The corresponding setting page will be open immediately.

In addition, quick access for VPN security settings such as

Remote Dial-in User

and

LAN to

LAN

are located on the bottom of this page. Scroll down the page to find them and use them if

required.

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Note that there is a plus (

) icon located on the left side of VPN/LAN. Click it to review the

VPN connection(s) used presently.

Host connected physically to the router via LAN port(s) will be displayed with green circles in

the field of Connected.

All of the hosts (including wireless clients) displayed with Host ID, IP Address and MAC

address indicates that the traffic would be transmitted through LAN port(s) and then the WAN

port. The purpose is to perform the traffic monitor of the host(s).