Motorola WR850G Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Field

Description

Firewall

Click to disable the Firewall. The default is

enabled.

Multicast

Pass-through

Click to enable Multicast Pass-through.

The

default is disabled.

To add a Packet Filter entry:

1

Packet Filter Name:

Enter a descriptive name.

2

Filter Action:

Select Allow or Deny. Allow: permits data that meets

the criteria selected. Deny: blocks the data that meets the

selected criteria.

3

Packet Direction

: From the drop down box, select either Inbound

or Outbound, based on whether you want to monitor incoming or

outgoing packets.

4

Packet Protocol:

Select the type of protocol to monitor, TCP,

UPD, ICMP, or ALL.

5

Source IP Range

: Enter the IP range.

6

Source Port Begins

and

Ends

: Enter the Port range.

7

Destination IP Range

: Enter the Destination IP range.

8

Destination Port Begins

and

Ends

: Enter the Destination Port

range.

9

Click

Add

to add the entry.

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To update or remove

an entry, select it and then click

Edit

or

Remove

to perform the action.

The position of the Packet Filter entry

determines the order in which the policy will be applied.

Configuring Control Panel Settings

The Control Panel screens enable administrative maintenance for

your router, such as changing your User Name/Password, updating

your firmware, or backing up your configuration.

The following screens are available in Control Panel:

!

Device Security

!

Firmware Update

!

Configuration Data

!

Time

!

UPnP

!

Event Log

Control Panel - Device Security

This screen enables you to change your User ID and password and

enables you to manage your router remotely.

To access the screen, click

Admin Control Panel

>

Device

Security

. Click

Apply

to save your settings or

Cancel

to cancel

changes.

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Field

Description

Login User ID

Changes the User ID used for logging into

the router’s web-based utility. It cannot be

longer than 63 bytes. A blank user name is

not allowed. The default is “admin”.

Login Password

Use this option to change the Password,

used to log into the router’s web based utility.

It cannot be longer than 63 bytes. A blank

password is not allowed. The default is

“motorola”.

Login Password

Confirm

Re-enter the same Login Password.

WAN Web Login

This enables you to log into the router from

the Internet.

Click to enable. The default is disabled.

WAN Web Login

Port

Enables you to specify different ports on the

router to allow remote login. The default is

8080.

Login Idle Time

The amount of idle time (no actions occur)

that elapses before the router automatically

logs off the user. The default is 10 minutes.

WAN Ping

Response

Enables a remote user to ping the router.

Select to enable WAN Ping response. The

default is disabled.

Control Panel - Firmware Update

This screen enables you to update the firmware (router’s hardware

control mechanism). Listed on this screen is the current version of

the Model Number, Serial Number, and Firmware Number; enabling

you to verify that you are running the most current version.

Access this website

www.motorola.com/broadband/networking

to check

for a firmware update.

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To access the screen, click

Admin Control Panel

>

Firmware

Update

.

To update the firmware:

1

Download the latest firmware file to your computer from Motorola.

2

To locate the file you downloaded, type the path to the file or click

Browse

and navigate to it.

3

Click

Update

to update the router with the selected firmware file.

4

The router informs you that you successfully updated the unit.

5

Follow the prompts for restarting.

Control Panel - Configuration Data

This screen enables you to save and restore your settings that you

have currently configured for your router, to a file. You are also able

to reset the router to the factory default settings.

To access the screen, click

Admin Control Panel

>

Configuration

Data

.

To reset the router to its original configuration; click

Factory

Defaults

.

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To backup your settings,

1

Click

Backup

.

2

From the pop up window, choose the destination for the file.

3

Enter a descriptive file name.

To restore your settings:

1

Locate the Configuration file on your computer by entering the

path to the file or click

Browse

and navigating to it.

2

Click

Restore

to reapply the saved settings with the selected file.

Control Panel - Time

This screen enables you to adjust time settings.

To access the screen, click

Admin Control Panel

>

Time

. Click

Apply

to save your settings or

Cancel

to cancel changes.

Field

Description

Current Time

The current time is displayed.

Time Zone

Select your local time zone. The default is EST.

Auto Daylight

Adjust

If you want to have the unit adjust automatically

for Daylight Savings Time, select to enable this

feature. The default is enabled.

NTP Time

Synchronization

If you want the unit to automatically check the

current time, select to enable this feature. The

default is enabled.

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