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Note:

After you finish setting up your router, you will no longer need to launch the ISP’s login

program on your computer in order to access the Internet. When you start an Internet

application, your router will automatically log you in.

a.

Select your Internet service provider from the drop-down list.

Figure 3-10:

Basic Settings ISP list

Note:

Not all ISPs are listed here. The ones on this list have special requirements.

b.

The screen will change according to the ISP settings requirements of the ISP you select.

c.

Fill in the parameters for your Internet service provider.

d.

Click

Apply

to save your settings. Click the Test button to verify you have Internet access.

Using the Smart Setup Wizard

You can use the Smart Setup Wizard to assist with manual configuration or to verify the Internet

connection. The Smart Setup Wizard is not the same as the Smart Wizard configuration assistant

(as illustrated in

Figure 3-5

) that only appears when the router is in its factory default state. After

you configure the router, the Smart Wizard configuration assistant will not appear again.

To use the Smart Setup Wizard to assist with manual configuration or to verify the Internet

connection settings, follow this procedure.

1.

Connect to the router by typing

in the address field of your

browser, then click

Enter

.

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2.

For security reasons, the router has its own user name and password. When prompted, enter

admin

for the router user name and

password

for the router password, both in lower case

letters. To change the password, see

“Changing the Administrator Password” on page 5-8

Note:

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

may use to log in to your Internet connection.

Once you have entered your user name and password, your Web browser should find the

router and display the home page as shown in

“Login result: RP614 v3 home page” on page

3-10

.

3.

Click

Setup Wizard

on the upper left of the main menu.

4.

Click

Next

to proceed. Input your ISP settings, as needed.

5.

At the end of the Setup Wizard, click the

Test

button to verify your Internet connection. If you

have trouble connecting to the Internet, use the Troubleshooting Tips

“Troubleshooting Tips”

on page 3-6

to correct basic problems, or refer to

Chapter 7, “Troubleshooting

.”

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Chapter 5

Doing Basic Router Housekeeping

This chapter describes how to use some of the maintenance features of your Router. These features

can be found by clicking on the Maintenance heading in the Main Menu of the browser interface.

Other maintenance features not presented in this chapter can be found accessed via links in the

browser interface of the router to the User Guide and in the help screens.

Changing the Administrator Password

The default password for the router’s Web Configuration Manager is

password

. Change this

password to a more secure password.

From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select Set

Password to bring up the menu shown below.

Figure 5-1:

Set Password menu

Note:

Before changing the router password, follow the instructions under

“Configuration

File Management” on page 5-2

to save your configuration settings. If you forget the new

password, you will have to reset the router back to the factory defaults to be able to log in

using the default password of password. This means you will have to restore all the

router configuration settings. If you ever have to reset the router back to the factory

defaults, you can restore your settings from the backup configuration file.

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To change the password, first enter the old password, then enter the new password twice. Click

Apply.

Configuration File Management

The configuration settings of the router are stored within the router in a configuration file. This file

can be saved (backed up) to a user’s PC, retrieved (restored) from the user’s PC, or cleared to

factory default settings.

From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under the Maintenance heading, select the Settings

Backup heading to bring up the menu shown below.

Figure 5-2:

Settings Backup menu

Three options are available, and are described in the following sections.

Restoring and Backing Up the Configuration

The Restore and Backup options in the Settings Backup menu allow you to save and retrieve a file

containing your router’s configuration settings.

To save your settings, click the Backup button. Your browser will extract the configuration file

from the router and will prompt you for a location on your PC to store the file. You can give the

file a meaningful name at this time, such as pacbell.cfg.