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•

If you have multiple Point-to-Point (PPP) connections configured, the

PPP Login [choose

connection]

screen displays the available connections. Refer to

Selecting PPP Connection

for

more details.

Point-to-Point offers the Connect on Demand

feature whereby the router will attempt to log on to a

disconnected PPP session if there is requested traffic from the LAN side, and if there is a saved user

name and password. This is especially useful with the Idle Timeout

feature. Connect on Demand is

non-configurable, but is always enabled.

8.

If you selected either option that requires admin login, you will be required to log in again before you

are permitted to perform any activity. When you select any menu option the following login window is

displayed.

9.

Enter the user name and password you assigned to the administrator to perform the remaining

configuration activities.

10. Click

OK

. This displays the screen for the menu option you selected.

11. Refer to the following chapters for details on configuring and managing the SpeedStream Router.

Selecting PPP Connection

If you have configured multiple PPP (Point-to-Point) sessions on your computer, the “Login” window

showing the available PPP connections is displayed after you log on using the “Administrative User

Setup” window.

Click the connection you wish use.

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PPP Login

If you have configured only one PPP (Point-to-Point) session on your computer, the “Login” window for

that PPP connection is displayed after you log on using the “Administrative User Setup” window.

1. Front the PPP

Login

window, enter the

Username

and

Password

.

2.

To save the settings so you won’t be asked for the user name and password in the future, click

Save

Settings on Connect.

3.

To configure additional PPP options, click

Show Options

. This expands the window to show

configurable options for the PPP connection.

4.

Specify any desired PPP options from the following:

•

Access Concentrator

Enter the name of the access concentrator as provided by your ISP.

•

Service Name

Enter the service name provided by your ISP.

•

Auto-Connect on Disconnect

If selected, the Router will attempt to login every time the DSL trains if you selected

Save

Settings on Connect

.

•

Idle Timeout (with time value)

Select to disconnect the PPP session if the router has had no traffic for a specified amount of time.

Enter the time in minutes. (This option cannot be used with Autoconnect

.)

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Home Window

After initial startup, the “Home” window is displayed on startup.

In the left navigation pane of the “Home” window, there are configuration, diagnostic, status and statistic

options for the Router. The list of options displayed differs depending on how a user is logged into the

system. An administrator has full configuration rights (shown above) so will see a complete set of options,

while a user has limited configuration rights and will see the subset specified for that user profile.

Refer to the following chapters for information on how to use each of these options.

•

Refer to

Chapter 5, “Configuring User Profiles”

, for details on adding, modifying, or deleting user

profiles.

•

Refer to

Chapter 6, “Configuring ISP Connection Settings”

, for details on setting ISP configuration

parameters. This should only be done when instructed by your ISP.

•

Refer to

Chapter 7, “Configuring Network Settings”

, for details on configuring network related

information.

•

Refer to

Chapter 8, “Configuring Security Features”

, for details on adding security to your network.

•

Refer to

Chapter 9, “Monitoring Router Health”

, for details on viewing network statistics and

connection status.

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Chapter 5

Configuring User Profiles

This chapter contains details for configuring users on the SpeedStream Router.

User profiles are used as a means for controlling Router and network access by individual users. Access

to the configuration and management of the Router should be restricted to authorized users only. This

chapter describes how to:

•

Add user profiles

•

Edit user profiles

•

Delete User Profiles

Add User Profiles

To add a new user profile:

1. Select

Setup>User Profiles

from the left navigation pane of the Web interface. This displays the

“Current Profiles” window. User profiles are added using a Wizard accessed from this window.

2. Optionally select the

Force all users to be identified before surfing

option.

3. Select Click

New Profile

. This displays the “Profile User Information” window.

4. Enter a

Username

for the user.

5. Optionally enter a

Password

for the user and

Confirm

it.

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Configuring Use Profiles

6. Click

Next

. This displays the “Profile Content Filtering” window. Content filtering restricts access to

undesirable Web sites and Web content.

7.

Select one of the following content filtering options:

•

Disable all Content Filtering

User has access to all Internet content without restrictions.

•

Allow access only to website addresses containing the following words

User has access only to the specified Web addresses or to addresses containing specified word

entries defined in the Website word/name table.

•

Deny all access to website addresses containing the following words

User is denied access to all Web addresses specified as well as addresses that contain any words

specified in the Website word/name table.

8. If the

Allow access only…

or

Deny all access…

option is selected, type a word or Web address in

the box under the Website word/name table and click

Add Entry

. The system responds by adding the

word or Web address to the Website word/name table. This can be done multiple times to add

different entries to the table.

9.

Note

: The entries in the Website word/name table may be either modified or deleted at any time by

clicking either

Edit

or

Delete

next to the corresponding word or Web address.

10.

Click

Next

. This displays the “Profile Configuration Access” window. Profile configuration access

defines the access permission for a user controlling what functions and features are available to that

user.

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