SpeedStream Router User Guide
4: Getting Started
By this point, you should have completed the following:
Connected the router.
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Verified that the TCP/IP protocol is installed on all computers in your network. (If you need to install
TCP/IP, refer to your system documentation or Windows Help.)
Configured the network settings on those computers.
You can now easily configure the SpeedStream router from the convenient Web-based management
interface. From your Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, versions 4.0 or
above), you will log in to the interface to define system parameters, change password settings, view status
windows to monitor network conditions, and control the router and its ports.
For information on navigating the Web interface, please see page 17,
Navigating the Web Interface
.
Logging On/Off the Web Interface
The first time you log on to the Web interface, you will be required to enter a system password in the
Administrative User Setup
window before you can access any other configuration windows. You may
also change the user name from the default setting of
admin
. After your initial log on, the
System
Summary
or
PPP
Login
[Choose Connection] window will display, depending on your connection.
Important!
If you are logging in on a UPnP-enabled system with UPnP enabled on the router, please
see page 16,
Logging In with UPnP
.
Accessing the Web Management Interface
To open the SpeedStream Web management interface, enter the default router IP address in your
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Address
bar or Netscape Navigator
Location
bar:
http://speedstream
Depending on whether this is your first or a subsequent login, one of the following windows will display:
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If this is your first login, the
Administrative User Setup
window displays.
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If you have previously logged in, the
System Summary
window displays.
Logging in for the First Time
1.
In your Microsoft Internet Explorer
Address
bar or Netscape Navigator
Location
bar, enter the
default router IP address:
http://speedstream
The
Administrative User Setup
window displays.
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