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3 TG589vn v3 GUI

Introduction

The TG589vn v3 Graphical User Interface (GUI) allows you to configure your TG589vn v3 using your web browser.

Requirements

JavaScript must be enabled on your browser (this is the default setting). For more information, consult the help of your web

browser.

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3.1 Access

Accessing the TG589vn v3 GUI

Proceed as follows:

1

Open your web browser.

2

Browse to

http:/

/myr

outer

.home

or to the IP address of your TG589vn v3 (by default:

192.

168.

1.

1

).

3

If you have protected your TG589vn v3 with a user name and password, the TG589vn v3 will prompt you to enter these.

Enter your user name (default:

admin

) and password (default:

admin

) and click

OK

.

4

The

TG589vn v3 GUI

appears.

Access the TG589vn v3 via UPnP

You can also access the TG589vn v3 GUI using the Internet Gateway Device (IGD) icon if your computer runs one of the

following operating systems:



Microsoft Windows 7



Microsoft Windows Vista



Microsoft Windows XP

For more information, see

“7.1 UPnP” on page 53

.

For more information, see

“3.3 Protecting Access to the TG589vn v3” on page 26

.

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3.2 Components

Overview

Depending on your user right and location on the GUI, the following components can be available:

Menu

The menu consists of the following menu items:



Home:

Allows you to go back to the TG589vn v3 home page.



TG589vn v3

:

Provides basic information on the TG589vn v3.



Broadband Connection

:

Allows you to view/configure your broadband connections.



Toolbox

:

Allows you to configure the network services and security settings of your TG589vn v3.



Home Network

:

Allows you to manage your local network.



Help:

Allows you to view context-related help information.

Each of these items contain a number of sub-menu items.

Label

Description

1

Menu

2

Login section

3

Notification area

4

Navigation bar

5

Content pane

6

Tasks pane

3

4

1

5

6

2

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Login section

In the login section you can see the current user name.

By clicking the user name, you can:



Change your password.



Switch to another user.

Notification area

The notification area displays:



Error messages, indicated by a red traffic light.



Warning messages, indicated by an orange traffic light.



Information messages, indicated by a green traffic light.

Navigation bar

The Navigation bar displays your current position in the

TG589vn v3 GUI

.

Some page are available in different configuration levels. These pages have additional links (for example,

Overview

,

Configure

) in the right part of the navigation bar that allow you to switch between the configuration levels.

Content pane

The content pane displays the information and configurable items of the selected item.

Tasks pane

To allow a quick configuration of your TG589vn v3, some pages may offer you a number of related tasks in the

Pick a task

list. These tasks will guide you to the page where you can perform the selected task.

If none of these events occur, the notification is not shown.

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3.3 Protecting Access to the TG589vn v3

Introduction

To prevent that every user on your local network can access the TG589vn v3, the TG589vn v3 is secured with a user name

and password.

Default user name

The default user name is

admin

.

Default password

The default password is

admin

.

Protected items

The following items are protected by this user name and password:



The TG589vn v3 GUI.



The embedded FTP Server.

for more information, see

“6.3 The FTP Server” on page 47

.

How to change your password

Proceed as follows:

1

On the

Toolbox

menu, click

User Management

.

2

In the

Pick a task

list, click

Change my password

.

3

Enter your new password and click

Change Password

.

4

Your new password is now active. The next time that you log on to the

TG589vn v3 GUI

you will have to enter this

password.

It is recommended to change the default password settings.

Choose a password that your can easily remember or write it down. If you forget your password the only option is to

reset your TG589vn v3. For more information, see

“9.5 Reset to Factory Defaults” on page 74

.

This password will also be used by the network file server and FTP server.

For more information about the network file server and FTP server, see

“6 Sharing Content” on page 38