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6.
ACCESSING YOUR ROUTER
6.1
Logging on to Your Router
This section explains the logon procedures for your Verizon Broadband Router. This procedure should be used any
time you want to access or make changes to the Router’s configurable settings, such as wireless security and firewall.
IMPORTANT:
Your Router is capable of automatically sensing protocol type (DHCP or PPPoE). This process is
designed to start after you have connected the Router. To access your Router, your PC must be configured for
DHCP. Refer to your Windows help screen for information on configuring your computer for DHCP. At your PC,
click
Start
, then click
Help
to access the Windows help screen.
To log on to the Router, start your Web browser, and then type the following IP address in the browser’s address
bar:
After you type the IP address, press
Enter
on your keyboard. The following screen will display the message:
This is your first login to the Management Console. Use
http://192.168.1.1 in order to access the Router’s
Management Console. To conveniently access the Management Console, you can click Add to Favorites. You
should make sure that cookies are enabled in the browser. To enable cookies, go to Tools->Internet Options-
>Privacy->Advanced.
Click
OK
in the
Welcome
screen.
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By default
admin
appears in the
User Name
field; however, you can change this to the user name of your choice.
Type your password in the
New Password
fields. Your password must be 6 or more characters long and contain at
least 1 numeral. As you type your password, asterisks will appear for security purposes.
NOTE:
Please write down your user name and password and save them for future use.
After you have entered your password, select the desired option from the
Time Zone
drop-down menu. Then click
OK
to continue.
Enter your
password here.
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After you have logged on to your Router, the following screen will appear. This is the main page of your Router’s
Web pages, also referred to in this document as the home page. You can access this page by clicking
Main
in the
navigation menu located across the top of the Router’s Web pages. Details on this page will be explained in the
following sections.
Throughout this User Guide, the following icons are used to indicate clicking actions that you can take with your
mouse to configure your Router’s settings.
Icon
Description
Edit
Clicking this icon allows you to edit the assocaiated entry/setting.
Add/New
Clicking this icon allows you to add a new entry/setting.
Delete
Clicking this icon deletes the associated entry/setting from your Router.
View
Clicking this icon allows you to view or run a diagnostics test on your Router.
Move Down
Click this icon allows you to change the order of your list by moving an entry down in the list.
Move Up
Click this icon allows you to change the order of your list by moving an entry up in the list.
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7.
CONFIGURING YOUR BROADBAND CONNECTION
To browse the Internet using your Router, first confirm your coax link and establish an Internet connection with
Verizon. The procedures for configuring your Router for Internet connection are explained in this section.
7.1
Confirming Your Coax Connection
IMPORTANT:
You must have active broadband service before the Router can synchronize with Verizon’s
equipment and establish an Internet connection.
To determine if the Router has established coax link, at the Router’s front panel, check to see if the Router’s
COAX
WAN
LED is solid green or flashing amber— this indicates that a coax link is established.
After confirming your coax link, proceed to section 7.2 to configure your Router’s Internet connection settings.
7.2
Connecting to the Internet
After you have logged on to the Router, the following home page will appear. Use this page to determine the
Router’s Internet connection status. If you do not have an Internet connection, the
Internet Address
field will
display “Not Available.”
To begin your connection setup, at top navigation menu, click
My Network
.
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The
Network Status
page will appear. Next, in the left submenu, click
Network Connections
.
In the
Network Connections
screen, click the
Quick Setup
button.
The
Quick Setup
page allows you to select the protocol type for your Internet connection, or choose to configure a
static IP address. Verizon will inform you of which protocol to use to establish your Internet connection.
19216811.live