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4

The following screen displays if you have not yet changed your password. It is strongly

recommended you change the default password. Enter a new password, retype it to confirm and

click

Apply

; alternatively click

Skip

to proceed to the main menu if you do not want to change the

password now.

Figure 8

Change Password Screen

5

The

Quick Start Wizard

screen appears. You can configure the Device’s time zone, basic Internet

access, and wireless settings. See

Chapter 3 on page 33

for more information.

6

After you finished or closed the

Quick Start Wizard

screen, the

Network Map

page appears.

Figure 9

Network Map

7

Click

Status

to display the

Status

screen, where you can view the Device’s interface and system

information.

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2.2

Web Configurator Layout

Figure 10

Screen Layout

As illustrated above, the main screen is divided into these parts:

•

A

- title bar

•

B

- main window

•

C

- navigation panel

2.2.1

Title Bar

The title bar provides some icons in the upper right corner.

The icons provide the following functions.

B

C

A

Table 2

Web Configurator Icons in the Title Bar

ICON

DESCRIPTION

Language: Select the language you prefer.

Quick Start

: Click this icon to open screens where you can configure the Device’s time zone

Internet access, and wireless settings.

Logout

: Click this icon to log out of the web configurator.

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2.2.2

Main Window

The main window displays information and configuration fields. It is discussed in the rest of this

document.

After you click

Status

on the

Connection Status

page, the

Status

screen is displayed. See

Chapter 4 on page 38

for more information about the

Status

screen.

If you click

Virtual Device

on the

System Info

screen, a visual graphic appears, showing the

connection status of the Device’s ports. The connected ports are in color and disconnected ports are

gray.

Figure 11

Virtual Device

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2.2.3

Navigation Panel

Use the menu items on the navigation panel to open screens to configure Device features. The

following tables describe each menu item.

Table 3

Navigation Panel Summary

LINK

TAB

FUNCTION

Connection Status

This screen shows the network status of the Device and computers/

devices connected to it.

Network Setting

Broadband

Broadband

Use this screen to view and configure ISP parameters, WAN IP

address assignment, and other advanced properties. You can also add

new WAN connections.

3G Backup

Use this screen to configure 3G WAN connection.

Advanced

Use this screen to enable or disable PTM over ADSL, Annex M/Annex

J, and DSL PhyR functions.

802.1x

Use this screen to view and configure the IEEE 802.1x settings on the

Device.

Wan Status

Use this screen to view historical traffic transmission statistics of a

WAN interface.

Wireless

General

Use this screen to configure the wireless LAN settings and WLAN

authentication/security settings.

More AP

Use this screen to configure multiple BSSs on the Device.

MAC

Authentication

Use this screen to block or allow wireless traffic from wireless devices

of certain SSIDs and MAC addresses to the Device.

WPS

Use this screen to configure and view your WPS (Wi-Fi Protected

Setup) settings.

WMM

Use this screen to enable or disable Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM).

WDS

Use this screen to set up Wireless Distribution System (WDS) links to

other access points.

Others

Use this screen to configure advanced wireless settings.

Channel Status

Use this screen to scan wireless LAN channel noises and view the

results.

Home

Networking

LAN Setup

Use this screen to configure LAN TCP/IP settings, and other advanced

properties.

Static DHCP

Use this screen to assign specific IP addresses to individual MAC

addresses.

UPnP

Use this screen to turn UPnP and UPnP NAT-T on or off.

Additional

Subnet

Use this screen to configure IP alias and public static IP.

STB Vendor ID

Use this screen to have the Device automatically create static DHCP

entries for Set Top Box (STB) devices when they request IP

addresses.

5th Ethernet

port

Use this screen to configure the role of the

WAN

port. It can be either

the Ethernet WAN or a LAN port.

LAN VLAN

Use this screen to control the VLAN ID and IEEE 802.1p priority tags

of traffic sent out through individual LAN ports.

Wake on Lan

Use this screen to remotely turn on a device on the network.

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Routing

Static Route

Use this screen to view and set up static routes on the Device.

DNS Route

Use this screen to forward DNS queries for certain domain names

through a specific WAN interface to its DNS server(s).

Policy

Forwarding

Use this screen to configure policy routing on the Device.

RIP

Use this screen to configure Routing Information Protocol to

exchange routing information with other routers.

QoS

General

Use this screen to enable QoS and traffic prioritizing. You can also

configure the QoS rules and actions.

Queue Setup

Use this screen to configure QoS queues.

Class Setup

Use this screen to define a classifier.

Policer Setup

Use these screens to configure QoS policers.

NAT

Port Forwarding

Use this screen to make your local servers visible to the outside

world.

Applications

Use this screen to configure servers behind the Device.

Port Triggering

Use this screen to change your Device’s port triggering settings.

DMZ

Use this screen to configure a default server which receives packets

from ports that are not specified in the

Port Forwarding

screen.

ALG

Use this screen to enable or disable SIP ALG.

Address Mapping

Use this screen to change your Device’s address mapping settings.

Sessions

Use this screen to configure the maximum number of NAT sessions

each client host is allowed to have through the Device.

DNS

DNS Entry

Use this screen to view and configure DNS routes.

Dynamic DNS

Use this screen to allow a static hostname alias for a dynamic IP

address.

Interface

Group

Use this screen to map a port to a PVC or bridge group.

USB Service

File Sharing

Use this screen to enable file sharing via the Device.

Media Server

Use this screen to use the Device as a media server.

Printer Server

Use this screen to enable the print server on the Device and get the

model name of the associated printer.

Power

Management

Power

Management

This screen is only available for supervisors. Use this screen to

manually turn on/off specific interface(s) and/or all LEDs

immediately.

Auto Switch Off

This screen is only available for supervisors. Use this screen to

configure schedules to have the Device automatically turn on/off

specific interface(s) and/or all LEDs.

Security Settings

Firewall

General

Use this screen to configure the security level of your firewall.

Protocol

Use this screen to add Internet services and configure firewall rules.

Access Control

Use this screen to enable specific traffic directions for network

services.

DoS

Use this screen to activate protection against Denial of Service (DoS)

attacks.

MAC Filter

Use this screen to block or allow traffic from devices of certain MAC

addresses to the Device.

Table 3

Navigation Panel Summary (continued)

LINK

TAB

FUNCTION