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Appendix G: Setting Up AOL, Broadband Cable & DSL - custom firmware

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Instant Broadband™ Series Appendix G: Setting Up AOL® Broadband Cable & DSL This document provides instructions for setting up the Router using firmware version 1.43 or above to work with AOL Broadband via a Cable or DSL con- nection. This Router's AOL Parental Controls feature is available for AOL cus- tomers in the US only. Please follow the instructions in the appropriate section below to configure for AOL Broadband for the type of broadband connection you have. Note: You must install AOL 7.0 or above to all computers using AOL Services. Those with earlier versions of AOL can find details at AOL Keyword: Linksys Setup. Note: Some of the screens in this section may look slightly different than what appears on your screen. AOL Broadband via Cable 1. Open your web browser. Enter http://192.168.1.1 in the web browser's Address field, as shown in Figure G-1, and press the Enter key. Figure G-1 2. A password request page, shown in Figure G-2 will appear. (Windows XP users will see a Connect to 192.168.1.1 window slightly different from that shown). Leave the User Name field blank, and enter admin in the Password field. Then click the OK button. Ro Figure G-2 116 EtherFast® Cable/DSL Routers 3. From the Setup screen that appears, shown in Figure G-3, select Obtain an IP automatically from the WAN Connection Type dropdown menu. Then, click the Security tab. Figure G-3 4. Select Enable for AOL Parental Controls from the Security tab, shown in Figure G-4, and click the OK button on the screen that appears. Enabling this will disable all options under the Advanced tab except MAC Address cloning. Then, click the OK button to save these settings. Click the X button on the top right side of the window to close it. Figure G-4 Note: AOL Parental Controls are available to AOL customers in the Unites States Only. 117

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EtherFast
®
Cable/DSL Routers
3.
From
the
Setup
screen
that appears,
shown
in
Figure G-3,
select
Obtain
an
IP automat-
ically
from
the
WAN
Connection
Type
drop-
down menu.
Then, click
the
Security
tab.
4.
Select
Enable
for
AOL
Parental
Controls from the
Security
tab, shown
in Figure G-4, and
click the
OK
button
on the screen that
appears. Enabling
this will disable all
options under the
Advanced
tab
except
MAC
Address cloning.
Then, click the
OK
button to save these
settings. Click the
X
button on the top
right side of the win-
dow to close it.
117
Instant Broadband
Series
Appendix G: Setting Up AOL
®
Broadband Cable & DSL
This document provides instructions for setting up the Router using firmware
version 1.43 or above to work with AOL Broadband via a Cable or DSL con-
nection.
This Router's AOL Parental Controls feature is available for AOL cus-
tomers in the US only.
Please follow the instructions in the appropriate section
below to configure for AOL Broadband for the type of broadband connection
you have.
1.
Open your web browser. Enter
in
the
web
browser’s Address field, as shown in
Figure G-1, and press the
Enter
key.
2.
A password request page, shown in Figure G-2 will appear. (Windows XP
users will see a Connect to 192.168.1.1 window slightly different from that
shown). Leave the User Name field blank, and enter
admin
in the Password
field.
Then click
the
OK
button.
Ro
116
AOL Broadband via Cable
Figure G-1
Figure G-2
Note
: Some of the screens in this section may look
slightly different than what appears on your screen.
Figure G-3
Figure G-4
Note:
AOL Parental Controls are available
to AOL customers in the Unites States Only.
Note
: You must install AOL 7.0 or above to all computers
using AOL Services.
Those with earlier versions of AOL
can find details at AOL Keyword: Linksys Setup.