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Instant Wireless® Series 5. To configure the Router for your wireless network(s), perform these steps: A. To enable 5GHz, 802.11a wireless networking, make sure the 5GHz, 802.11a Enable radio button is selected. Then click the Change 5GHz Settings button, and customize the SSID, Channel, and WEP encryption settings as needed. Then click the Apply button to save your changes. For more information, refer to "Chapter 6: The Router's Web-based Utility." B. To enable 2.4GHz, 802.11b wireless networking, make sure the 2.4GHz, 802.11b Enable radio button is selected. Then click the Change 2.4GHz Settings button, and customize the SSID, Channel, and WEP encryption settings as needed. Then click the Apply button to save your changes. For more information, refer to "Chapter 6: The Router's Web-based Utility." 6. If you haven't already done so, click the Apply button to save your Setup settings. Close the web browser. 7. Restart your computers so that they can obtain the Router's new settings. If you need more details or advanced setting information, please refer to "Chapter 6: The Router's Web-based Utility" or the Linksys support website at support.linksys.com. Test the setup by opening your web browser from any computer and entering http://www.linksys.com/registration. Figure 5-8 Congratulations! You've successfully configured the Router. If you are unable to reach our website, you may want to review what you did in this section or refer to "Appendix A: Troubleshooting." Proceed to "Chapter 6: The Router's Web-based Utility" for more details and advanced settings information. 24 Dual-Band Wireless A+B Broadband Router Chapter 6: The Router's Web-based Utility Overview Use the Router's web-based utility to administer it. This chapter will describe each web page in the Utility and each page's key functions. The utility can be accessed via your web browser through use of a computer connected to the Router. The Setup, Password, Status, DHCP, Log, and Help screens are available for basic setup. For advanced setup, click the Advanced tab to access these screens: Advanced Wireless (including 802.1x), Filters, Port Forwarding, Routing, DMZ Host, and MAC Address Clone. How to Access the Web-based Utility To access the web-based utility, launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, and enter the Router's default IP address, 192.168.1.1, in the Address field. Then press Enter. Figure 6-1 A password request page, shown in Figure 6-2 will pop up. (Windows XP users will see a Connect to 192.168.1.1 window, shown in Figure 6-3). Leave the User Name field blank, and enter admin (the default password) in the Password field. Then click the OK button. Figure 6-2 Figure 6-3 25

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Dual-Band Wireless A+B Broadband Router
Chapter 6: The Router’s
Web-based Utility
Use the Router’s web-based utility to administer it. This chapter will describe
each web page in the Utility and each page’s key functions. The utility can be
accessed via your web browser through use of a computer connected to the
Router.
The
Setup
,
Password
,
Status
,
DHCP
,
Log
, and
Help
screens are available for
basic setup. For advanced setup, click the
Advanced
tab to access these
screens:
Advanced Wireless
(including
802.1x
),
Filters
,
Port Forwarding
,
Routing
,
DMZ Host
, and
MAC Address Clone
.
To access the web-based utility, launch Internet Explorer or Netscape
Navigator, and enter the Router’s default IP address,
192.168.1.1
, in the
Address
field. Then press
Enter
.
A password request page, shown in Figure 6-2 will pop up. (Windows XP users
will see a
Connect to 192.168.1.1
window, shown in Figure 6-3). Leave the
User Name
field blank, and enter
admin
(the default password) in the
Password
field.
Then click the
OK
button.
25
Instant Wireless
®
Series
5.
To configure the Router for your wireless network(s), perform these steps:
A. To enable 5GHz, 802.11a wireless networking, make sure the 5GHz,
802.11a
Enable
radio button is selected. Then click the
Change 5GHz
Settings
button, and customize the SSID, Channel, and WEP encryption
settings as needed. Then click the
Apply
button to save your changes. For
more information, refer to “Chapter 6:The Router’s Web-based Utility.”
B.
To enable 2.4GHz, 802.11b wireless networking, make sure the 2.4GHz,
802.11b
Enable
radio button is selected. Then click the
Change 2.4GHz
Settings
button, and customize the SSID, Channel, and WEP encryption
settings as needed. Then click the
Apply
button to save your changes. For
more information, refer to “Chapter 6:The Router’s Web-based Utility.”
6.
If you haven’t already done so, click the
Apply
button to save your Setup
settings. Close the web browser.
7.
Restart your computers so that they can obtain the Router’s new settings.
If you need more details or advanced setting information, please refer to
“Chapter 6:The Router’s Web-based Utility” or the Linksys support web-
site at
support.linksys.com
.
Test the setup by opening your web browser from any computer and enter-
ing
.
Congratulations! You’ve successfully configured the Router.
If you are unable to reach our website, you may want to review what you
did in this section or refer to “Appendix A: Troubleshooting.”
Proceed to “Chapter 6:The Router’s Web-based Utility” for more details
and advanced settings information.
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Overview
How to Access the Web-based Utility
Figure 6-1
Figure 6-2
Figure 6-3
Figure 5-8