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Using Your Browser for Configuring the Router, Configuring for Internet Access

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Chapter 4 Using Your Browser for Configuring the Router This chapter contains information about configuring your Model RT311 or RT314 Internet Access Gateway Router using the router's browser interface. You can configure your router for basic Internet access using a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. In most cases, configuring your router with the browser interface's Setup Wizard will be sufficient. However, if you want to configure the advanced features, or if the Setup Wizard does not result in a working configuration, you will need to use the Manager interface. Refer to Chapter 5, "Using the Manager Interface for Initial Router Configuration," and Chapter 6, "Using the Manager Interface to Configure the Router for Internet Access," for instructions about using the Manager interface. Configuring for Internet Access In order to use the browser-based Setup Wizard, your PC must have a web browser program installed such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Free browser programs are readily available for Windows, Macintosh, or Unix/Linux. To configure for Internet access using your browser: 1. Turn on the router and wait for initialization to complete. Allow at least one minute and verify that the TEST LED is off. 2. Reboot your PC to obtain DHCP configuration from the router. 3. Launch your web browser. 4. In the Address box of your browser, type http://192.168.0.1 and press ENTER. 5. A login box will appear asking for a name and password. For name, type admin and for password type 1234. Click OK. Using Your Browser for Configuring the Router 4-1

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Using Your Browser for Configuring the Router
4-1
Chapter 4
Using Your Browser for Configuring the Router
This chapter contains information about configuring your Model RT311 or RT314 Internet Access
Gateway Router using the router’s browser interface.
You can configure your router for basic Internet access using a web browser such as Microsoft
Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. In most cases, configuring your router with the browser
interface’s Setup Wizard will be sufficient. However, if you want to configure the advanced
features, or if the Setup Wizard does not result in a working configuration, you will need to use the
Manager interface. Refer to
Chapter 5, “Using the Manager Interface for Initial Router
Configuration
,” and
Chapter 6, “Using the Manager Interface to Configure the Router for Internet
Access
,” for instructions about using the Manager interface.
Configuring for Internet Access
In order to use the browser-based Setup Wizard, your PC must have a web browser program
installed such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. Free browser programs are
readily available for Windows, Macintosh, or Unix/Linux.
To configure for Internet access using your browser:
1.
Turn on the router and wait for initialization to complete.
Allow at least one minute and verify that the TEST LED is off.
2.
Reboot your PC to obtain DHCP configuration from the router.
3.
Launch your web browser.
4.
In the Address box of your browser, type
and press ENTER.
5.
A login box will appear asking for a name and password. For name, type
admin
and for
password type
1234.
Click OK.