Linksys BEFSR41W Network Router User Manual


 
2. A username and password prompt will appear. Leave the User Name box
empty and type admin (the default password) in the Password box. Click
OK. (See Figure 5-2.)
3. The Cable/DSL Wireless-Ready Router’s Setup page will appear. (See Figure
5-3.)
Figure 5-2
Figure 5-3
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Chapter 5: Configuring Your
Network with the Cable/DSL
Wireless-Ready Router
Configuring the Cable/DSL Wireless-Ready Router
Now that your Cable/DSL Wireless-Ready Router is wired into your network,
you can begin configuring your system.
Note:If your Windows system supports UPnP, Windows will offer to create a
desktop shortcut to the Router. Click OK to create the desktop icon, then dou-
ble-click on the icon to connect to the Router. Otherwise, connect to the Router
manually, as follows.
1. Open your web browser and type http://192.168.1.1 in the browser’s Address
box. (See Figure 5-1.) This number is the default IP address of your Router.
Press Enter.
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If you have previously enabled an Internet Sharing
Proxy Service on any of your PCs, you must disable it now.
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Figure 5-1
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