Linksys WRT330N Network Router User Manual


 
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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router
How to Access the Web-based Utility
Wireless-N Gigabit Gaming Router
DIAGNOSTICS. If you want to run a ping or traceroute test, then use this screen.
FACTORY DEFAULTS. If you want to restore the Router’s factory defaults, then use this screen.
FIRMWARE UPGRADE. Click this tab if you want to upgrade the Router’s firmware.
STATUS
ROUTER. This screen provides status information about the Router.
LOCAL NETWORK. This provides status information about the local network.
WIRELESS NETWORK. This provides status information about the wireless network.
How to Access the Web-based Utility
To access the Web-based Utility of the Router, launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, and enter the
Router’s default IP address, 192.168.1.1, in the Address field. Press the Enter key.
A screen will appear asking you for your User name and Password. Leave the User Name field blank. Enter admin
in the Password field. Then click the OK button.
Figure 5-1: Router Login
static ip address: a fixed address
assigned to a computer or device
connected to a network.
pppoe: a type of broadband connection that
provides authentication (username and
password) in addition to data transport
subnet mask: an address code that
determines the size of the network
default gateway: a device that forwards
Internet traffic from your local area network