Netopia 4542 Network Router User Manual


 
7-16 User’s Reference Guide
IP setup
These screens allow you to configure your network’s use of the IP networking protocol.
Details are given in “IP Setup” on page 8-2.
Filter sets (firewalls)
These screens allow you to configure security on your network by means of filter sets and a basic firewall.
Details are given in “Security” on page 11-1.
IP address serving
These screens allow you to configure IP address serving on your network by means of DHCP, WANIP, and BootP.
Details are given in “IP Address Serving” on page 8-10.
Date and time
You can set the system’s date and time parameters in the Set Date and Time screen.
Select Date and Time in the System Configuration screen and press Return. The Set Date and Time screen
appears.
Follow these steps to set the system’s date and time:
1. Toggle NTP (Network Time Prot.) Enabled to On to synchronize the Router’s time and date with a network
server. Toggle this field to Off to manually set the time and date; the options in this screen will change to
allow you to manually enter the time and date parameters.
Note: If time and date are manually set, that information will be lost upon reboot or loss of power.
2. Enter the IP address of the time server in the field Time Server Host Name/IP Address.
Set Date and Time
NTP (Network Time Prot.) Enabled: On
Time Server Host Name/IP Address 204.152.184.72
Time Zone... GMT -8:00 Pacific Standard Time
NTP Update Interval (HHHH:MM) 0:00
System Date Format: MM/DD/YY
System Time Format: AM/PM