Netopia 4553 Network Router User Manual


 
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System configuration screens
You can connect to the Netopia 4553’s system configuration screens in either of two ways:
By using Telnet with the Router’s Ethernet port IP address
Through the console port, using a local terminal (see “Connecting a console cable to your router” on
page 5-27)
You can also retrieve the Netopia 4553’s configuration information and remotely set its parameters using the
Simple Network Management Protocol (see “SNMP” on page 12-188).
Open a Telnet connection to the router’s IP address; for example, “192.168.1.1.”
The console screen will open to the Main Menu, similar to the screen shown below:
Navigating through the system configuration screens
To help you find your way to particular screens, some sections in this guide begin with a graphical path guide
similar to the following example:
This particular path guide shows how to get to the Network Protocols Setup screens. The path guide represents
these steps:
1. Beginning in the Main Menu, select System Configuration and press Return. The System Configuration
screen appears.
Netopia Router
Easy Setup...
WAN Configuration...
System Configuration...
Utilities & Diagnostics...
Statistics & Logs...
Quick Menus...
Quick View...
Return/Enter goes to Easy Setup -- minimal configuration.
You always start from this main screen.
Main
Menu
IP Setup
System
Configuration