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6-2 User’s Reference Guide
may be using the router to connect to more than one service provider or remote site.
■ The System Configuration menus display and permit changing:
■ Network protocols setup. See “IP Setup and Network Address Translation” on page 10-1, “IPX Setup”
on page 11-1, and “AppleTalk Setup” on page 12-1.
■ Filter sets (firewalls). See “Security” on page 14-1.
■ IP address serving. See “IP address serving” on page 10-21.
■ Date and time. See “Date and time” on page 8-12.
■ Console configuration. See “Connecting a console cable to your router” on page 6-3.
■ SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). See “SNMP” on page 13-12.
■ Security. See “Security” on page 14-1.
■ Upgrade feature set. See “Upgrade feature set” on page 8-14.
■ The Utilities & Diagnostics menus provide a selection of seven tools for monitoring and diagnosing the
router's behavior, as well as for updating the firmware and rebooting the system. See “Utilities and
Diagnostics” on page 15-1 for detailed information.
■ The Statistics & Logs menus display nine sets of tables and device logs that show information about your
router, your network, and their history. See “Statistics & Logs” on page 13-4 for detailed information.
■ The Quick Menus screen is a shortcut entry point to 22 of the most commonly used configuration menus
that are accessed through the other menu entry points.
■ The Quick View menu displays at a glance current real-time operating information about your router. See
“Quick View status overview” on page 13-1 for detailed information.
Connecting through a Telnet session
Features of the Netopia R7200 can be configured through the console screens.
Before you can access the console screens through Telnet, you must have:
■ A network connection locally to the router or IP access to the router.
Note: Alternatively, you can have a direct serial console cable connection using the provided console cable
for your platform (PC or Macintosh) and the Console port on the back of the router. For more information on
attaching the console cable, see “Connecting a console cable to your router” on page 6-3.
■ Telnet software installed on the computer you will use to configure the router