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G
ETTING
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TARTED
WITH
THE
C
ONFIGURATION
M
ANAGER
The ADSL Barricade includes a preinstalled program called
Configuration Manager, which provides an interface to the software
installed on the device. It enables you to configure the device
settings to meet the needs of your network. You access it through
your web browser from any PC connected to the ADSL Barricade
via the LAN ports. This section describes how to use the
Configuration Manager.
Accessing the Configuration Manager
The Configuration Manager program is preinstalled in the
ADSL
Barricade memory. To access the program, you need the
following:
•
A PC or laptop connected to the LAN port on the device
as described in the Quick Start section.
•
A web browser installed on the PC. The program is designed
to work best with Microsoft Internet Explorer
®
version 5.0,
Netscape Navigator
®
version 6.1, or later versions.
You can access the program from any computer connected
to the ADSL Barricade via the LAN or USB ports.
1. From a LAN computer, open your web browser, type the
following URL in the web address (or location) box, and
press [Enter: http://192.168.1.1]. Or, from the USB computer,
type http://192.168.1.2.
These are the predefined IP addresses for the LAN and
USB ports on the
ADSL Barricade. A login screen appears,
as shown in Figure 3.