Chapter 5: setting up and configuring the router, Setup, Setup > summary – Linksys RVS4000 User Manual

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Chapter 

Setting Up and Configuring the Router



4-Port Gigabit Security Router with VPN

Chapter :

Setting Up and

Configuring the Router

The router is configured using the built-in Web-based

Utility. To access the Web-based Utility of the Router, open

your web browser and enter http://9.8.. into the

Address field. Press the Enter key and the Login screen will

appear.

Address Bar of Web Browser

NOTE:

The default IP address is 9.8... If

the IP address has been changed using DHCP or

via the console interface, enter the assigned IP

address instead of the default.

The first time you open the web-based utility, enter admin

(the default username) in the Username field and enter

admin in the Password field. Click the OK button. You can

change the password later from the Administration tab’s

Management screen.

Login Screen

After you log in, the web-based utility starts. The utility’s

main functions are indicated by eight tabs that appear

at the top of each screen: Setup, Firewall, VPN, QoS,

Administration, IPS, L Switch, and Status. After you

select a tab, a list of that tab’s screens is displayed below

the tab bar. To perform a specific function, you select a

tab, then select the appropriate screen. By default, the

Setup tab’s Summary screen is the first screen displayed

following login.
The utility’s tabs and screens are described below. For

brevity, screen names are listed using the notation:

TabName > ScreenName.

Setup

The Setup tab is used to access all of the Router’s basic

setup functions. The device can be used in most network

settings without changing any of the default values. Some

users may need to enter additional information in order to

connect to the Internet through an ISP (Internet Service

Provider) or broadband (DSL, cable modem) carrier

Setup > Summary

The Setup > Summary screen displays a read-only summary

of the Router’s basic information. Clicking on a hyperlink

(underlined text) takes you directly to the related page

where you can update the information.

Setup > Summary

System Information

Firmware version

Displays the Router’s current software

version.

CPU

Displays the Router’s CPU type.

System up time

Displays the length of time that has

elapsed since the Router was last reset.

DRAM

Displays the amount of DRAM installed in the

Router.

Flash

Displays the amount of flash memory installed in

the Router.

Port Statistics

This section displays the following color-coded status

information on the Router’s Ethernet ports:

Green

Indicates that the port has a connection.

Black

Indicates that the port has no connection.

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