Netopia 4541 - Manual (Page 26)

5-2 User’s Reference Guide
may be using the router to connect to more than one ser vice provider or remote site.
■ The System Configuration menus display and permit changing:
■ IP setup. See “IP Setup” on page 8-1 .
■ Filter sets (firewalls). See “Security” on page 11-1 .
■ IP address ser ving. See “IP Address Ser ving” on page 8-10 .
■ Date and time. See “Date and time” on page 7-16 .
■ Console configuration. See “Connecting a console cable to your router” on page 5-3 .
■ SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). See “SNMP” on page 12-9 .
■ Security. See “Security” on page 11-1 .
■ Upgrade feature set. See “Upgrade feature set” on page 7-18 .
■ 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 13-1 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 histor y. See
“Statistics & Logs” on page 12-4 for detailed information.
■ The Quick Menus screen is a shor tcut entr y point to 22 of the most commonly used configuration menus
that are accessed through the other menu entr y points.
■ The Quick View menu displays at a glance current real-time operating information about your router. See
“Quick View status over view” on page 12-1 for detailed information.
Connecting through a Telnet session
Features of the Netopia 4541/4542 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 por t on the back of the router. For more information on
attaching the console cable, see
“Connecting a console cable to your router” on page 5-3 .
■ Telnet software installed on the computer you will use to configure the router