Connecting through a telnet session, Connecting through a telnet session -2 – Netopia 4622 T1 User Manual

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5-2 Getting Started 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

Filter Sets

IP Address Ser ving

Network Address Translation (NAT)

Date and Time

Console Configuration

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

Security

Upgrade Feature Set

Change Device to a Bridge

Logging

The Utilities & Diagnostics menus provide a selection of several tools for monitoring and diagnosing the
router's behavior, as well as for updating the firmware and rebooting the system.

The Statistics & Logs menus display sets of tables and device logs that show information about your
router, your network, and their histor y.

The Quick Menus screen is a shor tcut entr y point to 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.

Connecting through a Telnet Session

Features of the Netopia 4622 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

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Telnet software installed on the computer you will use to configure the router

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