4-Port ADSL Router User Manual

23
G
ETTING
S
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 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].
These are the predefined IP addresses for the LAN
on the ADSL Barricade. A login screen appears, as shown
in Figure 3.