Chapter 5: Configuring The Wireless-G Broadband Router With 2 Phone Ports; Overview - Linksys WRT54GP2 User Manual

Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports
Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Broadband Router with
2 Phone Ports

Overview

Linksys recommends using the Setup CD-ROM for first-time installation of the Router. If you do not wish to run
the Setup Wizard on the Setup CD-ROM, then you can use the Web-based Utility to configure the Router. For
advanced users, you may configure the Router's advanced settings through the Web-based Utility.
This chapter will describe each web page on the Utility and each page's key functions. The Utility can be
accessed via your web browser through use of a computer connected to the Router. For a basic wireless network
setup, most users only have to use the following screens of the Utility:
• Basic Setup. On the Basic Setup screen, enter the settings provided by your ISP.
• Management. Click the Administration tab and then the Management tab. The Router's default password is
admin. To secure the Router, change the Password from its default.
• Wireless. On the Basic Wireless Settings screen, set the basic configuration for your wireless network.
There are seven main tabs: Setup, Wireless, Security, Voice, Applications & Gaming, Administration, and Status.
Additional tabs will be available after you click one of the main tabs.
Setup
• Basic Setup. Enter the Internet connection and network settings on this screen.
• DDNS. Enable the Router's Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature on this screen.
• MAC Address Clone. If you need to clone a MAC address onto the Router, use this screen.
• Advanced Routing. Alter Network Address Translation (NAT), Dynamic Routing, and Static Routing settings.
Wireless
• Basic Wireless Settings. Enter the basic settings for your wireless network on this screen.
• Wireless Security. Enable and configure the security settings for your wireless network.

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