Linksys AG241 User Manual

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Gateway

Follow the steps in this chapter and use the Gateway’s web-based utility to configure the Gateway. This chapter 
will describe each web page in 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 Gateway. For a basic network setup, most users only have to 
use the following screens of the Utility:

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Basic Setup. On the Basic Setup screen, enter the settings provided by your ISP.

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Management. Click the Administration tab and then the Management tab. The Gateway’s default username 
and password is admin. To secure the Gateway, change the Password from its default.

There are six main tabs: Setup, Security, Access Restrictions, Applications & Gaming, Administration, and Status. 
Additional tabs will be available after you click one of the main tabs.

Setup

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Basic Setup. Enter the Internet connection and network settings on this screen.

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DDNS. To enable the Gateway’s Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature, complete the fields on this 
screen.

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Advanced Routing. On this screen, you can alter Dynamic Routing, and Static Routing configurations.

Security

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Firewall. This screen contains Filters and Block WAN Requests. Filters block specific internal users from 
accessing the Internet and block anonymous Internet requests.

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VPN. To enable or disable IPSec and/or PPTP Pass-through, and set up VPN tunnels, use this screen.

Access Restrictions

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Internet Access. This screen allows you to prevent or permit only certain users from attaching to your 
network.

 

Note: For added security, you should change 
the password through the Administration tab.

Have You:  Enabled TCP/IP on your computers? 
computers communicate over the network with 
this protocol. Refer to Windows Help for more 
information on TCP/IP.