Netopia 4652 - Manual (Page 26)

5-26 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 seven 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 nine 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 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.
Connecting through a Telnet Session
Features of the Netopia 4652 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 5-27 .
■ Telnet software installed on the computer you will use to configure the router