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Console-based management is a menu-driven inter face for the capabilities built in to the Netopia R910.
Console-based management provides access to a wide variety of features that the router suppor ts. You can
customize these features for your individual setup. This chapter describes how to access the console-based
management screens.

This section covers the following topics:

“Connecting through a Telnet session” on page 6-32

“Connecting a console cable to your router” on page 6-33

“Navigating through the console screens” on page 6-34

Console-based management screens contain seven entr y points to the Netopia Router configuration and
monitoring features. The entr y points are displayed in the Main Menu shown below:

The Easy Setup menus display and permit changing the values contained in the default WAN and IP
configuration. Experienced users can use Easy Setup to initially configure the router directly through a
console session.

Easy Setup menus contain up to five descendant screens for viewing or altering these values. The number
of screens depends on whether you have optional features installed.

The WAN Configuration menu displays and permits changing your WAN and IP configuration(s) and default
profile, and configuring or reconfiguring the manner in which you may be using the router to connect to

Netopia R910 v4.8

Easy Setup...

WAN Configuration...

System Configuration...

Utilities & Diagnostics...

Statistics & Logs...

Quick Menus...

Quick View...

You always start from this main screen.