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Allied Telesis AR700 Series Router User Manual

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AR700 Series Router

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3.

Enable IP.

At the CLI, enter the command:

enable ip

4.

Assign an IP address to the eth0 interface.

Assign the eth0 interface an IP address in the subnet that the PC uses, using
the command:

add ip interface=eth0 ip=ipaddress mask=mask

5.

Save the configuration. and set the router to use it on bootup

Save the configuration you have created to a file, and set the router to use
this configuration file when the router restarts.

create config=your-name.cfg

set config=your-name.cfg

6.

Browse to the GUI.

If you access the Internet through a proxy server, set your browser to
bypass the proxy for the IP address you assigned to the eth0 interface.

Point your web browser at the IP address of the eth0 interface.

7.

Log in and set the password.

At the login prompt, enter the login name and password. Passwords are
case-sensitive.

User Name: manager

Password: friend

The system status page appears and you can now use the GUI to configure
the router.

Important To ensure configuration settings are saved correctly, use the
GUI menus and buttons to navigate, not your browser’s buttons.

Caution As a security precaution, change the password as soon as
possible.

To change the password, select Management > Users from the sidebar
menu. Select the Manager account and click Modify.

8.

To access context-sensitive help in the GUI.

Click on the Help Button [Help]. The Help button is located at the top of
the sidebar menu or on any popup page.