Allied Telesis AR400 Series Router - Manual (Page 35)

Getting Started with the Graphical User Interface (GUI) 35
Software Release 2.6.1
C613-02021-00 REV D
Using the GUI: Navigation and Features
The GUI consists of a large number of pages, which you navigate between using
the menu on the left of the browser window. This section describes how to use
the GUI, and gives an overview of its functionality.
The Quick Start Menu (AR450S only)
The Quick Start options offer one-page configuration of your WAN or LAN
connection.
• The WAN option provides a single page to simply specify your WAN
interface and choose between a PPPoE connection, a static IP address,
or using DHCP to dynamically assign an IP address. Your ISP will
supply information about the appropriate settings. You can also enter
DNS servers here
• The LAN page lets you change the IP address and/or mask of the
default VLAN (vlan1).
The Configuration Menu
You can use the GUI to configure:
• the system identity and mail server
• the system time, or NTP (Network Time Protocol)
• triggers, to automatically run scripts at a time you specify or in response
to events you specify
• ping polling, to monitor device reachability and respond to changes in
reachability
• SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
• switch port settings, including Quality of Service
• speed and duplex setting of the Eth ports
• 802.1x port authentication (on the Eth port of AR410 Series routers only)
• PPPoE connections
• PPP dial-up connections over ISDN, and leased-line connections over
synchronous interfaces (on AR410 Series routers with an appropriate
PIC card installed)
• Internet Protocol: interfaces, static routes, the preferences of dynamic
routes, RIP, multicasting, and OSPF
• Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) on AR450S routers, for connecting the
router to a central office
• the DHCP server, to dynamically assign IP addresses to hosts in your
LAN
• IPX (on AR410 Series routers only)
• the firewall, to protect your LAN and public servers from attack.
Firewall configuration includes options for logging and alerts
AR450S Router