Configuring your browser to access the gui – Allied Telesis AR400 Series Router User Manual
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Getting Started with the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
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IP route table (Monitoring > IP Routes)
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PPPoE limits (Monitoring > PPPoE Limits). Limits can also be reset from
this page.
The following counters can be viewed through the GUI, to show the number of
packets that the router received and transmitted for each of these protocols:
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Port (Diagnostics > Layer 1 > Port Counters)
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PPP (Diagnostics > Layer 2)
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IP, ICMP and UDP, and RIP and IP routes (Diagnostics > Layer 3)
You can also view the contents of the router’s file system, see how much
memory is used and available, and delete files (Diagnostics > File System).
Finally, the GUI contains an interface to the router’s command line interface,
allowing you to enter CLI commands (Diagnostics > Command Line).
Configuring your browser to access the
GUI
The GUI requires a web browser installed on a PC. JavaScript must be enabled.
Supported browsers are:
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Internet Explorer version 5 and greater
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Netscape version 6.2.2 and 6.2.3
A copy of Internet Explorer can be found on the router’s Documentation and
Tools CD-ROM.
Supported operating systems are:
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Windows 95
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Windows 98
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Windows ME
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Windows 2000
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Windows XP
The minimum screen resolution is 800x600.
You can optionally browse to the GUI with a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
connection. This means that sensitive data including passwords and email
addresses can not be accessed by malicious parties. For details on configuring a
SSL connection for the GUI, refer to the Configuration Example in the Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) chapter of the AR400 Series Router Software Reference.