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A technician is installing a new wired router and needs to disable all the ports currently not in use. The documentation for router mentions the web interface for the router is available by default…

The correct answer is C. Use an Internet browser to access the router configuration at 192.168.1.1. SOHO router configuration, including disabling unused ports, is performed through the router's web-based administration interface accessed via a browser.

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Question

A technician is installing a new wired router and needs to disable all the ports currently not in use. The documentation for router mentions the web interface for the router is available by default at 192.168.1.1. In which of the following ways would the technician go about doing this?

Options

  • APlace labels on top of all the ports that are not to be used.
  • BManually set the IP address to 10.168.1.1, and then access the website at 192.168.1.1.
  • CUse an Internet browser to access the router configuration at 192.168.1.1.
  • DUse Windows Explorer and search for a file called 192.168.1.1.

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    94% (31)

Why each option

SOHO router configuration, including disabling unused ports, is performed through the router's web-based administration interface accessed via a browser.

APlace labels on top of all the ports that are not to be used.

Placing physical labels on ports is a documentation practice only and does not electrically disable the ports or prevent devices from connecting.

BManually set the IP address to 10.168.1.1, and then access the website at 192.168.1.1.

Changing the workstation's IP to 10.168.1.1 places it on a different subnet than 192.168.1.1, making the router's web interface unreachable from that address.

CUse an Internet browser to access the router configuration at 192.168.1.1.Correct

Consumer and SOHO routers expose a built-in HTTP-based configuration interface accessible by navigating to the router's default gateway IP address (192.168.1.1) in any web browser. This interface provides full administrative control, including enabling or disabling individual switch ports. No additional software is required beyond a standard browser on a device connected to the router.

DUse Windows Explorer and search for a file called 192.168.1.1.

Windows Explorer (File Explorer) is a file system navigation tool and cannot connect to or configure network devices via an IP address.

Concept tested: SOHO router web interface administration

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/cisco_router_and_security_device_manager/2_5/software/user/guide/RSDMug.html

Topics

#router configuration#web interface#port management#SOHO networking

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