Hi.
Still more, you can forward ports so outside connections can be made to
internal devices inside the network, which some people do have a need
for, like me for instance. You can reserve IP addresses in most cases,
for devices inside the network, which may be needed to keep a printer
working correctly or to permit port forwarding rules to continue
pointing to the right destination. You can in some cases view which
devices are connected and perhaps how much internet traffic they are
generating individually. You also need this interface to get connected
to the ISP in some situations, as with mine. I use dsl (digital
subscriber line) so I have to make my router log into the ISP with a
PPPoE (point to point protocol over ethernet), and that requires setting
the router to do that, plus I have to type in a user name and password
that go to my account with my ISP (internet service provider). If you
didn't need to do this, either you had someone do it for you or you had
an ISP that can allow you to connect a router and just go with it, plug
and play. the most common type of internet that will permit this is
cable as far as I am aware, and perhaps t1 or t3 though I don't think
many homes actually have those.
So having a router that has a decently screen reader friendly interface
is indeed a good thing. It is also not that difficult to get one, just
some of the top of the line models aren't so great, which is not to say
that you absolutely can't have a top of the line router that is
accessible because you certainly can. Most if not all netgears are
accessible though I personally am pretty fed up with netgear having seen
too many netgear routers that are way too happy to throw WiFi clients
off the network and not allow them back on until the router is
restarted. Last I knew, Cradlepoint routers were quite friendly, and
what little I've seen of TP link are too. I've seen a DLink's interface
that was friendly, and the latest and greatest Linksys models made after
Belkin bought Linksys from Cisco will be usable, if a tad tricky to get
used to. The biggest no go issue I have with my EA8500, which would be
one of the latest and greatest devices from Linksys I refer to here, is
that you can't set up media prioritization at least not to the best of
my knowledge. This feature allows you to assign certain activities to
get more dedicated attention through the network and the internet so
that they function more flawlessly regardless of other simultaneous
activity on the internet, this is more commonly known as QoS which
stands for Quality of Service. With the EA8500 you can "drag and drop"
devices into the prioty list, so that they will get priority internet,
and you can do the same for certain applications like Skype or a
specific video game. This is useful to help ensure that your VOIP (Voice
Over Internet Protocol) works as best it can at all times to help ensure
phone calls remain unaffected regardless of busy internet activity, or
can help ensure that your Smart TV or Set Top Box like an Apple TV or
Amazon Fire TV stick or a Google Chromecast will function well even
while your internet is otherwise running flat out. I don't need QoS
myself, which is a good thing because I couldn't figure out how to use
JAWS to drag and drop items to the prioritized list here. On the old
firmware on my EA4500 however, the feature there is more generically
called QoS as expected, and is quite friendly for screen readers.
Cheers, Aaron Spears, general Partner - Valiant Galaxy Associates
Developing "very good audiogames" for the blind community
http://valiantGalaxy.com Sent with Thunderbird 38.2.0 portable
On 11/20/2015 1:53 PM, Rick Justice wrote:
Hi Kevin,
In the event that you want/need to change the security settings, such as
your wireless password,
SSID, or encryption type.
Also, you can change other settings to lock down your network , such as
firewall, and device access.
HTH,
Rick Justice
Tomorrow's another day, another way!
and if tomorrow never comes, problem solved!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] accessible router
why would a router need to be accessivle isn't all that is needed to do is
connect it to your computer have an isp server and your good to go?
-----Original Message-----
From: David Ferrin
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 9:51 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] accessible router
Even though I'm not currently looking for such an animal it is always good
to pick up a tip like this, thank you for sharing.
David Ferrin
A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from
a simpler system that worked perfectly.
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of DJ Reese
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 12:42 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] accessible router
Hi:
Purchase the Netgear 4500 router. It has to be one of the easiest routers I
have ever installed. Plug and play and I was surprised to find out it comes
without a software CD. The web interface is accessible and that's how you
set it up.
DJ Reese
----- Original Message -----
Hi all,
I have a Linksys a6500 at home, it is an smart wifi router,and I am getting
some problems with the web interface of this router. I need a good routher
that allows to connect at least 15 wifi devices multi tasking, , dual band,
and with an UI accessible. It is the most important thing for me, I am not
able to modify the settings in my routehr due to the accessibility problems.
Any advice?
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