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==Logging in to the router== | ==Logging in to the router== | ||
Once you have all the necessary email information, choose your favourite method of sending command line queries or the one that is currently available to you and | Once you have all the necessary email information, choose your favourite method of sending command line queries or the one that is currently available to you and login to your router accordingly. The most common methods of doing so are '''[[CLI]]'''('''Command Line Interface''') and '''SSH'''. | ||
'''Note''': in further examples of this guide we will be demonstrating how to send email using SSH. Feel free to follow the guide step by step whichever method you choose, because the commands used are identical and the only thing that is different is the GUI (Graphical User Interface). | '''Note''': in further examples of this guide we will be demonstrating how to send email using SSH. Feel free to follow the guide step by step whichever method you choose, because the commands used are identical and the only thing that is different is the GUI (Graphical User Interface). | ||
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===SSH=== | ===SSH=== | ||
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To | To login to a RUT router via SSH, download the free '''PuTTY''' app if you're using Windows; if you're using a Linux based OS, just use the '''Terminal''' app. In both cases you will need to know three things: the router's LAN IP address, user name and password. The default LAN IP address for all RUT routers is '''192.168.1.1'''; the default login information is user name: '''root'''; password: '''admin01''' (NOTE: the user name used for SSH connections (i.e., root) is not the same as the user name used to login to the router's WebUI (i.e., admin)). | ||
If you're using PuTTY, enter the router's LAN IP address into the '''Host Name (or IP address)''' field, select SSH Connection type and click '''Open''': | If you're using PuTTY, enter the router's LAN IP address into the '''Host Name (or IP address)''' field, select SSH Connection type and click '''Open''': | ||
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# ssh [email protected] | # ssh [email protected] | ||
If you made changes to your router's LAN IP address or | If you made changes to your router's LAN IP address or login name, replace the relevant data in the command above so that it is correct for your specific case. After executing this command you will prompted with a query that says "Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?". Type '''yes''', press "Enter" and type in your router's admin password. If everything went successfully, you should be greeted with a window such as this: | ||
[[File:Ssh login example.png]] | [[File:Ssh login example.png]] | ||
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* <span style=color:blue>'''exec openssl s_client -quiet -connect smtp.gmail.com:587 -tls1 -starttls smtp'''</span> - OpenSSL connection information; <span style=color:blue>'''smtp.gmail.com:587'''</span> specifies the SMTP server and port. Replace this with email service provider's SMTP settings | * <span style=color:blue>'''exec openssl s_client -quiet -connect smtp.gmail.com:587 -tls1 -starttls smtp'''</span> - OpenSSL connection information; <span style=color:blue>'''smtp.gmail.com:587'''</span> specifies the SMTP server and port. Replace this with email service provider's SMTP settings | ||
* <span style=color:red>'''-f [email protected]'''</span> - sender's email address. This should correspond with the '''from:''' part in the echo command | * <span style=color:red>'''-f [email protected]'''</span> - sender's email address. This should correspond with the '''from:''' part in the echo command | ||
* <span style=color:purple>'''-au"[email protected]" -ap"senders.email.password"'''</span> - what follows after <span style=color:purple>'''-au'''</span> inside the quotation marks is the email service's login user name and by analogy <span style=color:purple>'''-ap'''</span> specifies the email service's | * <span style=color:purple>'''-au"[email protected]" -ap"senders.email.password"'''</span> - what follows after <span style=color:purple>'''-au'''</span> inside the quotation marks is the email service's login user name and by analogy <span style=color:purple>'''-ap'''</span> specifies the email service's login password (<span style=color:purple>'''[email protected]'''</span> and <span style=color:purple>'''senders.email.password'''</span>, in this case) | ||
* <span style=color:brown>'''[email protected]'''</span> - specifies the recipient's email address | * <span style=color:brown>'''[email protected]'''</span> - specifies the recipient's email address | ||