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Chapter 3: Basic Installation

The router can be configured through your web browser. A web browser is included as a standard

application in the following operating systems: Linux, Mac OS, Windows 7 / 98 / NT / 2000 / XP / Me

/ Vista, etc. The product provides an easy and user-friendly interface for configuration.

Please check your PC network components. The TCP/IP protocol stack and Ethernet network

adapter must be installed. If not, please refer to your Windows-related or other operating system

manuals.

There are ways to connect the router, either through an external repeater hub or connect directly

to your PCs. However, make sure that your PCs have an Ethernet interface installed properly prior

to connecting the router device. You ought to configure your PCs to obtain an IP address through

a DHCP server or a fixed IP address that must be in the same subnet as the router. The default IP

address of the router is 192.168.1.254 and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 (i.e. any attached PC

must be in the same subnet, and have an IP address in the range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253).

The best and easiest way is to configure the PC to get an IP address automatically from the router

using DHCP. If you encounter any problem accessing the router web interface it is advisable to

uninstall your firewall program on your PCs, as they can cause problems accessing the IP address

of the router. Users should make their own decisions on what is best to protect their network.

Please follow the following steps to configure your PC network environment.

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Connecting Your Router

Users can connect the ADSL2+ router as the following.

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Network Configuration

Configuring PC in windows 7

1.

Go to Start. Click on Control Panel.

Then click on Network and Internet.

2. When the Network and Sharing

Center window pops up, select and click

on Change adapter settings on the left

window panel.

3. Select the Local Area Connection,

and right click the icon to select

Properties.

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4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4

(TCP/IPv4) then click Properties.

5. In the TCP/IPv4 properties window,

select the Obtain an IP address

automatically and Obtain DNS Server

address automatically radio buttons.

Then click OK to exit the setting.

6. Click OK again in the Local Area

Connection

Properties

window

to

apply the new configuration.

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Configuring PC in Windows Vista

1.

Go to Start. Click on Network.

2.

Then click on Network and Sharing

Center at the top bar.

3. When the Network and Sharing Center

window pops up, select and click on

Manage network connections on the left

window column.

4.

Select the Local Area Connection,

and right click the icon to select Properties..