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1.2 Hardware Installation

Before starting to configure the router, you have to connect your devices correctly.

1.

Connect this device to a router with an Ethernet cable.

2.

Connect one port of 4-port switch to your computer with a RJ-45 cable. This device

allows you to connect 4 PCs directly.

3.

Connect one end of the power cord to the power port of this device. Connect the other

end to the wall outlet of electricity.

4.

Connect detachable antennas to the router for Vigor2900 Series.

5.

Power on the router.

6.

Check the

ACT

and

WAN

,

LAN

LEDs to assure network connections.

(For the detailed information of LED status, please refer to section 1.1.)

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WAN IP

Cable/DSL

modem

1

Power plug

3

5

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2

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For use the router properly, it is necessary for you to change the password of web

configuration for security and adjust primary basic settings.

This chapter explains how to setup a password for an administrator and how to adjust basic

settings for accessing Internet successfully. Be aware that only the administrator can change

the router configuration.

2.1 Changing Password

For security reasons, it is strongly recommend that you set the administrator password for the

router. During the first setup, the router requires no password. If no password is configured,

the router will be open to any user in the LAN or the Internet, and users can log into the router

unlimitedly and change the settings.

To change the password for this device, you have to access into the web browse with default

password first.

1.

Make sure your computer connects to the router correctly.

Notice: You may either simply set up your computer to get IP dynamically

from the router or set up the IP address of the computer to be the same

subnet as

the default IP address of Vigor router 192.168.1.1

. For the

detailed information, please refer to the later section - Trouble Shooting of

this guide.

2.

Open a web browser on your PC and type

http://192.168.1.1.

A pop-up window will

open to ask for username and password. Please type default values (both username and

password are Null) on the window for the first time accessing and click

OK

for next

screen.

3.

Now, the

Main Screen

will pop up.

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Notice: Some of the settings might not appear as above, because the home

page will change slightly according to the features that your router has.

4.

Click

Administrator Password Setup

from the

Basic Setup

group.

5.

Enter the login password (the default is blank) on the field of

Old Password

. Type a new

one in the field of

New Password

and retype it on the field of

Retype New Password

.

Then click

OK

to continue.

6.

Now, the password has been changed. Next time, use the new password to access the

Web Configurator for this router.

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2.2 Quick Start Wizard

If your router can be under an environment with high speed NAT, the configuration provide

here can help you to deploy and use the router quickly. The first screen of

Quick Start

Wizard

is entering login password.

After typing the password, please click

Next

. The following screen will appear.

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Please select the appropriate time zone for the router. Then, click

Next

.

2.2.1 Selecting Protocol

In the

Quick Start Wizard

, you can configure the router to access the Internet with different

protocol/modes such as

PPPoE

,

PPTP, L2TP, Static IP

or

DHCP

. The router supports the

DSL WAN interface for Internet access.

2.2.2 PPPoE

PPPoE stands for

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet

. It relies on two widely accepted

standards: PPP and Ethernet. It connects users through an Ethernet to the Internet with a

common broadband medium, such as a single DSL line, wireless device or cable modem. All

the users over the Ethernet can share a common connection. And the PPPoA stands for

Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM. PPPoA uses the PPP dial-up protocol with ATM as the

transport.