Setup Diagram

Figure 1.2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network (LAN).

Figure 1.2

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Getting started

This is a step-by-step instruction on how to start using the router and get connected to the Internet.

1)

Setup your network as shown in the setup diagram above (fig 1.2).

2)

You then need to set your LAN PC clients so that it can obtain an IP address automatically. All LAN clients

require an IP address. Just like an address, it allows LAN clients to find one another. (If you have already

configured your PC to obtain an IP automatically then proceed to step 3, page 11)

Configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically

By default the broadband router’s DHCP is on, this means that you can obtain an IP address automatically

once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically. This section will show you how to

configure your PC’s so that it can obtain an IP address automatically for either Windows 95/98/Me, 2000 or NT

operating systems. For other operating systems (Macintosh, Sun, etc.), follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

The following is a step-by-step illustration on how to configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically for

2a)

Windows 95/98/Me

, 2b)

Windows XP

, 2c)

Windows 2000

and 2d)

Windows NT

.

2a) Windows 95/98/Me

1: Click the

Start

button and select

Settings

, then click

Control Panel

. The

Control Panel

window will appear.

2: Double-click

Network

icon. The

Network

window will appear.

3: Check your list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the

Add

button to install it now. If

TCP/IP is installed, go to

step 6

.

4: In the

Network Component Type

dialog box, select

Protocol

and click

Add

button.

5: In the

Select Network Protocol

dialog box, select

Microsoft

and

TCP/IP

and

then click the

OK

button to

start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation.

6: After installing TCP/IP, go back to the

Network

dialog box. Select

TCP/IP

from the list of

Network

Components

and then click the

Properties

button.

7: Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings:

•

Bindings

: Check

Client for Microsoft Networks

and

File and printer sharing for Microsoft

Networks

.

•

Gateway

: All fields are blank.

•

DNS Configuration

: Select

Disable DNS.

•

WINS Configuration

: Select

Disable WINS Resolution.

•

IP Address

: Select

Obtain IP address automatically

.

8: Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your

Broadband Router’s DHCP server.

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Note

: Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on

your LAN.

Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3

2b) Windows XP

1: Click the

Start

button and select

Settings

, then click

Network Connections.

The

Network Connections

window will appear.

2: Double-click

Local Area Connection

icon. The

Local Area

Connection

window will appear.

3: Check your list of Network Components. You should see

Internet Protocol [TCP/IP]

on your list. Select

it and click the

Properties

button.

4: In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select

Obtain an IP address automatically

and

Obtain DNS server address automatically

as shown on the following screen.

5: Click

OK

to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your

Broadband Router’s DHCP server.

Note

: Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on

your LAN.

Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3.

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2c) Windows 2000

1: Click the

Start

button and select

Settings

, then click

Control Panel

. The

Control Panel

window will

appear.

2: Double-click

Network and Dial-up Connections

icon. In the

Network and Dial-up

Connection

window,

double-click

Local Area Connection

icon. The

Local Area Connection

window will appear.

3: In the

Local Area Connection

window, click the

Properties

button.

4: Check your list of Network Components. You should see

Internet Protocol [TCP/IP]

on your list. Select

it and click the

Properties

button.

5: In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select

Obtain an IP address

automatically

and

Obtain DNS server address automatically

as shown on the following screen.

6: Click

OK

to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically

from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server.

Note

: Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server

available on your LAN.

Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3.

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2d) Windows NT

1: Click the

Start

button and select

Settings

, then click

Control Panel

. The

Control Panel

window will

appear.

2: Double-click

Network

icon. The

Network

window will appear. Select the

Protocol

tab from the

Network

window.

3: Check if the

TCP/IP Protocol

is on your list of

Network Protocols

. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the

Add

button to install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to

step 5

.

4: In the

Select Network Protocol

window, select the

TCP/IP Protocol

and click the

Ok

button to start

installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation.

5: After you install TCP/IP, go back to the

Network

window. Select

TCP/IP

from the list of

Network

Protocols

and then click the

Properties

button.

6: Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings:

•

IP Address:

Select

Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server

.

•

DNS:

Let all fields are blank.

•

WINS:

Let all fields are blank.

•

Routing:

Let all fields are blank.

7: Click

OK

to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your

Broadband Router’s DHCP server.

Note

: Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server

available on your LAN.

Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3.

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