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1.3

Finding Your Way Around

1.3.1

Front Panel

The front panel contains LED indicators that show the status of the unit.

LED

Color

Indication

POWER

Green

Power in on, otherwise, power is off

WAN

Green

T

he WAN port is connected to an xDSL/Cable

modem successfully.

Green(blinks)

The WAN port is transmitting data to or receiving

data from the xDSL/Cable modem.

LAN(Link/Act)

Green

The port 1 - 4 indicators light green when they’re

connected to a 100Mbps Fast Ethernet station.

Green(blinks)

The corresponding LAN port is transmitting or

receiving data.

1.3.2

Rear Panel and Side Panel

The rear and side panel contain the ports for the unit’s data and power connections.

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RESET

Use a pin-shaped object to reset this device to factory default settings.

Resetting the device will also reset the login password to the default.

LAN (1-4)

Four RJ-45 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX ports for connecting to either

10Mbps or 100Mbps Ethernet connections.

WAN

On the 4 port broadband router, there is an RJ-45 10/100Mbps

Auto-MDIX WAN port. This port connects to your xDSL/Cable modem.

POWER

Connects the supplied AC adapter to the power input jack.

1.4

System Requirements



One or more PCs (desktop or notebook) with Ethernet interface.



TCP/IP protocol must be installed on all PCs.



Have valid Internet Access account and a DSL/Cable modem.



10/100BaseT Ethernet network cable with RJ-45 connector.



System with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.

1.5

Installation Instruction

1)

Power off the router and DSL/Cable modem.

2)

Connect systems to the LAN ports on the router with straight Ethernet LAN cables.

3)

Connect the DSL /Cable modem to the WAN port on the router.

4)

Power on DSL/Cable modem firstly, wait for a minute until the modem is ready then power on

the router.

5)

Check LEDs:

a)

Once power on the router, Power LED should be on.

b)

LAN LED should be on for each active LAN connection.

c)

The WAN LED should be on when the DSL/Cable modem is connected.

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2

PC Configuration

2.1

Checking TCP/IP Settings for Windows XP

a)

Click

“Start”

, select

Control Panel

→

Network Connection

”

and right click

“Local

Area Connection”

then select

“Properties”

, the window shown as below will appear.

b)

Select the

“Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”

for the network card on your system, then click

“Properties”

, the window below will appear.



If you decide to use IP address from the router, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”.



If you decide to use the desired IP address, select “Use the following IP address”, and enter the

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correct addresses in “IP Address” and “Subnet Mask” fields.



You'd better set the router’s IP address as “Default Gateway”.



If the DNS Server fields are empty, select “Use the following DNS server addresses” and enter the

DNS address provided by your ISP, then click “OK”.

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Setup Router Configurations via Web Browser

The router comes with a web-based configuration utility. Users can access this con

fi

guration utility

from any of client system within Broadband Router’s LAN. For best results, either use Microsoft

Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.

Before you start con

fi

guring your router, you have to get the following information from your ISP:

a)

Has your ISP assigned you a static IP address, or they will assign one to you dynamically? If

you have received a static IP address, what is it?

b)

Does your ISP use PPPoE? If so, what is your PPPoE username and password?

If you are not sure of above questions, please contact your ISP.

3.1

Start your Web Browser

To use the Web-Based Utility, you have to launch your Internet Explorer 6.0or higher.

Step1:

Enter the default IP address of Broadband Router

in the Address box

and then press

Enter

.

Step2:

When the follwing dialog box appears, type in

admin

as User Name and the default

password is also

admin

, then click

OK

.

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3.2

Quick Setup

It is recommended that you use Quick Setup if you are a beginner. It will lead you through the

configuration step-by-step.

Step1:

Select the appropriate Time Zone so your system clock can synchronize itself through the

SNTP Server.

Host Name:

Enter a hostname provided by the ISP (Default: router).

Time Zone:

Select the time zone of the country you are in. The router will set the time based on

your selection.

Daylight Saving:

The router can also take Daylight Saving into account. If you wish to use this

function, you must check/tick the enable box to enable your daylight saving con

fi

guration.

Fuction Mode:

Default setting is Router.

Step2:

The following window allows user to specify the WAN connection type, you can choose

Auto Detect or Manual Select.

Auto Detect:

This feature can help you

Auto Detect WAN connection type.

Manual Select:

You can specify the WAN connection type.