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y

Windows 2000

a.

Click the

Start

button and select

Settings

, then click

Control Panel

. The

Control Panel

window will appear.

b.

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.

c.

In the

Local Area Connection

window, click the

Properties

button.

d.

Check your list of Network Components. You should see

Internet Protocol

[TCP/IP]

on your list. Select it and click the

Properties

button.

e.

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.

f.

Click

OK

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

automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Once you’ve

configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to

Step 3.

Note

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

server available on your LAN.

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y

Windows NT

a. Click the

Start

button and select

Settings

, then click

Control Panel

. The

Control Panel

window will appear.

b. Double-click

Network

icon. The

Network

window will appear. Select the

Protocol

tab from the

Network

window.

c.

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

.

d. 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.

e.

After installing TCP/IP, go back to the

Network

window. Select

TCP/IP

from the

list of

Network Protocols

and then click the

Properties

button.

f.

Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings:

±

IP Address

: Select

Obtain an IP address from a DHCP server

.

±

DNS:

All fields are blank.

±

WINS:

All fields are blank.

±

Routing:

All fields are blank.

g. Click

OK

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

automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Once you’ve

configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to

Step 3.

Note

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

server available on your LAN.

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y

Macintosh Clients

From your Macintosh, you can access the Internet via the Router by the following

procedure:

a. Open the TCP/IP Control Panel.

b. Select

Ethernet

from the

Connect via

pop-up menu.

c. Select

Using DHCP Server

from the

Configure

pop-up menu. The DHCP Client

ID field can be left blank.

d.

Close the TCP/IP panel, saving your settings.

Note:

If using manually assigned IP addresses instead of DHCP, the required changes

are:

•

Set the

Router Address

field to the Router’s IP Address.

•

Ensure your

DNS

settings are correct.

y

Linux Clients

To access the Internet via the Router, simply set the Router as the "Gateway", and

ensure your

Name Server

settings are correct.

Ensure you are logged in as "root" before attempting any changes.

±

Fixed IP Address

By default, most UNIX installations use a fixed IP Address. If you wish to

continue using a fixed IP Address, make the following changes to your

configuration.

1. Set your

Default Gateway

to the IP Address of the Router.

2. Ensure your

DNS

(Name server) settings are correct.

±

To act as a DHCP Client (recommended)

The procedure below may vary according to your version of Linux and X

-windows shell.

1.

Start your X Windows client.

2. Select

Control Panel - Network

3.

Select the "Interface" entry for your Network card. Normally, this is called

"eth0".

4. Click the

Edit

button, set the "protocol" to "DHCP", and save this data.

5.

To apply your changes

Use the "Deactivate" and "Activate" buttons, if available.

OR, restart your system.

2. Restart your computer if necessary.

3. Open the Internet Explorer and type

(broadband router’s IP address)

into the browser address window to access the SP880B.

4.

Login information request page will pop up as shown below. Key in the

user name

field

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as “

admin

” and leave the

password

field

blank

.

Note:

By default there is no password. For security reasons it is recommended that you

change the password as soon as possible.

5.

The home page will show up after login in process as shown below.

6. In the “Basic Configure” field, select “

Primary Setup

” from the menu and configure

WAN 1 as required. Fill in the information necessary to access the Internet.

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3. Basic Configuration

SP880B provides a web-based interface, allowing users to configure and manage the router

remotely from web browser.

3.1

Primary Setup

Select

Primary Setup

from the menu, to see a screen like the example below.

•

Configure WAN as required.

•

For any of the following situations, which may be required further configuration refer to

Chapter 3.2: Advanced Port Setup

.

±

Multiple PPPoE sessions

±

PPTP connection method

Figure: Primary Setup

Settings – Primary Setup

Connection

•

Connection Type

Check the data supplied by your ISP, and select the appropriate

option.

±

Static IP

– Select this if your ISP has provided a Fixed or

Static IP address. Enter the data into the

Address Info

fields.

±

Dynamic IP

– Select this if your ISP provides an IP

address automatically when you connect. You can ignore

the

Address Info

fields.

±

PPPoE

– Select this if your ISP uses this method.