For Windows XP

Step 1:

Click

Start

then select

Control Panel (in the Classic View)

.

Step 2:

Double-click

Network

Connections

icon.

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Step 3:

Right-click

Local Area Connection

(local network your ADSL hooked up with)

and select

Properties

:

Step 4:

Select

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

then click

Properties

:

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Configure IP address Automatically

:

Step 5:

Select

Obtain an IP address automatically

and

Obtain DNS server address

automatically

. Click

OK

to finish the configuration.

Configure IP Address Manually

:

Step 5:

Select

Use the following IP address

and

Use the following DNS server

addresses

.

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IP address

: Fill in IP address 192.168.1.x (x is a number between 2 to 254).

Subnet mask

: Default value is 255.255.255.0.

Default gateway

: Default value is 192.168.1.1.

Preferred DNS server

: Fill in preferred DNS server IP address.

Alternate DNS server

: Fill in alternate DNS server IP address.

You can use ping command under DOS prompt to check if you have setup TCP/IP

protocol correctly and if your computer has successfully connected to this router.

1) Type

ping 192.168.1.1

under DOS prompt and the following messages will appear:

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 times<2ms TTL=64

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 times<1ms TTL=64

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 times<10ms TTL=64

If the communication link between your computer and router is not setup correctly, after

you type

ping

192.168.1.1

under DOS prompt following messages will appear:

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.

Request timed out.

Request timed out.

This failure might be caused by cable issue or something wrong in configuration procedure.

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For Windows Vista

Step 1:

Click

Start

then select

Control Panel (in the Classic View)

.

Step 2:

Double-click

Network

and Sharing Center

icon.

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