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Setting Up Your

Computer

The Router has the ability to dynamically allocate network addresses to the

computers on your network, using DHCP. However, your computers need to be

configured correctly for this to take place. To change the configuration of your

computers to allow this, follow the instructions in this chapter.

INSTALL SOFTWARE

The very first time you set up your computer, we recommend you to use the

Smart Setup Configuration Utility if your ISP has provided you with.

Before installing the

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software please close all applications to avoid any conflict.

This utility offers a guided product tour, a step by step hardware installation

guide, a software installation guide and setup depending on your connection

choice (USB or ETHERNET) and a driven user registration with DSL Internet

connection line check.

Smart Setup Configuration Utility allows, for supported Microsoft® Windows

Operating Systems, to setup automatically your computer Ethernet settings.

To launch it, insert the CD-ROM in CD-ROM unit: if the auto-play function is en-

abled it will start automatically, otherwise open it manually from “

x:

”, where

x

is

your CD-ROM drive letter.

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ETHERNET CONNECTION

In case you already established a connection with your Router a first time

and/or you do need to set up manually a connection to your Router, please fol-

low the instructions described in this chapter. You will be guided to set up an

Ethernet connection to the Router. To do so, first you have to verify the exis-

tence of a TCP/IP protocol stack and, then, according to your Operating Sys-

tem, to establish an Ethernet connection to it. This connection will require you to

enable your computer to receive from the Router its own IP Address automati-

cally: in such a case, the Router acts like the DHCP server in your local net-

work.

ETHERNET CONNECTION

>> TCP/IP PROTOCOL

INSTALLATION

This procedure requires the TCP/IP protocol installed on your computer. Refer

to the following chapters and to your Microsoft® Windows or Apple® MacOS

10.x operating systems manuals.

Microsoft® Windows 98SE, ME, 2000

1.

Put in the CD-ROM drive your Windows installation CD-ROM

2.

Starting from

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Network Control Panel

,

make a double click on the

Network

icon

3.

Select

Configuration -> TCP/IP

and then click on the

Add

button

4.

Select Protocols, click on

Add

button and choose Microsoft TCP/IP. Then

click on the

OK

button

5.

After the computer reboots, you're ready to configure the TCP/IP settings

Configure the Network adapter to obtain automatically an IP address

Microsoft® Windows XP

1.

Put in the CD-ROM drive your Windows installation CD-ROM

2.

Starting from

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel

make a double click on the

Network

icon.

3.

Select

Protocol

and click on the

Add

button. Select

Microsoft

and

TCP/IP

,

then click on the

OK

button.

4.

Configure the Network adapter to obtain automatically an IP address.

Apple® MacOS 10.x

TCP/IP is installed on a MacOS system as part of Open Transport.

ETHERNET CONNECTION

>> MS WINDOWS 98SE, ME,

2000

To configure TCP/IP on these Operating Systems follow these steps:

1.

Select

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel

and make a double click on the

Network

icon.

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2.

Select

Configuration ->TCP/IP

then click on

Properties

button.

FIGURE 1.

Local Area Connection Properties

3.

Select the

IP Address

Tab, then check to obtain an automatically IP address.

Click on

OK

button.

FIGURE 2.

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties

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4.

A system reboot will be required to make the changes real.

5.

Enter

in the address bar of your browser to open the PRG

AV4202N Home Page.

ETHERNET CONNECTION

>> MS WINDOWS XP

To configure TCP/IP on MS Windows XP Operating System follow these steps:

1.

Select

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel

and make a double click on the

Network

icon.

2.

Select

Protocols ->TCP/IP

then click on

Properties

button.

FIGURE 3.

Local Area Connection Properties

3.

Select the General Tab, then check to obtain an automatically IP address.

Click on

OK

button.

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FIGURE 4.

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties

ETHERNET CONNECTION

>> MAC OS 10.X

To configure TCP/IP on MAC OS 10.x follow these steps:

1.

Open the Apple Menu -> System Preferences and select Network.

2.

From the Show drop down list, according to the type of connection used, se-

lect Built-in Ethernet.

3.

Select the

TCP/IP

tab.

4.

Select

DHCP

from the Configure pop-up menu to have a dynamic IP ad-

dress.