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Start -> Settings -> Network Connections -> (see step 4) -

> You wont’s see “Internet protocol version 4(TCP/IPv4)”,

instead you’ll have to select “TCP/IP Settings” and click options

-> (Go to step 6)

We first must set up our network card so that it could properly communicate with the router.

1.

Press the start button

2.

Type in “

network connections”, wait for the results to pop up.

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3.

Click “View network connections”

4.

Then right click on your wireless device that you use to connect to other access points (It is the one with the

name “Wireless Network Connection” and has signal bars on

its icon).

5.

Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click Properties

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6.

By default the router is going to have DHCP enabled, which means that if you select “Obtain an

IP address

automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, the router

should lease you an IP and you should

be ready to login.

7.

If you choose to configure manually here’s what you do:

First select an IP address. Due to the stock settings that your router has arrived in you can only enter an IP in the

form of 192.168.1.XXX , where XXX is a number in the range of 2-254 (192.168.1.2 , 192.168.1.254 ,

192.168.1.155 and so on… are valid; 192.168.1.0 , 192.168.1.1 , 192.168.1.255 , 192.168.1.699

and so on… are

not). Next we enter the subnet mask: this has to be

“

255.255.255.0

”

. Then we enter the default gateway: this

has to be

“

192.168.1.1

”

. Finally we enter primary and secondary DNS server IPs. One will suffice, though it is

good to have a secondary one as well as it will act as a backup if the first should fail. The DNS can be your

routers IP (192.168.1.1), but it can also be some external DNS server (like the one Google provides: 8.8.8.8).

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Right click on the Wireless network icon and select

Connect / Disconnect

. A list should pop up with all available wireless

networks. Select “Teltonika” and click

connect

.

Then we launch our favorite browser and enter the routers IP into the address field:

Press enter. If there are no problems you should be greeted with a login screen such as this:

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Enter the default password, which is “admin01” into the “Password” field and then either click Login with your mouse or

press the Enter key. You have now successfully logged into the router and should see the Status page.

From here on out you can configure almost any aspect of your router.

Operation Modes

The RUT500 router supports various operation modes. It can be connected to the internet (WAN) via 3G, standard

Ethernet cable or via a wireless network. If you connect to the internet via an Ethernet cable of Wi-Fi, you may also

backup your connection with 3G for added stability. On every case except when you connect to the internet via Wi-Fi,

you can distribute your internet via an Ethernet cable (3 ports) and/or a wireless network. When you connect via Wi-Fi,

you cannot have Wi-Fi in your LAN.

WAN

LAN

3G Backup link

Ethernet

Wi-Fi

3G

√

√

x

Ethernet

√

√

√

Wi-Fi

√

x

√

In later sections it will be explained, bit by bit, how to configure your router to work in a desired mode.