Creative Network-Blaster-CW2202 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Setting Up Your Wireless AP Router

3-2

3.

Set up your Wireless AP Router as shown in Figure 3-2.

Up to four computers can

be connected via wire to

your Wireless AP Router.

Figure 3-2

Wireless clients

Wireless AP Router

Power

adapter

RJ-45

Ethernet

cable

Ethernet port

DSL modem

or cable

modem

Power outlet

Wired client

(optional)

Wall

outlet

Ethernet port

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Setting Up Your Wireless AP Router

3-3

4.

Congratulations! Depending on your hardware configuration, you should be

able to access the Internet from any wired or wireless client connected to your

Wireless AP Router right away.

If not, additional steps may be required to set up your Wireless AP Router

properly. The following chapter, "Configuring Basic Settings", leads you

through these steps. It also shows you how to enable the powerful security

features of your Wireless AP Router, in order to prevent unauthorized users

from accessing your network.

Although not essential to

operation, configure your

security settings after

setting up your Wireless

AP Router to safeguard the

data exchanged within

your network.

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Configuring Basic Settings

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Configuring Basic Settings

4-1

Configuring Basic Settings

This chapter guides you through the steps required to access your Wireless AP

Router’s configuration page, and thereafter, to configure its basic settings.

Please note that manually configuring your Wireless AP Router’s settings is not a

prerequisite for proper operation in all scenarios. If you connect to the Internet

using a cable modem, for example, it is very likely that you will be able to access

the Internet from any wired or wireless client connected to your Wireless AP

Router, immediately after it has been properly set up (see Chapter 3, “Setting Up

Your Wireless AP Router”).

You should therefore only attempt to configure your Wireless AP Router’s settings

if:

•

you are unable to access the Internet from a computer connected (via wire or

wirelessly) to your Wireless AP Router; or

•

you would like to enable your Wireless AP Router’s security features.

If you are already able to access the Internet from a client, proceed to "Accessing

the configuration page" on page 4-5

.

The arrangement of

information in this chapter

is designed to benefit

users who are new to

networking.

If you are an experienced

user, proceed directly to

"Accessing the

configuration page" on

page 4-5 and

subsequently to

"Configuring Internet

connection settings" on

page 4-8 to learn more

about the configuration

options available for each

protocol.

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Configuring Basic Settings

4-2

Step 1:

Preparing a

client

You can access your Wireless AP Router’s configuration page using any computer

on your wired or wireless LAN. Whichever you choose, you must first make sure

that the computer can communicate with your Wireless AP Router. To do this, you

need to configure the computer to obtain an IP address from your Wireless AP

Router and to ensure that a valid IP address has been assigned to your network

interface card (NIC).

The default settings of your Wireless AP Router are:

❑

IP address: 192.168.2.1

❑

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

For more information, see "Configuring your wired client" below or "Configuring

your wireless client" on page 4-4.

Configuring your

wired client

The following steps also apply if you are configuring a wireless client, but an

additional step is required before proceeding. See “Configuring your wireless

client” on page 4-4 for more information.

In Windows

2000/XP

1.

Click

Start

→

Settings

→

Control Panel

or

Start

→

Control Panel

.

2.

For Windows XP users, double-click the

Network Connections

icon.

For Windows 2000 users, click the

Network and Dial-Up Connections

icon.

3.

Right-click the

Local Area Connection

icon and then click

Properties

.

4.

When the

Local Area Connection Properties

dialog box appears, select

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click the

Properties

button.

5.

When the

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties

dialog box appears, click

the

Obtain an IP address automatically

option.

6.

Click the

OK

button.

7.

When the

Local Area Connection Properties

dialog box appears, click the

OK

button.

Make sure that the

computer you are

using has a functioning

network interface card

(NIC).

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