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

The Secondary DNS

is not needed or enter a DNS server from your ISP.



Click

OK

twice. You may be asked if you want to reboot your computer. Click

Yes

.

How can I assign a Static IP Address in Windows XP?



Click on

Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network

connections

.



See the second step for assigning a static IP address in Windows 2000 and

continue from there.

Step 5:

Access the Web management. Open your Web browser and enter the IP

Address of your D-Link device in the address bar. This should open the login page

for the Web management. Follow instructions to login and complete the configuration.

2 How can I setup my router to work with a Cable

modem connection?

Dynamic Cable connection

(IE AT&T-BI, Cox, Adelphia, Rogers, Roadrunner, Charter, and Comcast).

Note:

Please configure the router with the computer that was last connected directly

to the cable modem.

Step 1:

Log into the web based configuration by typing in the IP Address of the router

(default:192.168.0.1) in your web browser. The username is

admin

(all lowercase) and

the password is

blank

(nothing).

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Step 2:

Click the

Home

tab and click the

WAN

button. Dynamic IP Address is the

default value, however, if Dynamic IP Address is not selected as the WAN type, select

Dynamic IP Address by clicking on the radio button. Click on

Apply

and then

Continue

to save the changes.

Step 3:

Power cycle the cable modem and router.

Turn the cable modem off (first) . Turn the router off Leave them off for 2 minutes.** Turn

the cable modem on (first).

Wait until you get a solid cable light on the cable modem.

Turn the router on. Wait 30 seconds.

** If you have a Motorola (Surf Board) modem, leave off for at least 5 minutes.

Step 4:

Follow step 1 again and log back into the web configuration. Click the

Status

tab and click the

Device Info

button. If you do not already have a public IP Address

under the

WAN

heading, click on the

DHCP Renew

and

Continue

buttons.

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Static Cable Connection

Step 1:

Log into the web based configuration by typing in the IP Address of the router

(default:192.168.0.1) in your web browser. The username is

admin

(all lowercase) and

the password is

blank

(nothing).

Step 2:

Click the

Home

tab and click the

WAN

button. Select

Static IP Address

and enter your static settings obtained from the ISP in the fields provided.

If you do not know your settings, you must contact your ISP.

Step 3:

Click on

Apply

and then click

Continue

to save the changes.

Step 4:

Click the

Status

tab and click the

Device Info

button. Your IP Address information

will be displayed under the

WAN

heading.

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3 How can I setup my router to work with DSL or any

PPPoE connection?

Make sure you disable or uninstall any PPPoE software such as WinPoet or Enternet

300 from your computer or you will not be able to connect to the Internet.

Step 1:

Upgrade Firmware if needed.

(Please visit the D-Link tech support website at: http://support.dlink.com for the latest

firmware upgrade information.)

Step 2:

Take a paperclip and perform a hard reset. With the unit on, use a paperclip

and hold down the reset button on the back of the unit for 10 seconds. Release it and

the router will recycle, the lights will blink, and then stabilize.

Step 3:

After the router stabilizes, open your browser and enter 192.168.0.1 into the

address window and hit the

Enter

key. When the password dialog box appears, enter

the username

admin

and leave the password blank. Click

OK

.

If the password dialog box does not come up repeat

Step 2

.

Note:

Do not run Wizard.

Step 4:

Click on the

WAN

tab on left-hand side of the screen. Select

PPPoE

.

Step 5:

Select

Dynamic PPPoE

(unless your ISP supplied you with a static IP

Address).

Step 6:

In the username field enter

ELN/[email protected]

and your password,

where username is your own username.

For SBC Global users, enter

.

For Ameritech users, enter

.

For BellSouth users, enter

.

For Mindspring users, enter

[email protected].

For most other ISPs, enter

username

.

Step 7:

Maximum Idle Time

should be set to zero. Set

MTU

to 1492, unless specified

by your ISP, and set

Autoreconnect

to

Enabled

.

Note: If you experience problems accessing certain websites and/or email issues,

please set the MTU to a lower number such as 1472, 1452, etc. Contact your ISP for

more information and the proper MTU setting for your connection.

Step 8:

Click

Apply

. When prompted, click

Continue

. Once the screen refreshes,

unplug the power to the D-Link router.

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Step 9:

Turn off your DSL modem for 2-3 minutes. Turn back on. Once the modem has

established a link to your ISP, plug the power back into the D-Link router. Wait about

30 seconds and log back into the router.

Step 10:

Click on the

Status

tab in the web configuration where you can view the device

info. Under

WAN

, click

Connect

. Click

Continue

when prompted. You should now see

that the device info will show an IP Address, verifying that the device has connected to

a server and has been assigned an IP Address.