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Quick Installation Guide
Obtaining IP Address Automatically in OS Windows 7
1.
Click the
Start
button and proceed to the
Control Panel
window.
2.
Select the
Network and Sharing Center
section. (If the Control Panel
has the category view (the
Category
value is selected from the
View by
drop-down list in the top right corner of the window), choose the
View
network status and tasks
line under the
Network and Internet
section.)
3.
In the menu located on the left part of the window, select the
Change
adapter settings
line.
4.
In the opened window, right-click the relevant
Local Area Connection
icon and select the
Properties
line in the menu displayed.
5.
In the
Local Area Connection Properties
window, on the
Networking
tab, select the
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
line. Click the
Properties
button.
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6.
Select the
Obtain an IP address automatically
and
Obtain DNS
server address automatically
radio buttons. Click the
OK
button.
7.
Click the
OK
button in the connection properties window.
Now your computer is configured to obtain an IP address automatically.
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CONFIGURING ROUTER
Connecting to Web-based Interface
1.
Start a web browser.
2.
In the address bar of the web browser, enter the IP address of the router
(by default, the following IP address is specified:
192.168.1.1
). Press
the
Enter
key.
3.
On the opened page, enter the username (login) and password for the
administrator account (by default, the following username and password
are specified:
admin
,
admin
). Then click the
Enter
link.
!
It is strongly recommended to change the administrator password upon
initial configuration of the router. To do this,
click the
Configure
manually
button and proceed
to the
System / Administrator
password
page.
!
If the error “
The page cannot be displayed
” (or “
Unable to display the
page
”/“
Could not connect to remote server
”) occurs upon connecting to
the web-based interface of the router, make sure that you have properly
connected the router to your computer.
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After successful registration the router's quick settings page opens.
On the page, you can proceed to the Wizards (use the
Connect to internet
and
Host site
buttons) or switch to the standard web-based interface of the
router by clicking the
Configure manually
button. After clicking the button,
the system statistics page opens. The page displays general information on the
router and its software, and data on the DSL connection state.
To get back to the quick settings page from any Wizard or web-based interface
menu section, left-click the D-Link logo in the top left corner of the page.
The web-based interface of the router is multilingual. Select a needed language
from the menu displayed when the mouse pointer is over the
Language
caption. You can change the language of the web-based interface in any menu
item.
After selecting the language, the notification on unsaved changes will be
displayed. Click the
Save
button to save the current language of the web-
based interface as the default language.
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Configuring Connection to the Internet
!
You should configure your WAN connection in accordance with data
provided by your
Internet service provider (ISP). Make sure that you
have obtained all necessary information prior to configuring your WAN
connection. Otherwise contact your ISP.
ADSL WAN Connection
1.
Go to the
Net / WAN
page and click the
Add
button.
2.
From the
Connection Type
drop-down list, select the needed value.
3.
From the
Port
drop-down list, select the
DSL(new)
value.
4.
Specify a name for your connection (any name for easier identification) in
the
Name
field.
5.
In the
ATM
section, specify the VPI and VCI in the relevant fields, and
then select a method of encapsulation from the
Encapsulation Mode
drop-down list.
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