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1-5 Familiar with your new wireless broadband router
Front Panel
LED Name
Light Status
Description
(Power)
ON
Router is switched on and correctly powered
On
Wireless network is switched on
Off
Wireless network is switched off
(Wireless)
Flashing
Wireless LAN activity (transferring data)
On
WAN port (Internet) is running at 100Mbps
Off
WAN port (Internet) is running at 10Mbps
WAN
Flashing
WAN activity (transferring data)
On
LAN port is connected
Off
LAN port is not connected
LAN
1-4
LINK/ACT
Flashing
LAN activity (transferring data)
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Back Panel
Item Name
Description
Antenna
Wireless antenna. Please keep antenna perpendicular to
the ground at all the time.
ON/OFF
Wireless switch, Set to ‘ON’ to switch wireless function
on; set to ‘OFF’ to switch wireless function off.
12V
Power connector, connects to power adapter
Reset
Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all
settings). Press this button and hold for 20 seconds to
clear all settings.
1 - 4
Local Area Network (LAN) ports 1 to 4
WAN
Wide Area Network (WAN / Internet) port
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Chapter II: System and Network Setup
2-1 Establish network connection
Please follow the following instruction to build the network connection between
your new Broadband router and your computers, network devices:
1. Connect your xDSL / cable modem to the WAN port of router by Ethernet
cable.
2. Connect all your computers, network devices (network-enabled consumer
devices other than computers, like game console, or switch / hub) to the
LAN (1-4) port of the router.
3. Connect the power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the
‘12V’ socket of the router.
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4. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘PWR’ LED should be steadily on,
WAN and LAN LEDs should be on if the computer / network device
connected to the respective port of the router is powered on and correctly
connected. If PWD LED is not on, or any LED you expected is not on,
please recheck the cabling, or jump to
‘4-2 Troubleshooting’
for possible
reasons and solution.
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2-2 Setup client computers to obtain IP address automatically
After the network connection is established, the next step you should do is
setup the router with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in
your network environment.
Before you can connect to the router and start configuration procedures,
your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic
IP address). If it’s set to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please follow
the following instructions to configure your computer to use dynamic IP
address:
If the operating system of your computer is….
Windows 95/98/Me
- please go to section 2-2-1
Windows 2000
- please go to section 2-2-2
Windows XP
- please go to section 2-2-3
Windows NT
- please go to section 2-2-4