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Front Panel

On the router

’

s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the router

’

s current status.

Below is an explanation of each LED and its description.

LED

Light Status

Description

PWR

ON

Router

’

s power supply is on

WAN 10/100M

ON

WAN port 100Mbps is connected

Off

WAN port 10Mbps is connected

WAN LNK/ACT

ON

WAN is connected

Off

No WAN connection

Flashing

WAN port has Activity (ACT), data being sent

LAN 10/100M

ON

LAN port 100Mbps is connected

(Port 1-4)

Off

LAN port 10Mbps is connected

LAN

LNK/ACT

ON

LAN is connected

(Port 1-4)

Off

No LAN connection

Flashing

LAN port has Activity (ACT), data being sent

WLAN-G

ON

Wireless LAN has been activated

Off

Wireless LAN is disabled

Flashing

Wireless LAN has Activity (ACT) data being sent

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Setup Diagram

Figure 1.2 below shows a typical setup for a Local Area Network (LAN).

Figure 1.2

Getting started

This is a step-by-step instruction on how to start using the router and get connected to the

Internet.

1)

Setup your network as shown in the setup diagram above (fig 1.2).

2)

You then need to set your LAN PC clients so that it can obtain an IP address automatically.

All LAN clients require an IP address. Just like an address, it allows LAN clients to find one

another. (If you have already configured your PC to obtain an IP automatically then proceed

to step 3, page 11)

Configure your PC to obtain an IP address automatically

By default the broadband router

’

s DHCP is on, this means that you can obtain an IP address

automatically once you

’

ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically. This

section will show you how to configure your PC

’

s so that it can obtain an IP address

automatically for either Windows 95/98/Me, 2000 or NT operating systems. For other

operating systems (Macintosh, Sun, etc.), follow the manufacturer

’

s instructions. The

following is a step-by-step illustration on how to configure your PC to obtain an IP address

automatically for 2a)

Windows 95/98/Me

, 2b)

Windows XP

, 2c)

Windows 2000

and 2d)

Windows NT

.

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2a) Windows 95/98/Me

1: Click the

Start

button and select

Settings

, then click

Control Panel

. The

Control Panel

window will appear.

2: Double-click

Network

icon. The

Network

window will appear.

3: Check your list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the

Add

button to

install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to

step 6

.

4: In the

Network Component Type

dialog box, select

Protocol

and click

Add

button.

5: In the

Select Network Protocol

dialog box, select

Microsoft

and

TCP/IP

and

then click the

OK

button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to

complete the installation.

6: After installing TCP/IP, go back to the

Network

dialog box. Select

TCP/IP

from the list of

Network Components

and then click the

Properties

button.

7: Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings:

•

Bindings

: Check

Client for Microsoft Networks

and

File and printer sharing for

Microsoft Networks

.

•

Gateway

: All fields are blank.

•

DNS Configuration

: Select

Disable DNS.

•

WINS Configuration

: Select

Disable WINS Resolution.

•

IP Address

: Select

Obtain IP address automatically

.

8: Reboot the PC. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your

Broadband Router

’

s DHCP server.

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Note

: Please make sure that the Broadband router

’

s DHCP server is the only DHCP server

available on your LAN.

Once you

’

ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to

Step 3

2b) Windows XP

1: Click the

Start

button and select

Settings

, then click

Network Connections.

The

Network

Connections

window will appear.

2: Double-click

Local Area Connection

icon. The

Local Area Connection

window will

appear.

3: Check your list of Network Components. You should see

Internet Protocol [TCP/IP]

on

your list. Select it and click the

Properties

button.

4: In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select

Obtain an IP address

automatically

and

Obtain DNS server address automatically

as shown on the following

screen.

5: Click

OK

to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically

from your Broadband Router

’

s DHCP server.

10

Note

: Please make sure that the Broadband router

’

s DHCP server is the only DHCP server

available on your LAN.

Once you

’

ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to

Step 3.

2c) Windows 2000

1: Click the

Start

button and select

Settings

, then click

Control Panel

. The

Control Panel

window will appear.

2: Double-click

Network and Dial-up Connections

icon. In the

Network and Dial-up

Connection

window, double-click

Local Area Connection

icon. The

Local Area

Connection

window will appear.

3: In the

Local Area Connection

window, click the

Properties

button.

4: Check your list of Network Components. You should see

Internet Protocol [TCP/IP]

on

your list. Select it and click the

Properties

button.

5: In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select

Obtain an IP address

automatically

and

Obtain DNS server address automatically

as shown on the following

screen.