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

The configuration procedure on the computer running the Windows XP operating

system is as follows:

1.

Choose

start

>

Control Panel

>

Network and Internet Connections

>

Network

Connections

.

2.

Right-click

Local Area Connection

and choose

Properties

.

3.

Double-click

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

.

4.

Select

Obtain an IP address automatically

and

Obtain DNS server address

automatically

, and click

OK

.

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5.

Go back to the former page, and click

OK

.

If you disable the DHCP function, please ensure that the IP address of the computer and that of

the router LAN interface are in the same network segment to enable the computer to access the

web-based configuration utility.

Step 2

Open a web browser on your computer and ensure that the browser does not use any

proxy servers.

Using Internet Explorer 8.0 as an example to ensure no proxy servers are used.

1.

Start Internet Explorer. Choose

Tools

>

Internet Options

.

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2.

On the

Connections

tab of the

Internet Options

dialog box, click

LAN Settings

.

3.

In the

Proxy server

area, ensure that

Use a proxy server for your LAN

is cleared.

If

Use a proxy server for your LAN

is selected, clear

Use a proxy server for your

LAN

, and then click

OK

.

Step 3

Enter

in the address bar, and then press

Enter

.

Step 4

Enter the user name (

admin

by default) and password (

admin

by default) in the

Username

and

Password

text boxes.

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Step 5

Click

Login

.



The first time you log in to the web-based configuration utility, a wizard page used to

change the password is displayed. The wizard page will be displayed when you have not

modified the default password. If you don’t to change the password, click

Skip

to skip the

wizard and go immediately to the configuration wizard page.



You can also change the password by choosing

Maintenance

>

Account

, for

details, see

chapter 7.1 "Changing the User Name and Password of the Web-based Configuration

Utility".

To protect your router from unauthorized access, please change the default password.

Enter a new password and Re-enter the new password to confirm it, and then click

Submit

.

After the default password is changed, the login page is displayed. Enter admin for user

name and enter your new password to log in.

3.2 Using the Setup Wizard

After logging in to the web-based configuration utility, you can use the setup wizard

provided by the utility to quickly configure the router.

When you configure the router for the first

time, you can view the setup wizard page

after logging in to the utility. To configure the router through the setup wizard:

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If you have configured the router before, the setup wizard page will not be displayed after

logging in to the web-based configuration utility. However, you can still click

Setup

Wizard

in the upper right corner to display the setup wizard page.



To skip the wizard and go immediately to the configuration page, click

Here

when the

following message displays:

Click Here to enter the advanced configuration page

.

Step 1

Log in to the Web-based configuration utility.

Step 2

Choose the network connection type and configure the network connection parameters.

Choose the connection type based on the application scenario. The following table

describes the connection types.

Table 3-1

Configuring the network connection parameters

Application Scenario

Connection Type

The user name and password are provided by your service

provider.

PPPoE

(recommended)

The user name and password are provided by your service

provider. Set up a dial-up connection on one computer only.

Bridge

Certain parameters, such as the static IP address and DNS

server address, are provided by your service provider.

Static IP

No parameters are provided by your service provider. The IP

address is automatically assigned by the service provider.

DHCP



If you choose

PPPoE

or

Static IP

, enter the parameters provided by your service

provider, and click

Next

.



If you choose

DHCP

or

Bridge

, click

Next

without changing any configurations.