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Step 4:

Configure the IP address as Figure 3-4 shows. After that, click

OK

.

Figure 3-4

)

Note:

You can configure the PC to get an IP address automatically, select “Obtain an IP address

automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically” in the screen above.

Now, you can run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection.

Please click the

Start

menu on your desktop, select

run

tab, type

cmd or command

in the field

and press

Enter

. Type

ping 192.168.1.1

on the next screen, and then press

Enter

.

If the result displayed is similar to the screen below, the connection between your PC and the

Modem Router has been established.

Figure 3-5

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If the result displayed is similar to the screen shown below, it means that your PC has not

connected to the Modem Router.

Figure 3-6

You can check it following the steps below:

1)

Is the connection between your PC and the Modem Router correct?

The LEDs of LAN port which you link to the device and the LEDs on your PC's adapter should

be lit.

2)

Is the TCP/IP configuration for your PC correct?

If the Router's IP address is 192.168.1.1, your PC's IP address must be within the range of

192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.254.

3.2 Login

Once your host PC is properly configured, please proceed as follows to use the Web-based Utility:

Start your web browser and type the private IP address of the Router in the URL field:

192.168.1.1

.

1.

To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type the default address

http://192.168.1.1 in the address field of the browser.

Figure 3-7

After a moment, a login window will appear, similar to the Figure 3-8. Enter

admin

for the

User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click the

OK

button or press the

Enter

key.

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Figure 3-8

)

Note:

1)

Do not mix up the user name and password with your ADSL account user name and password

which are needed for PPP connections.

2)

If the above screen does not pop up, it means that your Web-browser has been set to a proxy.

Go to

Tools

menu

→

Internet Options

→

Connections

→

LAN Settings

, in the screen that

appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click

OK

to finish it.

2.

After your successful login, you will see the Login screen as shown in Figure 3-9. Click

Quick

Setup

menu to access

Quick Setup

Wizard

.

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Figure 3-9

3.

Change the VPI or VCI values which are used to define a unique path for your connection.

If

you have been given specific settings for this to configuration, type in the correct

values assigned by your ISP.

Click

Next

.

Figure 3-10

4.

Here we select PPPoE WAN Link Type for example, enter the

Username

,

Password

and

Confirm Password

given by your ISP, and then click

Next

.

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Figure 3-11

5.

On this page, please confirm all parameters. Click

Previous

to modify or click the

Save

button to make the configuration take effect.

Figure 3-12

6.

You will see the

Complete

screen below, click

Finish

to complete these settings.

Figure 3-13