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

connection between your PC and the Router. The following example is in Windows XP

Operating System.

Open a command prompt, From the Start menu on your desktop, select run tab, type

cmd

in the

field, and type

ping 192.168.1.1

on the screen that appears, and then press Enter.

If the result displayed is similar to that shown in figure below, the connection between your PC

and the Router has been established.

Figure 4-13

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

connected to the Router.

Figure 4-14

Please check it following these steps:

1.

If the connection between your PC and the Router is correct?

Note:

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The 1/2/3/4 LEDs of LAN port which you link to on the Router and LEDs on your PC's adapter

should be lit.

2.

If the TCP/IP configuration for your PC is correct?

Note:

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, the gateway must be 192.168.1.1.

For more details of configuring the Router, please refer to Chapter 5

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Chapter 5. Basic Router Configuration

This User Guide recommends using the “Quick Installation Guide” for first-time installation of the

TD-W8910G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router. For advanced users, if you want to know more about

the TD-W8910G and make use of its functions adequately, you need to read this chapter and

configure the Router’s advanced settings though the Web-based Utility.

This chapter will describe each web page on the Utility and each page’s key functions. The Utility

can be accessed via your web browser though the use of a computer connected to the Router.

You may configure the TD-W8910G 54M Wireless ADSL2+ Router’s settings though the

Web–based Utility.

5.1 Login

After your successful login, you will see the Login screen (shown in Figure 5-1).

Figure 5-1

There are six main menus shown on the screen, they are

Device Info

,

Quick Setup

,

Advanced

Setup

,

Wireless

,

Diagnostics

and

Management

. Additional menus will be available after you

click one of the main menus. Click one of the main menus, and you will be able to configure the

corresponding function.

5.2 Device Info

Choose “

Device Info

” menu, there are six submenus under the main menu:

Summary

,

WAN

,

Statistics

,

Route

,

ARP

and

DHCP

. This Device Info section mainly introduces the elementary

information about the Router and its current settings in use. Click any of them, and you will be

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able to view the corresponding information.

Choose “

Device Info

”

Æ

“

Summary

”, you will see the Summary screen (shown in Figure 5-2)

The first table indicates the information about the version including Software and Hardware, the

second table displays the current status of the TD-W8910G connection, this information will vary

depending on the settings of the Router configured on the Advanced Setup screen.

Figure 5-3

Note:

Click the other submenus under the main menu

Device Info

, you will be able to view the

corresponding information about

WAN

,

Statistics

,

Route

,

ARP

and

DHCP

.

5.3 Quick Setup

Please refer to the

Chapter 4

to get the detailed information.

5.4 Advanced Setup

Choose “

Advanced Setup

”, there are many submenus under the main menu. Among the

submenus,

WAN

,

LAN

,

Routing

,

DSL

and

Port Mapping

are default menus, while

NAT

,

Security

,

Quality of Service

and

DNS

will appear only when you select some corresponding

functions, click any one of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

This Advanced Setup section mainly introduces how to configure the Router for adequate use.

The detailed explanations for each subsection are provided below.

5.4.1 WAN

Choose “

Advanced Setup

”

Æ

“

WAN

”, and you will see the WAN screen (shown in Figure 5-4), the

section shows the configuration information of WAN port.

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Figure 5-4

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WAN Port Information Table:

This table describes the WAN port settings and the relevant

manipulation to each interface.

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Remove:

Select the check box in the table (shown in Figure 5-4) and then click the

Remove

tab, the corresponding interface will be deleted in the table.

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Add:

Click the

Add

button, you can add a new interface in the next screen (shown in Figure

5-5).

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Save/Reboot:

If you are sure of the settings, choose

Save/Reboot

to apply the changes and

reboot the system.

Note:

You have to reboot to activate the WAN interface and further configuration services over this

interface. Click the

Save/Reboot

button to implement it.

Follow the instructions below to Add or Edit an ATM PVC

1.

Click the

Add

button on the screen above (shown in Figure 5-4), then you will see the next

screen as follows (Figure 5-5):

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