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Network Configuration

The following sections cover setting up the network configuration of your operating system, connecting to the router

via the Web browser interface, and running the interface setup wizard.

TCP/IP Configuration Windows and Mac

If you want to set up your router with a fixed IP address, you must manually configure your operating system

network parameters. Refer to the following sections for instructions on configuring Windows ME/2000/9X and

Macintosh operating system TCP/IP networking for both static and fixed IP addresses.

Notes!

If you are configuring the router using a static IP

address, contact your ISP for the information you

need in the following sections.

Be sure to have your operating system installation

CD handy in case the configuration procedure re-

quires you to install files.

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Windows ME/9X

1. Click

Start

,

Settings

, then click

Control Panel

. The Control Panel opens:

2. Double-click the

Network

icon to open the Network configuration dialog:

3.

Go to step six if TCP/IP is shown in the network components installed list. Otherwise, click

Add

. The fol-

lowing screen appears prompting you to select the network component:

4.

Select Protocol and click

Add

. The following screen appears:

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5.

Under “Manufacturers” select Microsoft. In the “Network Protocols” list, select TCP/IP. Click

OK

. You are

returned to the Network Configuration screen, and TCP/IP is listed:

6.

Select TCP/IP and click

Properties

. The TCP/IP properties dialog box opens:

7.

Click the radio button next to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and go to step eight if you want the

DHCP server to assign the IP address.

If you want to assign a fixed IP address, follow these steps:

a.

In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click the radio button next to

Specify an IP address

:

b.

Enter an IP address in the IP field.

In the example shown, all IP addresses from 211.231.181.100 to 211.231.181.254 are available for

dynamic IP address assignment, while 211.231.181.2 to 211.231.181.99 are available as static IP

addresses.

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c.

Type a Subnet Mask value for the router. The default value is shown. Click the

Gateway

tab. The

following screen appears:

d.

Type the router’s IP address in the “New gateway” field and click

Add

. The IP address appears un-

der “Installed gateways.”

e. Click

OK

and click the

DNS Configuration

tab to configure DNS settings:

f.

Click the radio button next to

Enable DNS

. Type the computer name in Host.

Note!

You can find the computer name by clicking the Identi-

fication Tab in the Network Configuration dialog:

g.

Type the ISP/BSP domain name in the Domain text box. Type the ISP/BSP domain name server IP

address in DNS Server Search Order and click

Add

to add it to the list.

Note!

Contact your ISP/BSP for the information.

An ISP (Internet Service Provider) or BSP (Broadband

Service Provider) is an organization that provides us-

ers with Internet access via modem or cable/DSL

modem.

h. Click

OK

. You are returned to the Network configuration dialog box.

8. Click

OK

. Windows copies files and configures the Network settings. If prompted, insert your Windows

setup CD or specify the path to your Windows setup files. After Windows has finished setting up the

network, you are prompted to restart the computer.

9. Restart the computer.

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Windows 2000

1. Click

Start

,

Settings

, then click

Control Panel

. The Control Panel opens:

2. Right-click the

Network and Dial-up Connections

icon and select Open to open the Network and Dial-

up configuration dialog.

3.

Double-click Local Area Connection 2 to open the following dialog box:

4.

Check the box next to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties:

5.

If you are going to use DHCP to IP assign settings, click the radio buttons next to “Obtain an IP address

automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically and go to step 6.

If you want to assign a fixed IP address, follow these steps:

a.

In the TCP/IP Properties dialog box, click the radio button next to

Use the following IP address

:

b.

Enter an IP address in the IP field.

In the example shown, all IP addresses from 211.231.181.100 to 211.231.181.254 are available for

dynamic IP address assignment, while 211.231.181.2 to 211.231.181.99 are available as static IP

addresses.

c.

Type a Subnet Mask value for the router.

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