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3

Internet Access With Zero

Configration

With the Prestige’s Zero Configuration, you can access the Internet easily. Simply

connect a computer to the Prestige and access the Internet without changing the network

settings (such as the IP address and subnet mask) of the computer.

Step 1.

Make the hardware connections and turn on the Prestige (refer to the

Rear

Panel Connections

section).

Step 2.

Wait until the

DSL/PPP

LED turns steady on.

Launch your web browser

and navigate to a web site (for example,

www.zyxel.com

). The Prestige

automatically detects and configures your Internet connection. This may

take about two minutes.

Step 3.

If you have a PPPoE or PPPoA connection type, a screen displays

prompting you to enter your Internet account username and/or password.

Enter the username, password and/or service name exactly as provided by

your ISP. Click

Apply

.

You should be able to access the Internet.

Otherwise, follow the on-screen instructions

to solve the problem(s). Refer to the rest of this guide or the

User’s Guide

to manually

configure your Prestige for Internet connection and other advanced settings.

4

Setting Up Your Computer’s IP

Address

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Skip this section if your computer is already set up to accept a

dynamic IP address (this is the default setting for most new

computers) or has a static private IP address.

The Prestige is already set up to assign your computer an IP address. Use this section to

set up your computer to receive an IP address or assign it a static IP address in the

192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 range with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This is

necessary to ensure that your computer can communicate with your Prestige.

Your computer must have an Ethernet card and TCP/IP installed. TCP/IP should already

be installed on computers using Windows NT/2000/XP, Macintosh OS 7 and later

operating systems.

4.1 Windows 95/98/Me

1.

Click

Start

,

Settings

,

Control Panel

and double-click the

Network

icon to

open the

Network

window.

2.

The

Network

window

Configuration

tab displays a list of installed

components. You need a network adapter, the TCP/IP protocol and Client

for Microsoft Networks.

3.

In the

Network

window

Configuration

tab, select your

network adapter's TCP/IP entry and

click

Properties

.

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4.

Click the

IP Address

tab.

-If your IP address is dynamic, select

Obtain an IP address automatically

.

-If you have a static IP address, select

Specify an IP address

and type your

information into the

IP Address

and

Subnet Mask

fields.

5.

Click the

DNS

Configuration

tab.

-If you do not know your DNS

information, select

Disable DNS

.

-If you know your DNS information, select

Enable DNS

and type the information in

the fields below (you may not need to fill

them all in).

6.

Click the

Gateway

tab.

-If you do not know your gateway’s IP

address, remove previously installed

t

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gateways.

-If you have a gateway IP address, type it

in the

New gateway field

and click

Add

.

7.

Click

OK

to save and close the

TCP/IP Properties

window.

8.

Click

OK

to close the

Network

window. Insert the Windows CD if prompted.

9.

Turn on your Prestige and restart your computer when prompted.

Verifying Your Computer’s IP Address

1.

Click

Start

and then

Run

.

2.

In the

Run

window, type "winipcfg" and then click

OK

to open the

IP

Configuration

window.

3.

Select your network adapter. You should see your computer's IP address, subnet

mask and default gateway.

4.2 Windows 2000/NT/XP

1.

In Windows XP, click

start

,

Control Panel

. In Windows 2000/NT, click

Start

,

Settings

,

Control Panel

.

2.

In Windows XP, click

Network Connections

.

In Windows 2000/NT, click

Network and Dial-up Connections

.

3.

Right-click

Local Area Connection

and then click

Properties

.

4.

Select

Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

(under the

General

tab in Win XP) and click

Properties

.

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5.

The

Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties

screen opens (the

General tab

in

Windows XP).

- To have your computer assigned a

dynamic IP address, click

Obtain an IP

address automatically

.

If you know your DNS sever IP

address(es), type them in the

Preferred

DNS

server

and/or

Alternate DNS

server

fields.

-To configure a static IP address, click

Use the following IP Address

and fill in

the

IP address

(choose one

from192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254),

Subnet mask

(255.255.255.0), and

Default gateway

(192.168.1.1) fields.

Then enter your DNS server IP address(es) in the

Preferred DNS

server

and/or

Alternate DNS server

fields.

If you have more than two DNS servers, click

Advanced

, the

DNS

tab and then

configure them using

Add

.

6.

Click

Advanced

. Remove any previously

installed gateways in the

IP Settin

gs tab

and click

OK

to go back to the

Internet

Protocol TCP/IP Properties

screen.

7.

Click

OK

to close the

Internet Protocol

(TCP/IP) Properties

window.

8.

Click

OK

to close the

Local Area

Connection Properties

window.