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Port
Crossover switch
A crossover switch with Normal and Uplink positions. If you use Ethernet Port #1 for a direct Ethernet connection
between a computer and the router, set the switch to the Normal position. If you are connecting the router to an
Ethernet hub, use Ethernet port #1 on the router and set the switch to the Uplink position.
8-port Ethernet hub
Eight Ethernet jacks. You will use one of these to connect to the Netopia Router for configuration. For a new instal-
lation with SmartStart, use the Ethernet connection. You can either connect your computer directly to any of the
Ethernet ports on the router, or connect both your computer and the router to an existing Ethernet hub on your LAN.
Alternatively, you can use the console connection with a terminal emulator application and a direct serial connec-
tion, or Telnet via Ethernet, to run console-based management. See the on-line User's Reference Guide on your
Netopia CD.
S/T Termination
Netopia Router S/T models also provide an S/T termination switch. The S/T termination switch on the Netopia
switch
Router back panel must be enabled to terminate the S/T bus. To enable this parameter, the switch must be toggled
to the left, which is the default setting.
2 Phone ports
Netopia Router models that support SmartPhone™ provide two RJ-11 telephone jacks for connecting analog
(POTS models only)
devices, such as a telephone, facsimile machine, or modem.
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ONNECTING TO YOUR
ETWORK
The Netopia Router in a 10Base-T network
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The SmartStart Wizard will help you set up the router and let other users on the local area network (LAN) share the Internet connection. The
SmartStart Wizard walks you through a series of questions and based on your responses automatically configures the router for connecting your
LAN to the Internet or to your remote corporate network.
The SmartStart Wizard will:
automatically check your Windows 95, 98, or NT PC's TCP/IP configuration to be sure you can accept a dynamically assigned IP address, and
change it for you if it is not set for dynamic addressing
check the physical connection from your computer to your router without your having to enter an IP address
assign an IP address to your router
allow you to enter your dial-up telephone numbers or other information
dial up and test your connection to your chosen ISP or other remote site
Be sure you have connected the cables and power source as described in "Making the Physical Connections" on page 4.
Before you launch the Smar tStart application, make sure your computer meets the following requirements:
System software
Windows 95, 98, or NT operating system
Connectivity
TCP/IP must be installed and properly configured.
software
See "Configuring TCP/IP on Windows 95, 98, or NT
computers" on page 10
Connectivity
Ethernet card or transceiver (10Base-T)
hardware
Browser
Netscape Communicator™ or Microsoft Internet Explorer, included on the Netopia CD. Required for web-based registra-
software
tion and web-based monitoring.
Notes:
• The computer running SmartStart must be on the same Ethernet cable segment as the Netopia Router.
Repeaters, such as 10Base-T hubs between your computer and the Netopia Router, are acceptable, but devices such as switches or other
routers are not.
• SmartStart for the PC will offer to set your TCP/IP control panel to "Obtain an IP address automatically" if it is not already set this way. This
will require you to reboot your computer. If you have a specified IP address configured in the computer, use the SmartStart advanced config-
uration option (see "Advanced option" on page 9) to change your Netopia default IP address (192.168.1.1). You should make a note of it
before running SmartStart, in case you do not want to use the dynamic addressing features built in to the Netopia Router and need to
restore the fixed IP address.
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To connect your 10Base-T network to the Netopia Router through an
4
Ethernet port, use a 10Base-T cable with RJ-45 connectors.
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If you have more than eight devices to connect, you can attach
additional devices using either a 10Base-T hub or an EtherWave daisy
chain, or some combination of both.
If you add devices connected through a hub, connect the hub to
Ethernet port number 1 on the Netopia Router and set the
Normal/Uplink switch to Uplink.
S
TART
PC
Description
Macintosh
MacOS 7.5 or later
MacTCP or Open Transport TCP/IP must be installed and properly
configured. See "Configuring TCP/IP on Macintosh computers" on
page 11.
Either a built-in or third-party Ethernet card or transceiver (10Base-T)
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