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Before starting to use this router, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your place of purchase to claim missing items: •Driver/Utility/QIG/User Manual CD-ROM (1) •Broadband Router (2) •Ethernet cable (3) •Printed QIG (4) WR-5881 & WR-5882 Wireless-N Broadband Router...
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B. Installation Please follow the instructions to setup the Comtrend wireless router: 1.Connect your xDSL / cable modem to the WAN port of the router by Ethernet cable. 12VDC ADSL or Reset/WPS Cable Modem 2.Connect your computers and network devices (network-enabled consumer devices other than computers, like game consoles, or a switch / hub) to an available LAN port of the router.
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C. Network Setup A computer with a wired Ethernet connection to the wireless router is recommended for first-time setup and configuration. 1. From the Network Connections window, open Local Area Connection (You may also access this screen by double-clicking the Local Area Connection icon in your taskbar).
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3. Select ‘Obtain an IP address automatically’ and ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’, then click ‘OK’. 4. Start your web browser and input the IP address (http://192.168.0.1) of the wireless router in the address bar, and the following window should be shown.
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6. Select your broadband type, then click ‘Next’. Note: the two most common types of broadband types will be either DHCP Connection, or PPPoE. 7. Input the Internet connection parameters, using the values provided by your Internet Service Provider. Click ‘OK’ when you are finished. (The content of this page will vary depending on the connection method you selected in step 6)
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