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Chapter 3
Operating System Configuration
This chapter explains how to configure each computer on your network to work with the
router.
To access the Internet through the router, the TCP/IP protocol must be installed on your computer. If
TCP/IP is not already installed on your computer, install it. Refer to your system documentation or online
help for instructions.
• Once TCP/IP is installed on your computer, you should
sure they are correct for use with the router.
• Once TCP/IP configuration is verified, the next step is to
internet access
so your PC will use the router when connecting to the Internet and not Dial-Up
Networking.
The operating system on each computer in your network must have the TCP/IP network settings and
Internet access settings configured.
Check TCP/IP Protocol Settings
Because the router uses the TCP/IP network protocol for all functions, it is essential that the TCP/IP
protocol be installed and configured properly.
The default network settings for the router are:
IP Address:
Subnet Mask:
By default, the router will act as a DHCP server, automatically providing a suitable IP address and related
information to each computer when the computer boots up. For all non-server versions of Windows, the
TCP/IP setting defaults to act as a DHCP client. If using the default router settings and the default
Windows TCP/IP settings, you do not need to make any changes.
The instructions to check TCP/IP protocol settings differ between operating system. Check the settings
using the instructions for your operating system:
•
Windows 9x/ME
•
Windows 2000
•
Windows XP
•
MAC OS 8.6 through 9.x
•
MAC OSX
192.168.254.254
255.255.255.0
check the TCP/IP protocol settings
configure your computer to use the router for
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