Using The Firstgear Router Configuration Utility; Installing Firstgear - NETGEAR RT338 Reference Manual

Reference Guide for the Model RT338 ISDN Router

Using the FirstGear Router Configuration Utility

NETGEAR has designed an easy-to-use graphic interface that makes configuring your router
easier when compared with the built-in Manager interface. The FirstGear ISDN Router
Configuration Utility can be used to configure a router quickly for Internet access using the
interview-style Quick Configuration procedure, or it can be used to customize a router
configuration using the Advanced Configuration procedure.
The FirstGear utility operates on a PC running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT. If you
use Macintosh or UNIX, you can configure a router using FirstGear by connecting the router to a
PC, setting the configuration, and then reconnecting the router into the original network.
This section contains instructions for the following procedures:
•

Installing FirstGear

• Starting FirstGear
• Verifying or assigning an IP address for the router
• Selecting the Quick or Advanced configuration procedure
To use the Quick Configuration procedure, refer to
on page 5-1. To use the Advanced Configuration procedure or to change specific settings, refer to
"Using Advanced Setup" on
Installing FirstGear
FirstGear is shipped on a CD-ROM. You must have Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT to
install and use FirstGear.
To install FirstGear on a PC:
Insert the Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.
1.
Start the Setup.exe program on the CDusing either the Start button or Windows
2.
Explorer.
Follow the instructions provided by the Setup program.
3.
The Setup program installs FirstGear to the directory of your choice and places a FirstGear
shortcut icon on the desktop of your PC.
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page 5-8.
"Configuring Internet Access with the
Initial Router Configuration
Wizard"