Before Running Smartstart - Netopia R3100-U User Reference Manual

3-2 User's Reference Guide

Before running SmartStart

Be sure you have connected the cables and power source as described in Step 1 "Connect the Router" guide
contained in your Netopia folio.
Before you launch the SmartStart application, make sure your computer meets the following requirements:
System Windows 95, 98, or NT operating system
software
Connectivity TCP/IP must be installed and properly
software configured. See
Windows 95, 98, or NT computers" on
page 3-10
Connectivity Ethernet card (10Base-T)
hardware
Browser Netscape Communicator™ or Microsoft Internet Explorer, included on the Netopia CD.
software Required for web-based registration and web-based monitoring.
Notes:
• The computer running SmartStart must be on the same Ethernet cable segment as the Netopia R3100.
Repeaters, such as 10Base-T hubs between your computer and the Netopia R3100, are acceptable, but
devices such as switches or other routers are not.
• SmartStart for the PC will set your TCP/IP control panel to "Obtain an IP address automatically" if it is
not already set this way. This will cause your computer to reboot. If you have a specified IP address
configured in the computer, 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.
PC
"Configuring TCP/IP on
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 3-14.
Either a built-in or third-party Ethernet card
(10Base-T)