his guide only covers the most common situations. See the complete User’s Manual on the CD - ROM for advanced configuration Requirements • Cable modem or DSL/ADSL modem. • Standard 10/100BaseT (UTP) network cables with RJ45 connectors. • PC with an installed network adapter. •...
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PC Setup TCP/IP Setup 2.1.1a Windows 98/ME • Right click the Network Neighbourhood icon on the desktop and click Properties. The following window will be displayed: 2.1.1b Windows 2000/XP • Right click the My Network Places icon on the desktop and click Properties. The following window will be displayed: •...
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2.1.3 Configure TCP/IP Select the line “TCP/IP -> Network card” as shown above. Click on the button Properties to obtain a window similar to the following: Check whether the setting “Obtain an IP address automatically” has been selected, as is illustrated above. The DHCP server in the broadband router will now assign an IP address to the PC.
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Software firewalls Before configuring your router please take note that software firewalls such as Norton Personal Firewall(tm), ZoneLabs’ ZoneAlarm(tm), etc. can make it very difficult (if not impossible) to set up your router if the firewall is configured incorrectly. Please make sure that the router’s subnet (IP-range: 192.168.2.x, subnetmask: 255.255.255.0) is a trusted network and no restrictions are applied to it.
Broadband router setup 1 Ensure that you have followed the steps for setting up on your PC as described in chapter 2. Do not forget to restart your PC after you have finished. 2 Now start your web browser and open the following page: http://192.168.2.1 3 The router Status window will now be displayed.
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6 Select your country from the Country list. 7 Select your internet provider from the Service menu. If your provider does not appear in the list, consult the full manual located on the CD - ROM to find out how to configure the router for your connection. Click Next. 8 Depending on the chosen provider, you may need to enter your user name and password and MAC address or hostname in the following window.
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9 Click Finish to complete the configuration. The router will now restart and try to connect to the Internet. Please wait 25 seconds to allow the router to restart. You will be automatically transferred to the status window. 10. The configuration is now completed.
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