Available Network Connection; Ip Address For Your Signalboost - Batelco SignalBoost User Manual

Available Network Connection

The availability of a network connection for your SignalBoost will depend on
which combination of the following items you have in your home network:
Broadband The unit supplied by your Internet service provider (ISP) which gives you a con-
modem nection to the Internet via the ISP's network.
Broadband modems often have only one Ethernet socket on the home network
side. If this socket is already in use, typically by your computer, you will need a
broadband router to provide additional connections so that there is a spare con-
nection available for the SignalBoost.
As this type of broadband modem has only one Ethernet socket on the home
network side, it is not recommended to plug the SignalBoost directly into the
broadband modem, as this will exclude connections to any other devices on your
home network.
Broadband If the unit providing the connection to your ISP's network has multiple connec-
modem/router tions and/or it has a wireless antenna, this means it is a combined broadband
modem/router. This has the same capabilities as a broadband modem, plus the
broadband router capabilities described below.
Broadband A broadband router for home use will have a dedicated Ethernet port (or WAN
router port) for connecting to the broadband modem and then a number of Ethernet
ports (or LAN ports) for the home network. The router is the device that is capable
of allocating IP addresses.
If your router has a wireless interface (WiFi), this is not used by the nano3G AP.
A wireless router should have at least one spare Ethernet socket on the home
network side. If this is already in use by another device, you may need a separate
Ethernet switch to allow connection of multiple devices to the broadband router.
Ethernet An Ethernet switch is a simple device that adds more Ethernet connections to a
switch network. It will have a single connection back to the router, and then at least four
sockets for connecting extra equipment, including further Ethernet switches.
If there are no spare Ethernet connections in your home network, an Ethernet
switch is an option for resolving this.
Each time your Signalboost your router. The feature that provides this is called
DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol). Broadband routers for home networks
often have this feature enabled by default. Ensure this feature is enabled on your
router, which may be referred to as a "DHCP Server" or similar.
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