Router Or Gateway With Dhcp Server Software; Manual Settings - Elan ViA! dj Installation Manual

E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S
INSTALLATION MANUAL
To enter this information:
1. From the Main Menu select Settings
2. From the Settings menu select System Settings
3. From the System Settings menu select Internet Access
4. From the Internet Access menu confirm that the Access Mode is set to Ethernet. If it is not,
press Edit and select Ethernet.
5. Press < Back to return to the System Settings menu.
6. From the System Settings menu select Ethernet Settings
7. From the Ethernet Settings menu select Mode and press Edit
At this point, you will have to choose what mode of operation the VIA!dj will use:
A: Router or Gateway with DHCP Server Software
If a router containing DHCP server software is used, set the Mode in the Ethernet Settings menu
to DHCP. The IP Address, IP Mask, and Gateway settings will be automatically assigned to the
VIA!dj by the router. Just plug in the RJ-45 and that's it! You will notice in the VIA!dj's Ethernet
Settings menu that the IP Address, IP Mask, and Gateway are all set automatically and now say
Assigned IP Address, Assigned IP Mask, and Assigned Gateway. This is the function of the
DHCP server software in the broadband router. If these fields are blank or the connection does
not seem to be working, a simple re-boot of the VIA!dj should correct this.
B: Manual Settings
If the home does not have a router containing DHCP server software, or if there is a reason that
the IP address must be set manually, then the four settings above will have to be entered manual-
ly. The first step in this type of installation is to determine the network settings of all PCs already
on the network. It is important that the IP address that is chosen for the VIA!dj does not con-
flict with IP addresses already assigned to other devices.
The necessary information can be found on any computer on the network by going to
Start>Settings>Control Panel>Network Settings or Network Connections.
Alternately, you can use the DOS shell command "ipconfig /all" to determine the computer's
network settings. Either of these methods will allow you to see the computer's IP address, subnet
mask, router address (gateway), and DNS servers.
All of this data, except for the last digit in the IP address, can be manually entered into the VIA!dj's
Ethernet settings. The IP address for the VIA!dj will be the same first three digits of the computer,
and the fourth digit must be unique.
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