PLANEX Internet Connection Guide 54Mbps Wireless LAN Broadband Router & Card Set BLW-04GZ-PK Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 SETTING UP THE GW-NS54GMX ..............3 1-1 I ....................3 NSTALLING THE TILITY 1-2 D ......................8 RIVER NSTALLATION CHAPTER 2 SETTING UP THE BLW-04GZ ..............10 2.1 V...
Chapter 1 Setting Up the GW-NS54GMX This chapter provides the installation procedure of the product under Windows XP Professional (32bit)/ Home Edition (as example). CAUTION: To install driver or utility, be sure to log on as administrator or user with equivalent access right.
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<• u ‚ ± ‚ ± ‚ ð ƒ N ƒ Š ƒ b ƒ N • v • • Click > 4. Click on the “Install the Utility” option under “Windows XP”. <• u ‚ ± ‚ ± ‚ ð ƒ N ƒ Š ƒ b ƒ N • v • • Click >...
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<• u ‚ ± ‚ ± ‚ ð ƒ N ƒ Š ƒ b ƒ N • v • • Click > 6. The utility installer will start. Click on the Next button. <• u ‚ ± ‚ ± ‚ ð ƒ N ƒ Š ƒ b ƒ N • v • • Click >...
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<• u ‚ ± ‚ ± ‚ ð ƒ N ƒ Š ƒ b ƒ N • v • • Click > Note: To change the destination folder, click on the Browse button and specify another folder. 8. The next window lets you specify destination for program folder. Click on the Next button.
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9. Utility installation will start. 10. The “Completing InstallShield Wizard” window will be displayed. Verify that “Yes, I want to restart computer now” (or equivalent option) has been selected and click on the Finish button. <• u ‡ @ ‚ ± ‚ ± ‚ É ƒ ` ƒ F ƒ b ƒ N • v = Check>...
1-2 Driver Installation CAUTION: Verify that your PC has booted already first, then attach the product to the computer. 1. Attach the product to the PC card slot of your computer.
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2. The “Starting New Hardware Search Wizard” window will be displayed. Select “Automatically install software (recommended)” then click on the Next button. <‡ @ ‚ ± ‚ ± ‚ É ƒ ` ƒ F ƒ b ƒ N • F Check ‡...
4. The “Completing New Hardware Search Wizard” window will be displayed. Click on the Finish button to complete driver installation. <‚ ± ‚ ± ‚ ð ƒ N ƒ Š ƒ b ƒ N • F Click> Proceed to Chapter 2 to configure the router (BLW-04GZ). Chapter 2 Setting Up the BLW-04GZ Proceed to the following section to configure communication parameters of the BLW-04GZ.
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* If there are wireless connection(s) only, the LAN LED’s will neither glow nor flash. 2.2 Connecting to the Setup Screen 1. Start your web browser. <Netscape..‚ ± ‚ ¿ ‚ ç ‚ ð • F Click to start Netscape Navigator or <Inter..‚...
2-3 Configuring Connection Parameters 1. On the authentication window, enter “admin” in both the user name and password fields. <1. Enter “admin” <2. Enter “admin” <*The letters being entered will be shown as “*” for security reason> <3. Click > The Setup Screen will be displayed.
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2. From the menu, select “Connection Settings” and then “WAN”. <‚ ± ‚ ± ‚ ð ƒ N ƒ Š ƒ b ƒ N • F Click> Now proceed to Section 2-4 or 2-5 depending on the Internet service you are using: 2-4 PPPoE Connection (p.17) Ex.
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• ¡ If you don’t see the Setup Screen… #Check your browser setting - Internet Explorer 1)From the Tool menu, select the Internet Option. Select the Connection tab to view the LAN Setting. 2) Verify that none of the options are checked (selected). - Netscape Navigator 1) From the Edit menu, select “Preferences”...
key. Windows XP 1) Click on the Start button, then select All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt. 2) When the black window is displayed, type “ipconfig /renew” and then press the Enter key. Macintosh 1) Open “TCP/IP” from the Control Panel. 2) Verify that “Ethernet”...
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<1. Enter the user name specified by ISP using plain alphanumeric characters <2. Enter the password specified by ISP using plain alphanumeric characters <3. Check <4. Check <5. Type “1454” <6. Click > <– ó ’ • • F ‰ æ ‘ œ “ à ‚ Å • A • ã ‹ L 2-4 ‚...
2-5 DHCP Connection 1. Select “Normal Connection (DHCP connection or connection using a fixed IP address). <1. “Select “Normal Connection (DHCP connection or connection using a fixed IP address)” <2. Check <3. Check <4. Click > Wait till the product is restarted. # If you are using @NetHome…...
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<1. Click <2. Click > 2. Enter domain name. <1. Enter the domain name specified by your ISP (ex. xyz.jcom.ne.jp) <2. Click > Proceed to Section 2-6 Verifying Connection (p.• › ) to check whether a valid connection can be established via the product.
2-6 Verifying Connection 1. From the menu, select “Status” under “Maintenance”. <1. Click <2. Click > 2. Verify the parameters under the “WAN” option now. #If you are using PPPoE connection…...
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<1. Verify that “PPPoE connected” is shown here <2. Verify that the address here is NOT 0.0.0.0 # If you are using DHCP connection… <1. Verify that “DHCP client connected” is shown here <2. Verify that the address here is NOT 0.0.0.0> After verifying the parameters, close the window, restart your computer and see whether it can connect to the Internet.
If the result message is not displayed properly or you cannot connect to the Internet… # Check whether the input mode/status of the data 1) Use the plain (non-hiragana/kana/kanji) alphanumeric characters to specify data. 2)Most of the parameters are case sensitive. 3)Check for ambiguous letters such as zero (0) and o (O) # Check the connection status Turn off the power of all the devices attached as well as the product , and then wait for...
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<Type “192.168.1.1” in the plain alphanumeric mode and press Enter > The authentication window will be displayed. 3. Type “admin” in both the user name and password fields.
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<1. Enter “admin” in the alphanumeric mode <2. Enter “admin” in the alphanumeric mode <* The password being typed will be shown as “*” for security reason <3. Click> The setup screen will be displayed. 4. From the menu, select “WEP setting” under “Wireless setup”.
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<1. Click <2. Click> 5. Enable the WEP setting (see below). <1. Check <2. Check <3. Select “64bit” <4. Check and enter a 10-digit hexadecimal value (0-9, a-f). Ex. 7777777777 <5. Click > The same window will be updated. Verify that WEP is now enabled.
<Verify the left option has been checked> The WEP setup for the BLW-04GZ is now complete. As of now, wireless connection between your PC and the BLW-04GZ is temporarily suspended. 3-2 Configuring WEP setting of GW-NS54GMX The appearance of Windows XP (classic style display) is used to demonstrate how to adjust the WEP setting of the GW-NS54GMX.
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<3. Click > 2. Open the “Properties” window under “Wireless Networking Function”. <1. Right click <2. Click> 3. Click on the “Wireless Network” tab of the “Wireless Network Connection Properties” window.
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OK button. <1. Uncheck/deselect this option <2. Click> Now you are ready to start the supplied utility. Restart your computer now. 5. From the Start button, select “Programs” -> “BROAD LANNER WAVE” and then “PLANEX GW-NS54GMX Utility”.
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<3. Click <4. Click> 6. Start the utility via the utility icon in the task bar. <Double-click> 7. Select the “Site Survey” tab, then select the “Planex” entry in the ESSID list (see below). Now click on the Connect button.
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<1. Click <2. Select the item with “Planex” ESSID <3. Click> 8. Select “Hexadecimal” as Key Type, and “64bits” as Key Length. <1. Select “Hexadecimal” <2. Select “64bits”>...
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9. Enter the key as shown below. <1. Check <2. Type the same 10-digit hexadecimal value you entered for the BLW-04GZ (0-9, a-f alphanumeric) Ex. 7777777777 <3. Click> Now the WEP setup of the GW-NS54GMX is complete. Restart your PC and test connection to the Internet.