Chapter 4
Let’s Get Going-Software Setup
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CHAPTER 4: LET’S GET GOING-SOFTWARE SETUP
4.1
PREPARING THE PCS + MODEM ROUTER
The Co mp e x MRL21E c o me s with a p o we rful a rra y o f fe a ture s tha t c a n b e a d ministe re d
via a we b -b a se d c o nfig ura tio n inte rfa c e . This se c tio n o f so ftwa re se tup will b e p re se nte d
in two e sse ntia l p o rtio ns a ime d to q uic kly e na b le e ffe c tive use o f the p ro d uc t:
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Configuring the PCs -
Co nc e rns the Pre p a ra tio n o f PCs fo r ne two rk a c c e ss
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Basic Compex MRL21E Setup -
Co ve rs ste p s fo r o nline a c c e ss & Inte rne t sha ring
4.1.1 Configuring
the
PCs
The instruc tio ns fo und he re will he lp yo u c o nfig ure e a c h o f yo ur c o mp ute rs to
c o mmunic a te with the Co mp e x MRL21E.
> For Compute rs that will be c onne c te d to the Fast Ethe rne t via
c able s:
The first ste p is to ma ke sure the PC g e ts a n IP a d d re ss tha t it will use to c o mmunic a te with
the mo d e m ro ute r a nd with o the r PCs a c ro ss the ne two rk. Yo u c a n b e g in b y se tting up
yo ur PC to func tio n a s a DHCP c lie nt, c o nfig uring its ne two rk se tting s to o b ta in a n IP
a d d re ss a uto ma tic a lly fro m Co mp e x MRL21E. Alte rna tive ly, yo u ma y wa nt to g ive yo ur PC
a sta tic IP a d d re ss if yo u a re a n e xp e rt use r.
Whe the r yo u c ho o se to a llo c a te sta tic o r d yna mic IP se tting s, the ne xt fe w p a g e s will wa lk
yo u thro ug h the p e rfo rma nc e o f this TCP/ IP c o nfig ura tio n in a ste p -b y-ste p p ro c e ss. Yo u
ma y skip to Pa rt 1(a ), (b ), (c ) o r (d ) a c c o rd ing to the Mic ro so ft Wind o ws o p e ra ting syste m
yo u use . Ple a se e nsure tha t yo u ha ve a n Ethe rne t o r wire le ss a d a p te r (a lso kno wn a s a
ne two rk a d a p te r) suc c e ssfully insta lle d in e a c h PC yo u a re c o nfig uring .
Important:
By d e fa ult, Wind o ws 98SE, ME, 2000 a nd XP
ha ve the TCP/ IP p ro to c o l insta lle d a nd se t to o b ta in a n
IP a d d re ss a uto ma tic a lly.
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