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Creating an Ethernet network
■
Router Name
and
Domain Name
- Check with your ISP to see if entries are required
in these fields and, if so, what entries are required. Normally, leaving the fields
blank will work.
■
LAN IP Address
- We recommend that you accept the defaults.
■
WAN IP Address
- If your ISP assigns you a different IP address each time you
log on, click
Obtain an IP Address Automatically
. If your ISP requires a fixed IP
address, click
Specify an IP Address
, then type the values provided by your ISP.
4
When you are finished entering information on the Setup page, click
Apply
.
5
Click the
DHCP
tab on the top of the screen.
6
Click the
Enable
checkbox, then click
Apply
.
7
Press the reset button on your cable or DSL modem, then restart the computer. Your
network should be running. Go to
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