WS325 300Mbps Wireless Router
User Guide
6 Configuring Frequently Used Functions
Issue 01 (2012-10-26)
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Configuring Frequently Used Functions
6.1 Configuring Multiple PCs to Access the Internet
Simultaneously
Function Overview
The router provides four Ethernet interfaces and the WLAN function. Thus, you can
connect multiple PCs to the router wirelessly or through the Ethernet interfaces. Then the
PCs can access the Internet simultaneously through the routing function of the router.
Configuration Example
For example, you have a desktop computer that is used for accessing the Internet, a new
desktop computer, and a new laptop with a wireless network adapter installed. You can
configure the desktop computers and the laptop to access the Internet simultaneously. In
this example, the laptop is configured to access the Internet wirelessly.
Most configurations of the router are completed before delivery. You only need to
connect the desktop computers and the laptop to the router and set certain Internet access
parameters of the router as follows:
Step 1
Connect the two desktop computers to the router by using network cables.
For
details, see chapter 3 "Hardware Installation."
Step 2
Connect the laptop to the router wirelessly by configuring the laptop.
For details, see chapter 5 "Configuration of WLAN Parameters."
Step 3
Set the Internet access parameters of the router to connect the router to the Internet.
For details, see chapter 4 "Configuration of Internet Access Parameters."
Step 4
Configure network connections on the desktop computers and the laptop so that these
PCs can obtain IP addresses automatically.
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If the desktop computers and the laptop cannot access the Internet after the preceding
configuration, the network service provider might have bound your Internet access account to
the Media Access Control (MAC) address of the network adapter of your old desktop
computer. To remove the restriction, see section 6.8 "Removing the Restriction Caused by the
Binding of the Internet Access Account to the MAC Address."
