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4. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
4.1 Hardware Installation
For those PCs you wish to access Internet by this router, each of them must be properly
connected through UTP cables.
1.
Connect your PC’s LAN port to one of the router’s LAN port using UTP cable.
2.
Connect existing Internet cable (such as ADSL or Modem) to router’s WAN port using
another UTP cable.
3. Plug the Power Adapter into the router and then into an outlet.
4. Turn on your computer.
5. Check and confirm that the Power LED and LAN LED on the router are
ON
.
4.2 Check the Installation
The control LEDs of the WLAN Router are clearly visible and the status of the network link
can be seen instantly:
1. With the power source on, once the device is connected to the broadband modem, the
Power, CPU, LAN, WLAN and WAN port LEDs of the WLAN Router will blinks one time
indicating a normal status.
2. When the WAN Port is connected to the ADSL/Cable modem, the WAN LED will light up.
3. When the LAN Port is connected to the computer system, the LAN LED will light up.
4.3 Set up the Computer
The default IP address of the Router is 192.168.1.1, the default Subnet Mask is
255.255.255.0. Both of these parameters can be changed as you want. In this guide, we
will use the default values for description.
Connect the local PC to the LAN port on the Router. There are then two ways to configure
the IP address for your PC.
Configure the IP address manually
1. Right-click
My Network Places
—Properties
, then right-click
Local Area
Connection
—Properties
, double click
TCP/IP Protocol
.
2.
Configure the network parameters manually. Set the IP address to 192.168.1.xxx (“xxx”
range from 2 to 254). The Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0 and Gateway is 192.168.1.1
(Router’s default IP address).
Obtain an IP address automatically
Set up the TCP/IP Protocol to
Obtain an IP address automatically
mode on your PC.
Now, you can run the Ping command in the
command prompt
to verify the
network connection between your PC and the Router. Open a command prompt,
and type in
ping 192.168.1.1
, then press
Enter.
