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QUICK INSTALLATION
2 quiCk installation
This Quick Installation section can be used to begin router operation as
quickly as possible, requiring only minimal information in order to use
the router simply as an Internet access device. (A separate printed
Quick Install Guide — presenting the basic hardware configuration and
the Initial Setup below — is packaged with the Wireless G 4-Port
Router.)
First, set up your network; as shown above in Connecting the Router,
for example. Then configure your LAN PC clients so they can obtain
an IP address automatically. By default, the router’s dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is activated, meaning that once your
PCs have been configured to obtain an IP address automatically, all
the clients on the network will automatically obtain an IP address, as
well. If needed, refer to Appendix A at the back of this manual for the
Windows 2000, XP and Vista procedures; for other operating systems,
such as Mac and Sun, follow the oS manufacturer’s instructions.
initial setup
As stated above, once you have configured your PCs to obtain an IP
address automatically, the router’s dHCP server will automatically
give your lAN clients an IP address. To see if you have obtained an
IP address, see Appendix B at the back of this manual.
NOTE:
Make
sure that this Wireless G 4-Port Router’s dHCP server is the only
dHCP server available on your lAN. If there is another dHCP on your
network, then you’ll need to switch one of the dHCP servers off. (To
disable the router’s dHCP server, refer to Section 3: General Setup /
lAN Settings.)
Confirmed that the router has provided an IP address? Then continue
with the steps below!
1. enter the default IP address
192.168.2.1 (the Wireless
G 4-Port Router’s IP
address) into your PC’s
Web browser and press the
enter key.
