Twin WAN Series – User Guide | v1
For Windows XP
1.
Select Start Menu > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections.
2.
Select Set up or change your Internet Connection.
3.
Select the
Connection
tab, and click the
Setup
button.
4.
Cancel the pop-up Location Information screen.
5.
Click Next on the New Connection Wizard screen.
6.
Select Connect to the Internet and click Next.
7.
Select Set up my connection manually and click Next.
8.
Check Connect using a broadband connection that is always on and click
Next
.
9.
Click Finish to close the New Connection Wizard. Setup is now complete.
Accessing AOL
To access AOL (America Online) through the Twin WAN Gateway, the AOL for
Windows software must be configured to use TCP/IP network access, rather than a dial-
up connection. The configuration process is as follows:
1.
Start the AOL for Windows communication software. Ensure that it is Version
2.5, 3.0 or later. This procedure will not work with earlier versions.
2.
Click the
Setup
button.
3.
Select
Create Location
, and change the location name from
New Locality
to
Twin
WAN Gateway
.
4.
Click Edit Location. Select TCP/IP for the Network field. (Leave the Phone
Number blank.)
5.
Click
Save
, then
OK
. Configuration is now complete.
6.
Before clicking
Sign On
, always ensure that you are using the Twin WAN
Gateway location.
For Apple Clients
1.
Open the TCP/IP Control Panel.
2.
Select
Ethernet
from the Connect via pop-up menu.
3.
Select
Using DHCP Server from the Configure
pop-up menu. The DHCP Client
ID field can be left blank.
4.
Close the TCP/IP panel, saving your settings.
Note:
If using manually assigned IP addresses instead of DHCP, the required
changes are:
•
Set the Router Address field to the Twin WAN Gateway’s IP Address.
•
Ensure your DNS settings are correct.
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