Asante Technologies FRIENDLYNET FR1104-G - Manual

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FR1100 Series Routers
Thank you for purchasing an Asanté
FriendlyNET FR1100 Series router. This router
will allow you to share your high-speed
Internet connection with other computers on
your network. To ensure smooth operation,
you will need to configure the router to match
your current Internet Service Provider (ISP).
System Requirements
Before you begin, please verify that you have
the following items:
• Valid Internet connection with user name
and password.
• Broadband (cable or DSL) modem with a
10BaseT port (PCI-based modems are not
supported).
• Network connection for each computer – a
10/100 Fast Ethernet adapter or built-in
10/100 Fast Ethernet port (RJ-45).
AsantéFast 10/100 or FriendlyNET 10/100
PCI recommended.
• Network cable from the router to each
computer. Unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
Category 5 cable is required.
• Supported operating systems:
– Apple Mac OS (8, 9 and X)
– Microsoft Windows (98, 2000, NT and XP)
– Linux/UNIX
• TCP/IP network protocol must be
configured for each computer (refer to
computer configuration on reverse). Each
client must also be configured to accept an
IP address from a DHCP server.
• You will also need a web browser to
configure the router. Microsoft Internet
Explorer or Netscape Communicator
version 4 or later is required.
If you have the FriendlyNET FR1104-G
wireless router, these items are optional:
• Wireless network connection for each
computer. A built-in 802.11b/g (Airport,
Wi-Fi) or adapter for each computer.
FriendlyNET AeroLAN adapters
recommended.
Incompatibilities
Cable or DSL modems using USB or Firewire
connections, asymmetrical dual media
connections, Home PNA or any other non-
Ethernet compatible communication devices
are not compatible with the FriendlyNET
FR1100 Series routers.
Asanté Mak es Network ing Simple
Se tting up your r outer r equires thr ee
basic steps:
1. Install y our hardwar e.
2. D ete rmine the TCP/IP settings f or your
specific comput er follo wing the instructions
pro vided for y our operating syst em.
Tip: Reco rd your inf ormation and save it for
future r efe renc e. Y ou will need to have these
settings if you ev er change rout ers, c omputers
or servic e plans.
3. C onfigure y our rout er.
Hard wa re Installation
Tu rn off the pow er t o y our comput ers,
modem and rout er, then f ollow these st eps
to connec t the rout er to your netw ork:
1. C onnect an Ethernet cable fr om your
comput er’s Ethernet port t o one of the LAN
ports (number ed 1–4) on the rout er.
Repeat the proc ess to connec t other
comput ers to the rout er.
2. C onnect an Ethernet cable fr om your cable
or DSL modem to the rout er’s W AN port.
Tip: FR1100 Se ries rout ers support A uto -
Uplink
™
. If you need t o c onnect mor e than
four c omputers t o the r outer , y ou can
uplink a 10/100 Fast Ethernet swit ch
(pref erred) or hub using an Ethernet cable
to any LAN por t on the r outer . FR1100
Se ries rout ers support up t o 253 c ompters
and netwo rk devices .
3. C onnect the po we r co rd to the rout er then
turn on your c omputers and modem.
Determining Network S ettings
Fo llow the Comput er Configur ation steps
for y our comput er’s operating syst em.
FR1104-G Cable/DSL 802.11g
Wireless Firewall Router with
Integrated 4-Port 10/100 Switch
FR1104-G Front Panel
Computer C onfigura tion
Th e follo wing steps explain ho w to determine
your curr ent netw ork settings and set up y our
co mputer so that it can be aut omatically
co nfigured b y the r outer ’s DHCP (dynamic
host configur ation prot ocol) f eatur e.
1. F rom the Apple menu , open y our
co mputer ’s TCP/IP c ontr ol panel.
2. In the Co nnect Via drop-do wn list, selec t
your Ethernet adapt er. In Co nfigure , selec t
Using DHCP S erv er.
3. T he DHCP screen bef ore re ceiving a
dynamic IP address fr om the Asanté
ro uter looks as f ollows:
4. T he DHCP screen af ter r eceiving a
dynamic IP address fr om the Asanté
rout er looks as follo ws:
5. Close the TCP/IP c ontr ol panel and Sav e
the settings.
Th e TCP/IP c onfiguration of y our comput er
is now c omplete . Repeat these st eps to
configur e additional Mac OS 8 or 9
co mputers y ou wish to add to the rout er.
Router Configuration
All Operating Systems
The router must be configured to match your
Internet service. If you do not know your
Internet connection configuration, please
contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
By default, the router is pre-configured with
these settings:
• Automatically set IP addresses for
computers on your LAN (connected to the
router’s ports 1–4). The router acts as a
server for dynamic host configuration
protocol (DHCP) and assigns IP addresses
in the range 192.168.123.100 through
192.168.123.199
• The default LAN IP address for the router is
192.168.123.254 with a subnet mask of
255.255.255.0
• The Internet service connected to the
router’s WAN port uses a dynamic IP
address
Note: To configure the router, you will need
to use the information you collected when
determining network settings (Computer
Configuration) for your operating system.
1. Start your browser and type
http://192.168.123.254 in the location
field. Press Enter.
2. Log in to the router using the default
password (“admin”) and click the Log in
button.
3. From the top navigation bar, click on the
Wizard link.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. Fill in the network settings using the
information gathered during Computer
Configuration.
6. When you are finished, click Save. You will
be prompted to restart your router for
changes to take effect. Click the Restart
Router button and follow the prompts.
Your router will be restarted and you will
have to log in again.
7. Restart all the computers on your network.
8. To verify your Internet connection, try
connecting to the www.asante.com
website from your web browser.
The basic configuration of your Asanté
router is now complete. See the User’s
Manual for additional information on
advanced settings.
Apple Mac OS 8 and 9 (See r ev erse for M ac OS X)
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