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Route Finder RF500S User Guide
LAN Client Settings
In order for a computer to access the Internet, the TCP/IP protocol must be installed on the computer.
Computers on your local LAN as well as computers dialing in to your network may use dynamic or
static IP addresses. Dynamic IP addresses may be automatically assigned by the DHCP function of
the RF500S or another DHCP server. Static IP addresses can either be reserved from the DHCP
server or manually configured on the individual workstation.
To install or verify that TCP/IP is installed on your workstations, click Start | Settings | Control
Panel, click Network, then view the Protocol information. If the TCP/IP protocol is not installed on
your workstations, you must add it. Refer to the
Adding TCP/IP section in the following pages, or your
Windows documentation for assistance in adding the protocol.
The default setting in Windows is to have IP information (IP Address, DNS Server IP address and
Gateway IP address) automatically assigned by a DHCP server such as the one built-in to your
RouteFinder.
If you’d like to manually configure the IP addresses on your workstation, you will need to provide an IP
address and subnet mask (the local LAN IP address and subnet you want to assign to the individual
computer), a Gateway address (the local LAN IP address of your RouteFinder) and a DNS Server
address (the DNS IP address provided by your ISP).
Warning: As a general rule, you should have only one DHCP server working on your network. If you
decide to use a DHCP server other than that provided with your RouteFinder, you should use
RouteFinder Manager to disable the DHCP LAN Server function. You should also set your
RouteFinder’s IP address as the gateway to the other DHCP server.