Planet Technology ADW-4300A - Manual (Page 26)

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Chapter 4
PC Configuration
This Chapter details the PC Configuration required on the local ("Inter-
nal") LAN.
Overview
For each PC, the following may need to be configured:
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TCP/IP network settings
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Internet Access configuration
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Wireless configuration
Windows Clients
This section describes how to configure Windows clients for Internet access via the
ADSL Wireless Firewall Router.
The first step is to check the PC's TCP/IP settings.
The ADSL Wireless Firewall Router uses the TCP/IP network protocol for all functions,
so it is essential that the TCP/IP protocol be installed and configured on each PC.
TCP/IP Settings - Overview
If using the default ADSL Wireless Firewall Router settings, and the
default Windows TCP/IP settings, no changes need to be made.
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By default, the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router will act as a DHCP Server, auto-
matically providing a suitable IP Address (and related information) to each PC
when the PC boots.
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For all non-Server versions of Windows, the default TCP/IP setting is to act as a
DHCP client.
If using a Fixed (specified) IP address, the following changes are re-
quired:
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The Gateway must be set to the IP address of the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router
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The DNS should be set to the address provided by your ISP.
If your LAN has a Router, the LAN Administrator must re-
configure the Router itself. Refer to Chapter 8 - Advanced
Setup for details.
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