Installing and using wireless router, Connecting this router to your network, Configuring the ip address of your computer – Longshine LCS-WR5-3214N User Manual

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5. Attaches the unit to the anchors on the wall.

Installing and Using Wireless Router

This chapter provides a step-by-step guide to the installation and configuration of the

Wireless Router.

We suggest you go over the whole chapter and then do more advanced

operation.

Connecting this Router to your network

Steps to build up the network:

Connect the ADSL or Cable modem to the Ethernet WAN port on the back of the

Wireless Router by using the UTP cable.

Connect the phone line from the wall socket to the line-in port on the ADSL modem,

or the coaxial cable to the line-in port on the Cable modem.

Plug-in the power adapter to the modem and turn on the power. Install the Ethernet

card into the computer by referring to the User Guide that came with the card.

Connect the computer to the Wireless Router by using standard twisted-pair Ethernet

cable from the computer’s Ethernet card to a 10/100Mbps Ethernet port on the back

of the Wireless Router.

Plug-in the power adapter to the Router and the other side to the wall outlet.

Configuring the IP address of your computer

In order to communicate with this Wireless Router, you have to configure the IP

addresses of your computer to make it compatible with the device. The router supports

DHCP server and it is enabled as default. Users that configure your IP address as

“Obtain an IP address automatically” may skip the following IP configuration

instruction.

Note:

1. The default network setting of the device:

IP address:

192.168.1.1

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

DHCP Server:

enable

2. In the following TCP/IP configuration guide, the IP address “192.168.1.2” is

assumed to be your IP address if you want to specify IP addresses manually.

Please DO NOT choose “192.168.1.1” as the IP address. For the IP address

“192.168.1.1“has been set as the default IP for this device.

3. The following TCP/IP configuration guide uses windows XP as the presumed

November 10, 2008 / Version: 2.0

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