Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Connecting the Router
- Configuring My Network Settings
- Using Network Connections
- Configuring the Router’s Security
- Using Parental Controls
- Using Advanced Settings
- Firmware Upgrade
- Firmware Restore
- Configuration File
- System Settings
- Date and Time
- Scheduler Rules
- Routing
- IP Address Distribution
- Diagnostics
- Restoring Default Settings
- Reboot the Router
- MAC Cloning
- ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Table
- Users
- QoS
- Local Administration
- Remote Administration
- Dynamic DNS
- DNS Server
- Network Objects
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
- Protocols
- Monitoring the Router
- Troubleshooting
- Quality of Service
- Specifications
- Notices
- Limited Warranty
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Chapter 2 Connecting the Router
Windows NT
1. Click Network in the Control Panel. The “Network” window appears.
2. In the “Protocol” tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) then click
Properties.
3. In the “IP Address” tab, click the “Obtain an IP address automatically” radio
button.
4. In the “DNS” tab, verify no DNS server is defined in the “DNS Service Search
Order” text box and no suffix is defined in the “Domain Suffix Search
Order” text box.
Linux
1. Login into the system as a super-user, by entering “su” at the prompt.
2. Type “ifconfig” to display the network devices and allocated IPs.
3. Type “pump -i <dev>,” where <dev> is the network device name.
4. Type “ifconfig” again to view the newly allocated IP address.
5. Make sure no firewall is active on device <dev>.