- Planex Wireless Broadband Router User's Manual

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Configuring Your Computer with Windows 95/98/ME
You may find that the instructions here do not exactly match your version
of Windows. This is because these steps and screenshots were created in
Windo ws 98. Windows 95 and Windows Millennium Edition are very
similar, but not identical, to Windows 98.
Step 1. Configure TCP/IP Settings
After you have completed the hardware setup by connecting your devices,
you need to configure the computer to connect to the BLW-04EX. You need
to determine how your ISP issues your IP address. Many ISPs issue these
numbers automatically using a networking technology known as Dynamic
Host Control Protocol, or DHCP. Other ISPs will specify your IP address
and associated numbers, which you must enter manually. This is also known
as a static IP address. How your ISP assigns your IP address determines
how you will configure your computer.
1. From the Windows desktop,click “Start/Settings/Control Panel.”
Windows XP
1. Click the “start” button and choose “Control Panel.”
2. Select the “Network and Internet Connections” icon, then click the
“Network Connections” icon, and double click on the “LAN or High-
Speed Internet.”
3. Press the “Properties” button in the “General” tab.
4. Select the TCP/IP line that has been assigned to your network card in the
“Local Area Connection Properties” window.
5. Click the “Properties” button to set the TCP/IP protocol for the BLW- 0 4 E X .
6. Y ou can dynamically assign TCP/IP address settings to a client, or you
can manually configure a client with address settings to meet your
specific network requirements. (Note that the default IP address of the
BLW-04EX is 192.168.1.1.)