User manual SMC 2804WBR

[. . . ] SMC2804WBR BarricadeTM 2. 4 GHz 54 Mbps Wireless Cable/DSL Broadband Router From SMC's Barricade line of Broadband Routers 38 Tesla Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 679-8000 March 2003 Revision Number: R01 COPYRIGHT Information furnished by SMC Networks, Inc. (SMC) is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by SMC for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of SMC. [. . . ] In the Gateway tab, add the IP address of the Router (default: 192. 168. 2. 1) in the New gateway field and click Add. 23 Configuring Client TCP/IP 3. On the DNS Configuration tab, add the IP address for the Router and click Add. This automatically relays DNS requests to the DNS server(s) provided by your ISP. Otherwise, add specific DNS servers into the DNS Server Search Order field and click Add. After finishing TCP/IP setup, click OK, and then reboot the computer. After that, set up other PCs on the LAN according to the procedures described above. Verifying Your TCP/IP Connection After installing the TCP/IP communication protocols and configuring an IP address in the same network as the Router, use the Ping command to check if your computer has successfully connected to the Router. The following example shows how the Ping procedure can be executed in an MS-DOS window. First, execute the Ping command: ping 192. 168. 2. 1 If a message similar to the following appears: Pinging 192. 168. 2. 1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192. 168. 2. 1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64 a communication link between your computer and the Router has been successfully established. If you get the following message, 24 Setting Up TCP/IP Pinging 192. 168. 2. 1 with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. there may be something wrong in your installation procedure. Check the following items in sequence: 1. Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between the Router and the computer?The LAN LED on the Router and the Link LED of the network card on your computer must be on. Is TCP/IP properly configured on your computer?If the IP address of the Router is 192. 168. 2. 1, the IP address of your PC must be from 192. 168. 2. 2 - 192. 168. 2. 254 and the default gateway must be 192. 168. 2. 1. If you can successfully Ping the Router you are now ready to connect to the Internet! 25 CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS BARRICADE G ROUTER The Wireless Barricade g Router can be configured by any Java-supported browser including Internet Explorer 4. 0 or above, or Netscape Navigator 4. 0 or above. Using the Web management interface, you can configure the Router and view statistics to monitor network activity. Note: Before you attempt to configure your router, if you have access to the Internet please visit www. smc. com and download the latest firmware update to ensure your Router is running the latest firmware. Before you attempt to log into the Web-based Administration, please verify the following. Your browser is configured properly (see below). Disable any firewall or security software that may be running. Confirm that you have a good link LED where your computer is plugged into the Router. If you don't have a link light, then try another cable until you get a good link. Browser Configuration Confirm your browser is configured for a direct connection to the Internet using the Ethernet cable that is installed in the computer. [. . . ] To determine your TCP/IP configuration status please follow the steps below: 1. Type cmd or command to open a DOS prompt. In the DOS window, type ipconfig and verify the information that is displayed. If your computer is setup for DHCP, then your TCP/IP configuration should be similar to the information displayed: · · · IP Address: 192. 168. 2. X (x is number between 100 and 199) Subnet: 255. 255. 255. 0 Gateway: 192. 168. 2. 1 66 Troubleshooting If you have an IP address that starts with 169. 254. XXX. XXX then see the next section. [. . . ]