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Netopia Router
Getting Started User Guide
Installationsanleitung
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Netopia R-Series Routers
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English Copyright ©1999, Netopia, Inc., v.399 All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. This manual and any associated artwork, software, and product designs are copyrighted with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws such materials may not be copied, in whole or part, without the prior written consent of Netopia, Inc. Under the law, copying includes translation to another language or format. Netopia, Inc. 2470 Mariner Square Loop Alameda, CA 94501-1010 U.S.A. Part Number For
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4 Getting Started User Guide NTRODUCTION I The Netopia™ Router is designed to be easy to connect, configure, and use. Netopia and your ISP together make it even easier for you to get your router set up and connected to the Internet in a few minutes. Once you’ve connected your router to your computer and to your telecommunications line and installed a web browser, you’re ready to run the Netopia SmartStart Wizard. Advanced users can find detailed
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5 Port Description Crossover switch A crossover switch with Normal and Uplink positions. If you use Ethernet Port #1 for a direct Ethernet connection between a computer and the router, set the switch to the Normal position. If you are connecting the router to an Ethernet hub, use Ethernet port #1 on the router and set the switch to the Uplink position. 8-port Ethernet hub Eight Ethernet jacks. You will use one of these to connect to the Netopia Rout
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6 Getting Started User Guide ETTING UP YOUR OUTER WITH THE MART TART IZARD S R S S W The SmartStart Wizard is tailored for your computer platform, but it works the same way on either a PC or a Macintosh. Insert the Netopia CD or diskette (if that is what was supplied to you), and in the desktop navigation screen that appears, launch the SmartStart Wizard application. The SmartStart Wizard presents a series of screens to guide you through the prel
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7 ISDN Switch Type screen. If you have an ISDN router, the ISDN Switch Type screen appears. Select one of the supported ISDN switch types for your ISDN line. Your telephone company should have provided this information when your ISDN line was installed. When you have done this, click Next. Note: The switch types listed are different for different regions. If your region has only one switch type, this screen may not appear. In that case, skip to the Manual or A
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8 Getting Started User Guide Connection Profile screen. Your ISP-supplied configuration information may be displayed in grayed-out fields that you do not have to change. All fields must be filled in except the Alternate DNS field if your ISP does not provide one. If you have a PBX system, you may need a dialing prefix (such as “9” for an outside line). Enter that information here. When you have done this, click Next. The Name and Password screen (shown below) appears; this is where you ente
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9 ADVANCED OPTION Router IP Address screen. If you selected the Advanced option in the Easy or Advanced options screen, SmartStart asks you to choose between entering the router’s current IP address and assigning a new IP address to the router. If the router has already been assigned an IP address, select the first radio button. If you do this, the Known IP Address screen appears (see the next screen below.) If you want to reconfigure the router with a new IP address and subnet mask, typi
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10 Getting Started User Guide SHARING THE CONNECTION CONFIGURING TCP/IP ON WINDOWS 95, 98, OR NT COMPUTERS Configuring TCP/IP on a Windows computer requires the following: n An Ethernet card (also known as a network adapter) n The TCP/IP protocol must be “bound” to the adapter or card DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION (RECOMMENDED) If you configure your Netopia Router using SmartStart, you can accept the dynamic IP address assigned by your router. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, which
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11 STATIC CONFIGURATION (OPTIONAL) If you are manually configuring your computer on the Local Area Network for a fixed or static IP address, perform the following: 1. Go to Start Menu/Settings/Control Panels and double click the Network icon. From the Network components list, select the Configuration tab. 2. Select TCP/IP-->Your Network Card. Then select Properties. In the TCP/IP Properties screen (shown below), select the IP Address tab. Click “Specify an IP Address.” Enter the following: IP
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12 Getting Started User Guide n You must have built-in Ethernet or a third-party Ethernet card and its associated drivers installed in your Macintosh. DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION (RECOMMENDED) If you configure your Netopia Router using SmartStart, you can accept the dynamic IP address assigned by your router. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), which enables dynamic addressing, is enabled by default in the router. To configure your Macintosh computer for dynamic addressing do the following
