Making Connectivity Easier TM Instant EtherFast Series Quick Installation This sheet will guide you through the basic steps needed to install the EtherFast Cable/DSL & Voice Router onto your network. If you have any problems during installation, refer to the Troubleshooting section of the User Guide. EtherFast Cable/DSL & Voice Router Model No.: BEFN2PS4 Pr eliminary Information You will need the following values from your ISP to install the Cable/DSL & Voice Router (if the information is applicable). Your broadband-configured PCs fixed Internet IP Address Your broadband-configured PCs Computer and Workgroup Names Your Subnet Mask Your Default Gateway Your ISPs DNS IP Address 7. In the Configuration window, highlight the TCP/IP that has been associated with your network card or adapter. (Do NOT configure TCP/IP->Dial-up Adapter.) Click Properties. If the TCP/IP Protocol isn't listed in the Configuration window, refer to the User Guide now. Note: Steps 6-9 will only work in Windows 95 ,98 or Millennium. If you are using Windows NT or 2000, please check your Windows NT or 2000 documentation to configure your TCP/IP protocol. Installing Your EtherFast Cable/DSL & Voice Router Onto Your Network 1. Power everything down, including your PCs, cable or DSL modem, and the Router. 2. Connect a network cable from one of your PCs' Ethernet ports to one of the LAN Ports on the back of the Router. Do the same with all the PCs you wish to connect to the Router. (LAN Port 4 will become inactive if you use the Uplink port.) 3. Connect the network cable from your broadband modem to the WAN port on the rear of the Router. 4. Connect the power-supply cable to the Power port on the rear of the router, then connect to a power outlet using the power cord included in the router's packaging. · The Power LED will illuminate green as soon as the power adapter is connected. · The Diag LED will illuminate red for a few seconds while the Router goes through its internal diagnostic test. The LED will turn off when the self-test is complete. 5. Power on one of your PCs and login if you are asked to. When you reach the desktop, click the Start button, select Settings, then select Control Panel. 6. Double-click the Network icon. 9. Click OK again. Windows may begin copying files to your computer, and then will ask you to restart your PC. Click Yes to restart your computer and initiate the new settings. If you aren't asked, manually restart the computer. 8. Click the IP Address tab. Select Obtain an IP address automatically. Click OK. Continued on back... QI-BEFN2P4S-01219NC DG 10. Open your PC's web browser and type http://192.168.1.1 in the browser's Address box. Press Enter. 11. A username and password prompt will appear. Leave the User Name box empty and type "admin" (the default password) in the Password box. Click OK. WAN IP Address These values refer to the outside network you connect to every time you access your Broadband Internet connection. Most Broadband ISPs assign their clients with a different IP address each time they log on. If this is the case with your ISP, click Obtain an IP Address Automatically and continue on to step 14. If your PC has been assigned a fixed IP address by your ISP, click Specify an IP Address then enter address into the Subnet Mask, Default Gateway Address and DNS fields. 13. When you have properly configured the Setup page, click on the Apply button. Click Continue. 14. Choose the DHCP tab. 12. Configure the following values into the Cable/DSL & Voice Router's Setup page. You can get these values from your ISP. (Not everyone will require the following settings. Check with your ISP.) 15. Unless you already have a DHCP server on your internal network, choose Enable from the DHCP Server field. 16. In the Number of DHCP Users box, enter the number of PCs you plan on networking to the Router, then click Apply. 17. Click the Continue button, then close your web browser. Restart your computer to apply the new settings. 18. Before your PC reboots, power down your broadband modem for three seconds, then power it back on. 19. After your PC reboots, open your web browser to test your Internet connection. LAN IP Address These values refer to the internal network you are creating with your Cable/DSL & Voice Router. Unless you have specific internal needs, there should be no reason to change these values. Note: Check with your ISP to see if you need to enter Router & Domain Names to be viewed by your ISP's network. If you do, click on your Start button. Choose Control Panel, then double-click the Network icon. Choose the Identification tab. There will be a Computer Name and a Workgroup name displayed here. Enter the Computer Name into the Router Name box on the Setup Page, and enter the Workgroup name into the Domain Name box on the Setup Page. QI-BEFN2P4S-01219NC DG 20. Repeat steps 6-9 as necessary for each PC on your network. Once you have configured all of the PCs on your network, the Cable/DSL & Voice Router Setup and Installation is complete. You may now go to the Net2Phone Quick Installation Guide to set up your Net2Phone account. ...