User's Manual

Setting up your wireless router
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7 Make sure that your modem is connected to your router by checking the lights on the
front of your router. The green light labeled Modem should be on if your modem is
connected correctly to your router. If it is not, recheck your connections.
8 Make sure that your computer is connected properly to your router by checking the
lights labeled 1-4. The light that corresponds to the numbered port connected to your
computer should be on if your computer is connected properly. If it is not, recheck your
connections.
To set up your computer's network settings to work with a DHCP server:
See “Manually configuring network settings” on page 46 for directions.
Configuring your router using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface:
1 Open your Internet browser, then access your router’s Web-Based Advanced User
Interface by typing “192.168.2.1” in the address line (you do not need to type
anything else such as “http://” or “www”), then press Enter. The router’s home page
opens.
Note: If you have difficulty accessing your router’s Web-Based Advanced User Interface, go to
“Manually configuring network settings” on page 46.
2 To make any changes to your router’s settings, you have to log in. Click Login, or click
any one of the links on the home page to go to the login screen.
3 In the login screen, leave the password blank (your router shipped with no password
entered) and click Submit to log in.
4 After you have logged in to make changes, there are two ways that the computer can
be logged out. Clicking Logout will log the computer out.
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The login will time out after a specified period of time. The default login time-out is
10 minutes. This can be changed from 1 to 99 minutes. For more information, see
“Changing the Login Time-Out setting” on page 44.
Using the Web-Based Advanced User Interface
The home page is the first page you will see when you access the Web-Based Advanced User
Interface (UI). The home page shows you a quick view of your router’s status and settings. All
advanced setup pages can be reached from this page.