Planet Technology ADW-4300A Network Router User Manual


 
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Chapter 4
PC Configuration
This Chapter details the PC Configuration required on the local ("Inter-
nal") LAN.
Overview
For each PC, the following may need to be configured:
TCP/IP network settings
Internet Access configuration
Wireless configuration
Windows Clients
This section describes how to configure Windows clients for Internet access via the
ADSL Wireless Firewall Router.
The first step is to check the PC's TCP/IP settings.
The ADSL Wireless Firewall Router uses the TCP/IP network protocol for all functions,
so it is essential that the TCP/IP protocol be installed and configured on each PC.
TCP/IP Settings - Overview
If using the default ADSL Wireless Firewall Router settings, and the
default Windows TCP/IP settings, no changes need to be made.
By default, the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router will act as a DHCP Server, auto-
matically providing a suitable IP Address (and related information) to each PC
when the PC boots.
For all non-Server versions of Windows, the default TCP/IP setting is to act as a
DHCP client.
If using a Fixed (specified) IP address, the following changes are re-
quired:
The Gateway must be set to the IP address of the ADSL Wireless Firewall Router
The DNS should be set to the address provided by your ISP.
If your LAN has a Router, the LAN Administrator must re-
configure the Router itself. Refer to Chapter 8 - Advanced
Setup for details.
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