Airlink RT210W User Manual

Ver. 1C

Quick Installation Guide

This Quick Installation Guide only provides you with some basic instructions. For more
detailed information, please refer to the User Manual on the supplied CD.

Model # RT210W

Package Content:

• 802.11g Wireless Router

• Power Adapter

• Category 5 UTP cable

• Utility CD

• Quick Installation Guide

The figure below illustrates a connection example:

Setting Up Ethernet/WLAN Client

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Connecting the Wireless Broadband Router

1

Prior to connecting the hardware, make sure to power off your
ethernet device, Cable/ADSL modem and Wireless Broadband
Router. Then follow the steps below to connect the related devices.

Step 1 Connecting Your computer to the LAN port.

Attach one end of the Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector to your
hub, switch or a computer’s Ethernet port, and the other end to one
of the LAN ports of your Wireless Broadband Router.

Step 2 Connecting Cable/ADSL Modem to the WAN port.

Connect the Ethernet cable attaching to your Cable/ADSL modem to
the WAN port of your Wireless Broadband Router.

Step 3 Connecting the power adapter.

Connect the single DC output connector of the power adapter to the
power jack on the side of the Wireless Broadband Router. Then
connect the supplied power cord to the power adapter and the other
end to an AC outlet.

Step 4 Power on the following devices in this order:

Cable/ADSL modem, Router, and PCs

You can manage the Wireless Broadband Router through the
Web browser-based configuration utility. To configure the device
via Web browser, at least one properly configured computer must
be connected to the device via Ethernet or wireless network. The
Wireless Broadband Router is configured with the default IP
address of 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0,
and its DHCP server is enabled by default. Before setting up the
Router, make sure your PCs are configured to obtain an IP (or
TCP/IP) address automatically from the Router by the steps
below.

Step 1

Click the Start button. Select Settings and/or click the Control Panel
icon.

For Windows 98 and ME, double-click the Network icon.
For Windows 2000, double-click the Network and Dial-up Connections

icon. Double-click the Local Area Connection x.
For Windows XP, click the Network and Internet Connections icon.

Click the Network Connections. Double click the Local Area
Connection x under LAN or High-Speed Internet.

Note: snap shots are for Windows 2000 and XP

Step 2

For Windows 98 and ME, Select
“TCP/IP -> Your Ethernet
Adapter”, Click the Properties
button. Go to step 4

For Windows 2000 and XP, click
the Properties button in the Local

Area Connection Status window.

Step 3 For Windows 2000 and XP only,

Make sure the Internet Protocol (TCP/
IP) is checked and highlighted in the

Local Area Connection Properties

window. Click the Properties button.

If you choose to manage the router via a wireless client, please also check the
following:

1. Make sure your PC is equipped with 802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter and

has appropriate WLAN card driver / utility and TCP/IP installed.

2. Set the wireless adapter to use appropriate TCP/IP settings as described in

previous section

3. Launch the wireless adapter’s provided utility and verify that your wireless

client is configured with these settings:

• Operation Mode: Infrastructure

• SSID: 11g AP

• Authentication: Open

• WEP Mode: Disabled

Checking the Connection to the Router

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After configuring the TCP/IP protocol, you can use the ping command to verify
if your LAN/Wireless computer has successfully connected to the router.

To execute ping command, open the DOS window by clicking on
Start -> Run. In the Run window, type Command. At the DOS prompt, type
the following command:

Step 4

For Windows 98 and ME, select

Obtain an IP address automatically

in the TCP/IP properties window.
For Window 2000 and XP, select

Obtain an IP address automatically

and Obtain an DNS server address
automatically in the Internet protocol
(TCP/IP) properties window.

Step 5 Click the OK button and restart the computer.

ping 192.168.1.1

If the Command window returns something similar to the following:

Reply from 192.168.1.1 bytes=32 time=100ms TTL=253

Then the connection between the router and your computer has been
successfully established. If the computer fails to connect to the router, the
Command window will return the following:

Request time out

Veryfy your computer's network settings are correct and check the cable
connection between the router and the computer.

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